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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
My mother did this for me when I was young. I don't see anything wrong with it and it probably helps bonding and boosts the child's immune system. It's natural in nature. What's with all the westerners and cutting up kid's food with scissors or blending it into a pulp or whatever. To me, that's even more unnatural and it's silly for you to be aghast at this. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this.
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From an oral hygiene standpoint: it's frowned upon (along with sucking the dirt off a soother that's been dropped on the floor to clean it off) because you're passing along streptococcus mutans bacteria into his mouth (babies are born free of this bacteria and can usually only get it from direct contact from saliva) Once they get this in their mouth, they are more prone do develop dental caries (cavities) when they grow older.
Just saying what was taught to me in dental assisting school 15 years ago and what they teach moms in prenatal classes.
Edit;(Plus it's just weird. Bite off a piece of apple and give it to your kid? Yes. This? No.)