When did you start with mum mums and puffs? Also, is there a real reason to give them? Do they have any actual nutritional value/teach LOs anything related to eating (like chewing)? Or are they just snacks?
I give LJ mum mum's to practice hand to mouth coordination (they are just rice cereal husks--so if you give that to your baby then why not in cracker form?) The puffs we give to help with the pincer grab like PP^^^ said.
I gave mum mum's at around 5.5 months- it was an easy snack to keep him occupied while I was cooking or something, they are a limited mess and very easy for him to pick up. Cooked carrots or similar things were too slippery for him. I keep them in my diap
No real nutritional value in any of these. They help with chewing, hand/eye, pincer grasp, learning to eat indepenently. I really liked puffs with DD and will use them again for DS. The dissolve quickly so that helps with the choking
We started with the mum-mum right after DS2 turned 6 mo. He doesn't really like the taste, but he gums it to help with teething. However, our LO makes a mess with it because once the mum-mum gets a little saliva on it, it dissolves and can get sticky. I d
If you don't want to use these and you would rather use soft veggies and fruits, I really like the suggestion on the wholesomebabyfood website. They say "HINT: Grind up cheerios, graham crackers,
I never used the puffs because there is really no nutritional value. Instead I bought from target a bag of Archer Farms freeze dried corn in the dried fruit area. They have a very similar texture to puffs and will dissolve and get soft while in LOs mouth.
Looks like CDNFarmGirl also feeds her DS wood planks. CUTE sig pic!!!!!!
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Re: baby mum mums/puffs?
I give LJ mum mum's to practice hand to mouth coordination (they are just rice cereal husks--so if you give that to your baby then why not in cracker form?) The puffs we give to help with the pincer grab like PP^^^ said.
IMO there is no real nut
No real nutritional value in any of these. They help with chewing, hand/eye, pincer grasp, learning to eat indepenently. I really liked puffs with DD and will use them again for DS. The dissolve quickly so that helps with the choking
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