Can you give "solid foods" even with no teeth?

GreenEyedGal · April 2010

My husband thinks our son can have actual SOLID foods (like pieces of banana, avocado, maybe even pieces of pasta) or whatever we eat that is mushy enough for him to chew with his gums. Is this true? He has no teeth but has been eating purees since 4 months. We haven't tried puffs or those yogurt bites yet because I'm too scared he'll choke since he has no teeth!

katypresson · April 2010

Oh yeah!! We started actual "solid foods" at 6 months with DS. Those gums can do some damage. He had only 2 bottom, front teeth when we started. He still only has 4 teeth now..and can eat pretty much anything soft.

jillianfries · April 2010

Ugh, yes. They use their gums to mash food. I'd probably try puffs or something to get him used to "solid" food.

katie_cj · April 2010

Yup. Like Jillian says, at this age, they use their gums to mash food.

Cityplanner · April 2010

DD has no teeth at all and has been on entirely adult food for a month. She does fine. Most babies just have their front teeth and you don't use those to grind up your food. We make sure things are not hard and pull them apart into small pieces and she does fine.