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Babies: 9 - 12 Months
How do you prevent LO from shoving in too much food and choking?
DS is slowly starting to eat more table food, but I am getting scared to death about gagging/choking. If he likes something, he shoves the food in SO fast! Usually he is fine, but if it's any sort of bread product (breadstick, bread, pancake, etc) he often gags/chokes a bit and has too much in his mouth. I do cut it into small pieces and only give them those, it's not like I give him an entire pancake to just go crazy...
I know the easy thing would be to just give it to him slower, but he goes CRAZY! He will fuss or cry and not chew/swallow/eat what is left on his try until you put more on his tray, the little pig!
Anyone else dealing with this? Any tips?
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Re: How do you prevent LO from shoving in too much food and choking?
(c) Holly Aprecio Photography - Oct 2011
That's how they learn. Babies gag and cough a lot when they are eating because they are learning how much food to put in, how to chew (gum) it, etc.
I know it's a little scary when they shove their mouth full and then gag, but 9 times out 10 they are OK.
DS does this too, and I've started putting just a couple of pieces of food on his tray. Sometimes he gets angry and throws it off, but for the most part, he's getting that he can't just shove a bunch of food in his mouth. I also try to give him sips of water between mouthfuls so that he takes a break, and can wash down the food, especially if it's a bread product.