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What is your 8 month old eating? And am I odd?

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DD is in swim.  She just turned 8 months on Saturday.  Anyway, there are two other babies in the class, both are a month older than DD.

They were discussing what their LO eats and I mentioned that she's mostly on finger foods and isn't much a fan of purees anymore (which I still use because I have some in the freezer still).

They looked at me like I was nuts over what she eats.  She has things like elbow mac, turkey, chicken, peas, green beans, peaches, etc.  She's had a LOT of stuff already and does fine with it.

Is it odd that she eats pretty much everything?  Are your 8 month olds eating finger foods mostly?

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Re: What is your 8 month old eating? And am I odd?

  • sodelishsodelish member

    I don't think it's odd at all!

    Morgan hasn't quite figured out picking up the food and putting it in her mouth yet, but she eats pretty much everything you said above in puree form (or, I put bits in her mouth for her).

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  • write2nicolewrite2nicole member

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    Just kidding. I wouldn't worry about it. Some babies do better than others on finger foods. And some moms are more adventurous than others.

    I think it's pretty common for babies to reject purees once they have the finger food thing down. It's their opportunity to exert control.

    (I have a 7-month-old. We're working on finger foods and I'll be thrilled if I can ditch the purees in a month.)

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  • JJ1973JJ1973 member
    All purees here, but that's because I've been lazy. I'm an awful mom for not presenting more finger foods, lol:) In all seriousness, I feel guilty over this issue. Maybe this weekend I'll start. I'm not even making my own dinner these days. Ugh.
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  • shelbell1028shelbell1028 member
    DD will be 7 months Thurs and she has already had banana, sweet potato fries, pasta, carrots, puffs, orange.....she loves finger foods. She got bored very quickly with purees!

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  • mooretiggrmooretiggr
    we ditched purees around five months. DD is all about eating everything in sight- especially if it comes off my plate! You're not odd.
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  • Dreamsicle23Dreamsicle23 member
    Not odd.  DS has eaten finger foods since 6 months.  Some babies just don't do well with "real" foods until they're older, and I think a lot of moms hold off because they're scared.
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