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What age can I stop cutting up grapes? Nft

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Re: What age can I stop cutting up grapes? Nft

  • hersheykisshersheykiss
    honestly, I don't remember when I stopped. I know E now just pops the whole thing in her mouth and chews & swallows it easily. I have a coworker that has a 2.5 yr old and she still cuts them up for her son. It all depends. I think you just have to watch her and how big bites your LO takes. If she seems to bite off food and chew them easy enough, then I would say don't cut them up. 
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  • BFab11BFab11 member
    I don't cut up C's anymore, he's very good at biting and chewing them. It just depends on your comfort level and your kid.
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  • Temp937723687505543Temp937723687505543 member
    My pedi's office gave us a handout that listed grapes as one of the top 10 choking hazards for children under 4, so we do.  My niece is the same age as DD, and SIL doesn't- my niece has no problems whatsoever, so I guess it's whenever you feel comfortable not doing it.
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  • Ruby_SohoRuby_Soho
    We've been not cutting them since DS was about a year old or so. We were at a friends' child's birthday party and someone gave him an uncut grape. He bit it with his front teeth on its way in, chewed it up and swallowed. No worries. So I've not bothered since then. But then, he always eats when either DH or I are with him so if he did get it wrong one day, we're with him to help him.
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  • diana.filipidiana.filipi member
    No specific age.  When your kid will put the grape in their mouth and chew it.  My DD loves to make them go POP!  I can't recall when I stopped but it was sometime around 14-16 months I guess.
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  • melody921melody921 member
    I still cut them up bc DS has a habit of stuffing entirely too much food in his mouth and once and then saying "mouthful." Even though one of us is always there when he's eating, I'd rather he didn't choke.

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  • wife1014wife1014 member
    Super freak here. I cut them in quarters for the baby and if they're really big, in half for the four yr old. I have no idea when I'll stop.
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  • KelzinBostonKelzinBoston
    I stopped at 2 with Nolan...and then he had 2 incidents where he gagged and almost choked, so we still cut the big ones in half for him and he's almost 3.5.
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  • ANJ410ANJ410

    The 3.5 year old grandson of my aunt's neighbor got a whole grape lodged in his throat just before Thanksgiving last year and died. At the time I had stopped cutting up my DS's grapes, but then I started cutting them in half again.  I will probably do so for a few more years. I actually cut the really big ones into quarters.

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  • FrickandFrackFrickandFrack member
    Yesterday I cut some up but they were ginormous.
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  • nomadicanomadica member
    My sister's daughter choked on a grape at age 2. Luckily she was fine, but my sister still cuts up her grapes- and she's 14 now! I'll be cutting DS's grapes for a long time to come, just in case.
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  • blissfullyignorantblissfullyignorant
    I don't cut them up anymore.
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  • schnappycatschnappycat member

    imagewife1014:
    Super freak here. I cut them in quarters for the baby and if they're really big, in half for the four yr old. I have no idea when I'll stop.

    Yep, me too. I'm fairly lax on some things, but grapes freak me out for some reason. Perhaps because DH is a doctor and told me that they can be dangerous even for adults since they are just the right size to block the airway. I always cut them in half lengthwise and sometimes in quarters. I can't see stopping anytime soon.

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  • NewlyWeds13NewlyWeds13 member

    I have no intention of stopping anytime soon.  My guess will be school age (ie- 5 to 6) as to when I will stop.

    Everyone should do what they are comfortable with, but for me... I see no reason to take such a risk.  Cutting them up takes about 15 seconds and can save a life.   to be it is a no-brainer.  

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  • SuperCuteBenzSuperCuteBenz member
    Not anytime soon. They are a huge choking hazard and it isn't worth the risk to me. My DD will be 4 in January, and I just started cutting hers in half rather than quarters.
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  • BelleIsaBelleIsa member

    imagenomadica:
    My sister's daughter choked on a grape at age 2. Luckily she was fine, but my sister still cuts up her grapes- and she's 14 now! I'll be cutting DS's grapes for a long time to come, just in case.

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