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February 2011 Moms
help with very first finger foods
My pedi isn't very helpful whenever I ask 'when should DD do this, or eat that...?' She always says oh not for a couple of months, or not til next month...
Well now DD is 9 months old and we just started her with the puffs, which she mastered in a day. What other very beginner finger foods should we give her???? And then how long before we give her more advanced finger foods? And what should those next ones be?
Also, should we be giving her juice? Or baby yogurt? I see these in the aisle at the store, but I don't get much feedback from my pedi. In fact, all the nurse gave us were Gerber print off's from their website. I wish we were still able to go to our old pedi who was so much more thorough and helpful 
I should add, DD just turned 9 months, and isn't near crawling yet. She's rolling all over the place, but according to the baby food, stage 3 isn't until crawling. Should we wait to start stage 3?
Thanks for your feedback & experiences. I like reading what others are doing.
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Re: help with very first finger foods
Well DD likes puffs so far. I also give her the ger 'lil crunchies (they look like little cheese doodles) Sometimes i give her little pieces of chicken or turkey from the family meal which she loves. You can give her small pieces of cheese. My pedi also recommends giving egg yolk right now (he said not to introduce the whites until 11 months) I gave her a stage 3 dinner one time and she gagged a bit on it. So I just stick with the stage 2 or from the family dinner for now. My DD also isnt crawling yet. She just rocks back and forth on all fours.
She has been drinking juice since 6 months. My pedi recommends 2-4 ounces per day and always dilute with boiled, cooled water. She has also been eating yogurt since 6 months. The yo baby brand is good however when on the go I recommend the gerber yogurt as it doesnt need to be refridgerated until opening. Good Luck.
Monkey is 9 months and mainly eats Stage 2 baby food with a few finger foods. He loves crackers, puffs and Cheerios, but gags on vanilla wafers.
I have tried Stage 3 foods, but I don't think he likes the texture. He doesn't gag, but he clamps his mouth shut and won't take many bites. I just try to slip in a few bites every so often so he can gradually get used to other textures.
He currently has 2 teeth, but 2 more are on the horizon, so I might start adding more table foods once those break through.
Mom to 4 wonderful children: T(8), B(6) ,M(3), and A(1)
I have been cooking up carrots (mostly the sticks ) and then cutting it into tiny tiny little cubes and alex chows them right down. Cut up bananas (they make a mess but it helps with learning to get food into the mouth)
I gave him cut up peaches and pears (that were very ripe and very soft)
I also give him cooked pasta. But he lives and breaths for cheerios.
We are onto chicken nuggets etc already too. Alex gets a small handful (very small) of blueberries almost every morning too. I give him all sorts of different cooked veggies now but you have to work up to this stuff.
By lilenatalem at 2012-01-28
I was going to try to hold off on juice myself, but DS has terrible constipation most of the time and it's one of the few things that works.
I do a 4oz bottle a day which is half juicy juice apple and half water. does the trick to keep him reg. It's weird though considering all the veggies he eats, we are not sure why he's so constipated all the time. I rarely give him bananas now because of it too, which is sad because he loves em!
By lilenatalem at 2012-01-28
I would say go ahead and try more advanced finger foods. At this age, they are fine to eat whatever you offer, as long as it's soft enough to be mashed with the gums and isn't a choking hazard.
One of the first things we tried after the purees was a piece of wheat bread, spread with full-fat plain yogurt, and sprinkled with cinnamon. I cut off the crusts and cut it into bite-sized pieces (like 1 inch x 1/4 inch). I found that long skinny pieces were easier for her to pick up and get in her mouth. Then I started changing it up by adding different spices (onion powder, oregano, tiny bit of garlic powder) instead of the cinnamon.
To help them pick up slippery stuff like bananas and peaches, or even pasta, you can crush up some cheerios and roll the pieces in the "dust". Gives a little more traction.
Check out wholesomebabyfood.com for some good tips.
We've done puffs, peas, carrots, banana, avocado, cherrios, and toast. She liked the peas the best... after she stopped smooshing them. If the food is too slippery to grasp I sprinkle some baby cereal on it to give it texture.
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