anyone else hate mesh feeders?

Re: anyone else hate mesh feeders?

• MandC17 member

  November 2008

  I love ours, but I haven't put banana in it. Try peaches or kiwi.  Both of those are pretty easy to get out.  I also put teething biscuits in it for her.  I'm still afraid to let her bite pieces of them and she loves them in the mesh feeder.
  

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• food_chick member

  November 2008

  I've been thinking about buying one, but I go back and forth.  Especially after reading about them on here - I didn't realize how messy they'd be.  I do remember someone mentioning the other day that banana is one of the worst, mess wise.  I've heard pears are great in them, and frozen fruits. 

  

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• daisyterp member

  November 2008

  Another thing we didn't bother with...
  

  

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• Mrs.Donkey

  November 2008

  I'm thinking of getting one, but wouldn't put something that mushy in it.  I was thinking more along the lines of frozen fruit for teething or fresh apple slices.
  

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• iHeartJoe

  November 2008

  they're messy! if we get one we would probably only put frozen fruit in it as a means of soothing sore gums. otherwise i'd rather he just learn to eat food the old fashioned way!
  

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• Califlorida member

  November 2008

  ok, good point ladies. i should use it for firm foods.

  and another psa about banana: it stains like crazy! 

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• mrs_harper

  November 2008

  I've always been told not to put banana in it because it gets all gross and is harder to clean out, so I just spoon feed banana.

  I've given DD frozen breast milk, pears, pumpkin, apple... really anything that freezes well in her age range of foods. It really helps her out with her teething and she's always so proud that she can do it herself!

  Later I'll start putting fresh blueberries and grapes and other stuff in it, but for now I just do frozen stuff and she loves it!

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• babygroves

  November 2008

  DS really likes his mesh feeder. But....I have heard that putting banana in it is a no-no. Big mess and hard to get out. I have put homemade applesauce that I froze in ice cube trays inside the feeder. It's great, just make sure you DC wears a BIB! I have also tried avocado and applesauce cube together, he liked that also!

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• Bride2bMO member

  November 2008

  bananas are very hard to get out. You have to work it back and forth in your fingers under running water to get all the tiny bits out.

   
  Frozen mango works beautifully. Peaches aren't too bad, either. Haven't tried much else. Some people love to just put ice in there as a teether.
  

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• shindylahoe member

  November 2008

  My DD hated it. I just ended up getting rid of it. I hate hoe nasty it looks  after you put certain foods in it. Bannana is one of those foods. 

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• sme14

  November 2008

  One of those things I have no intention of getting.  I don't see a need for it, and they really do not appeal to me and I don't want DD to use one either.   

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• TMs1stBaby

  November 2008

  Only thing I'll put in there is ice cubes.  They melt we get wet, but it's water so no biggie.  He loves it.

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• lizzyjames

  November 2008

  I did apple slices yesterday and she liked sucking on it and playing with it.  Those weren't too messy but she did keep beating herself in the head with it...she had apple hair. 

  DD#1 is such a big girl!

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