I'm terrified of finger foods

biblionerd · January 2012

I worked up the energy to open my container of puffs the other day to attempt to give him something solid. I kid you not I managed to break/mutilate the poor puff (ONE measly puff) into SIX pieces. I know he should be eating more finger foods, but I can't get over my fear! He has 4 teeth all the way in, 2 1/2 way in, and the front teeth ready to pop in any minute. I just have this irrational fear that I can't get over. Am I the only one?

GHBEA · January 2012

No this is a normal fear. Just remember puffs dissolve and they have a natural reflex to chew. Their gag reflex is further up in the tongue then ours are. Just take it slow.

sohappy14 · January 2012

Tried Puffs the other day and my LO gagged and choked and threw up, sooo i am waiting a long time for that! he has no teeth, They did not melt like it says. I even tried on e and it was very hard unless the baby knew to gum it... So I am deathly afraid too!!

kje120 · January 2012

We've been giving him finger foods for a little while, but he pretty much gags and pukes every time. He does ok with puffs, but I gave him some banana chunks yesterday and he threw up everywhere. I keep hoping he'll figure out how to chew things and swallow and so far it's not happening.

maddie789 · January 2012

No, you're not. We just started puffs this weekend. And he has 6 teeth. I gave him like 1/8 of an inch of noodle the other day and he gagged and I freaked. So you're not alone!

LadyXaverian · January 2012

Have you put a puff in your mouth? Try it. It might help to alleviate some of your fears.

We started finger foods regularly a few weeks ago. At first, she ignored them, played with them, threw them on the floor (score for the dogs!) but now she has the hang of them for the most part. I give her some puffs, lil crunchies, and yogurt melts, but I'm getting more into giving her fruit now. She loves peach slices and watermelon chunks. Both are really soft and she does well with them.

By the time she is 10 months I hope to be feeding her whatever we are having for dinner.

The fear is totally normal. I actually watched some BLW videos that showed babies gagging a bit as their gag reflexes kicked in, and that helped to calm my nerves a little and be aware of the difference between gagging an choking.

stephanie_shoe · January 2012

I had this fear also, but I realized I had to get over it--I can't give her milk and pureed foods forever! The puffs were our forst foray into solids (other than "Stage 3 foods"), and now she is a champion eater. We have given her pieces of turkey and carrots from turkey noodle soup, lunch meat, cheese, lots of crackers, sweet potato fries, waffles (which I highly recommend as a "first food:), chicken nuggets, green beans, and hummus. She has even sampled split pea soup and gingerbread.

I freak out everytime we give her something new, but she needs to learn to chew and try new things. Don't worry--it will get easier!

Holly520 · January 2012

I think it is fairly normal to have a fear of the baby finger foods.

DD loves to feed herself, so I am constantly giving her puffs. She does like to feed them to the dogs, but most make their way into her mouth. Can you try the Mum-Mum rice crackers. We started those before the puffs because I think they mush up even faster. You can break them into smaller pieces to start and eventually just hand over the whole cracker.

siajara · January 2012

This is totally unrelated, but I love seeing a post with both Biblionerd & Scout posting so I can track your tickers! I feel like such a stalker

Wildlandwife · January 2012

It is scary, but once you see that LO is getting the hang of it, it does get easier. DD pretty much gets EVERYTHING we eat now, except the honey. I'll cut it up for her and she'll go to town. I'll also give her full saltine crackers and she does really well with them. Start small and work your way up.

hwalker2412 · January 2012

I was this same way! We had been trying finger foods for a month and he didn't have any interest and he would gag. So I put them away at 8 months and brought them back out this morning and he is a champ with them. I guess it is something he has finally grown into. My husband freaks out when he begins to gag so we attempted it just me and LO this morning. I still broke them up into pieces, but then I gave him a whole puff and he didn't have a problem. Just take it easy and try not to worry.

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