June 2015 Moms
janat1717
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Finger Foods
janat1717
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Thought I'd start this as a place to discuss feeding non puréed foods to your LO. What are you feeding? How are you cooking it? How's it working out?
Re: Finger Foods
Edited for terrible grammar in the middle of the night.. This leap sucks
Choking makes me so nervous but I'm curious on what others are going to do. I know @henrytviii says to def get educated on this/read up first!
I think people mistake gagging for choking, our LO gags but then swallows her food, other times she won't just watch them closely and as you both gain confidence it'll become more fun and messy!
@klkonwi The most helpful thing i learned about choking is that if they never learn to slurp a watery puree to the back of the mouth they are at lower risk. The will naturally keep food at the front of the mouth until they can chew or mash it enough to safely move it to the back and swallow. If it gets back their and they can't swallow it they gag. The gagging is disturbing and terrifying for you but natural and safe for them. It is not choking. The other rules I learned are never put anything in their mouths and bigger French fry size food is the safest for them to work with no teeny bits. I think that covers everything. I'll skim the book I have and come back with anything else. Most of what went in the mouth came right back out as mush with our first until about a month of practice. It was a great month for the dog and DS really started eating about 6-8 weeks in.
"there" not "their", I know the difference but this darn phone . . .
We started on celery, asparagus, dates, fresh apricots, cherry tomatoes. These seemed really easy for her to grip and allowed her to build up her coordination. Now she will have softened muesli for breakfast, fruits, veggies, cheese and an egg and then dinner is what we are eating pretty much. My husband accidentally fed her a spicy curry and she was fine with that too. Just try everything and see what works but you have to read up about the gag reflex and make sure your comfortable and understand what it's all about. If your out and you haven't prepared any food and have to buy some then I get 10mo-1 year old food and she eats that successfully without messing up the finger food process.
At the start I was worried about how much food she was getting but they also say not to worry because they will still have as much milk as they need. 7 weeks later she is down to 3 bottles a day and 3 meals a day
Trust yourself and your baby that you both know what to do when your both ready. It's a very enjoyable time and even when they aren't successfully eating much it's still doing so much for there development and coordination. If your not sure about a food just cook it
He loves prunes, but has only had them smashed because I wasn't sure how else to get them manageable. He ate them on his own with a spoon, though. We have some baked sweet potatoes and and peas on the menu for tonight.
We're going to a steakhouse for a family birthday, so that'll be what I'm eating as my sides. He likes to feel involved, and I like to be in control of how his food is prepared...so this seemed like a good compromise. Maybe it won't be. Who knows. Lol
Peas were fun, though.
We get less ripe avacado and then he can pick up the slices. We also made liver pate and he mauled it... And smeared it all over his face
Peas, raises and cherry tomatoes are great, if your worried about joking not squish it first
Cross-posting with "Feeding LO - December" thread because my kid seems super nterested in food but doesn't seem to enjoy mashed or puréed food.
I have the same question as above about peas - can they eat them whole or do you squish them a bit first?
My LO picking up a pea would be a joke! Poor little guy, you know that game where someone else puts their arms though your shirtsleeves at camp? Yeah.
Peas I just cook until they're essentially mush and serve them whole. He normally smashes them pretty good in his hands before they ever even make it to his mouth.
As far as beets, he eats nekkid. He's a mess, so it's just easier that way. So far, his hands sometimes turn red but we're stain free. He eats over laminate and the dogs tend to clean up pretty fast. No issues with the floor yet.
I'm going to try the beets, I could have a little strawberry child for a while haha.
@enigmaticjj, if your feeling nervous that's normal but keep reading and understanding the process until your confident and go as slow as your wanting to. To me that sounds fine and remember it's very difficult for them to choke, their gag reflex is in their mouth not throat. You'll LO will gah away, spit it out and repeat and it's all learning. And if it does scare you remember it's not necessary to go down this path just yet, just follow the way you feel most comfortable and your LO will thrive