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Finger Foods

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We've been trying for awhile now to get my son interested in trying any finger foods (we've tried all kinds). He will grab them, play with them, but won't put them in his mouth. He won't let me feed them to him either and will shut his mouth. He took a little while to warm up to eating purees too. Now he's good with them. I guess I'm wondering if this is common or something that I should be worried about. Anyone have experience with this?
Married 10/10/2009
MC 4/23/2014
BFP 8/1/2014, expecting our rainbow on 4/12/2015

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Re: Finger Foods

  • slipsintotheseaslipsintothesea member
    My son was and is still pretty picky. I got him to start putting the food in his mouth when I shared an apple with him. I cut some slices all the same size and put three on his tray and I picked one up and ate it slowly. He was very intrigued. It took him a little bit but he now chews on the Apple slices. He usually spits out the pieces but it's a step in the right direction! I try to give him slices or pieces of the pureed version of whatever he is eating. Some stuff he shallows and some stuff he spits out. I hope this helps! Don't be worried your babe will get it! Good luck, momma!
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  • NickiochNickioch member
    Mine hates anything with any bit of texture!! So we're still totally purée over here. Anytime we make it a bit thicker or it's a food with some texture he gags and spits it all out (it's very dramatic haha). I asked about it at his 9 mo visit and dr said no worries, they all like different things at different rates, just keep offering it and eventually it'll click! 
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  • smilesallaroundsmilesallaround member
    My son would not try to eat figure foods until I put the gerber cereal puffs on his tray. Not he picks up and eats all sorts of finger foods. 

    Also he gagged on everything he ate and would even throw up. Then one day it stopped. Litter ally one day he gagged the next he didnt. . I read that it is common for babies to gag when they are learning to eat and the dr said she wasn't concerned

    Hope that helps some... all babies are so different... they all eventually get it. 
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