Finger Food etc
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Topic: Finger Food etc
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Subject: Finger Food etc
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 4:38pm
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Im just wondering when you started your baby on finger foods and what types of food.
Caden is just getitng into his solids now, we are starting to give him 3 solid meals a day now. Im a bit worried about the whole finger foods thing! So worried about him chocking and stuff  ------------- |
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 4:50pm
Haha I asked the same question awhile back! My girls have been on solids since they were almost 5 months and now have 3 solid feeds a day and 4 bottles  They haven't had many finger foods but over the last 2 weeks I have been giving them vegemite on toast fingers and they looooove it! 
Another member suggested these to try - At that age we were giving all sorts like: toast sammies crackers arrowroot bikkies veges fruit rusks covered in vegemite aria farm beef and lamb chips I was really worried about them choaking as well. They do gag a bit at first but it's just them learning to swallow just keep an eye on him he'll be all good
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 5:53pm
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i was the same...basically it sucks cause they have to learn but you don't want them to choke..but E just gagged a lot in the beginning...we give him Cassava vege crisps as they melt in your mouth..i used to break them up..lol:) I can't wait till he can have all that in the list above!! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Troods
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 8:58pm
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Avocado fingers are good finger food to start with, especially if you can get a nice soft creamy one, then it just basically melts in their mouth (if they don't squish it all up in their hands first LOL) ------------- 
 Missed MC July 2011
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 9:34pm
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We have found bread sticks really good.
Other than that I tend to give Emma all finger food (banana, avocado etc) in those baby feeders as she did choke once and gave me such a fright ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 12:34am
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Vegemite/Marmite toast fingers are a good one to start with.. but make sure to take the crusts off until he gets some teeth to power through them
Cruskets are good as they dissolve and go REALLY gooey on saliva contact LOL eww not nice to pick up when they've been gummed to death Arrowroot biscuits Avocado And of course Rusks -------------  
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 8:37am
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Cool thanks, so did you start them on those foods at 7 months or older?
It makes me nervous when he has a rusk as he really has a go at them! lol ------------- |
Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 8:53am
Keziah started on finger foods at about 7 months.. and like Caden she really tried to get thru rusks... sometimes only to make them really soggy LOL but after a while her first teeth cut and she was away laughing  It's really amazing to watch them trying new things (textures and flavours) and don't worry too much if he gags a bit.... they have a really good gag reflex I have found lol-------------
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 10:37am
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I started C on finger foods from 7 months, I didnt want to rush her (different for every baby I know, some are ready for finger foods before )
she loved vegemite on toast best , and actually, after reading this thread, i have a sudden craving for vegemite toast fingers ------------- 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 1:53pm
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Yeah I dont want to rush Caden either, I have a plunket visit for him in Feb so il ask then, I think he will be 8 months old then. ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 5:31pm
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Maya was having finger foods from 5 months, she started solids at 16 weeks. She loved big chunks of banana and toast fingers to start with then we gradually moved to a wider range of stuff. By 9 mths she was having raisins, crackers, those Mother Earth fruit sticks etc.
Gremlins were probably about 6 mths when they started finger foods, I did it in a similar way to Maya. Lil miss hasn't started solids yet but I did give her a chunk of cooked potato to chew on the other day and she sucked it and gummed it. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 10:35pm
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sorry to threadjack but Maya you didn't have to feed differently cause of the allergy thing? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: cat007
Date Posted: 02 January 2009 at 12:38am
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Levi started on solids at 4 months but took ages before he could handle finger foods. He was nearly a year old before he got the hang of it. He used to gag and then vomit with anything slightly lumpy. Even now he cant handle meat very well and still has his veges mashed. I guess every child is different and do things in their own time. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  [/url http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: 02 January 2009 at 10:49am
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Some girls from my coffee group gave their babies finger food from the start instead of pureed food...I think it is called 'baby led weening'. They do gag at the start, but they soon get used to it. I did a combination with my boy. The gagging is sort of scary, but he has never choked. I don't do up the straps in his high chair though...just in case I do need to get him out quickly to stop him choking.
Dried bananas are quite a good finger food. They don't fall apart and my boy found them more satisfying (tasty) than rusks. Also, homemade rusks are a really good option. Just cut off the crusts of some bread and roll it up and microwave it for about two lots of 30 secs. You can put marmite on them or leave them plain. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 02 January 2009 at 10:52am
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Oh thats a neat idea about the home made rusks! I will give that a go!
I might start offering him roasted vegies sticks etc at 7 months and see how we go, he REALLY watches us when we eat now and he tries to grab whatever Im having and put it in his mouth, he also watches me drink out of my pump bottle and grabs it off me and puts it in his mouth lol, smart cookie! ------------- |
Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 02 January 2009 at 1:37pm
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That's one of the signs that he's ready for finger foods Sheza..ie Grabbing or eying up what your eating
Keziah loves cooked bits of Brocolli now and even managed to snag a raw piece of stalk the other day and tried to num num it up but couldn't manage it with only 6 teeth because it kept going to the back and that caused HUGE drools LOL -------------
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