Baby finger food does not have to come from a box of cereal or a tube of puffs.
Not exact matches
You know your
baby and their needs best,
do what suits them and you, just let them make a mess whether it's babyled or
finger food and purees.
If you choose to feed your
baby finger foods right from six months (perhaps you've chosen to
do baby - led weaning), you may be tempted to cut your
baby's
food into teeny tiny pieces so that he doesn't choke.
For all three of our
babies, we
did a combination of soft
finger foods and purees, depending on the day and situation.
Many parents ask me why their
baby stopped accepting
foods from the spoon once they started
finger - feeding... if you've been the keeper of the spoon, this is often a simple case of «I want to
do it all by myself!».
As your
baby progresses to
finger foods, you'll no longer need to puree everything, but
do be sure to cut
food into small pieces no larger than 1/2 inch.
Baby led weaning
finger food ideas come in all shapes and sizes, but the best options are those that don't need to be prepared with salt, sugar, butter, or any other additives.
Despite what many people think, your
baby doesn't actually need any teeth to have
finger foods provided that it is cut into small pieces and soft so that his gums can chew it.
• opens their mouth as the spoon approaches or • picks up
finger food and puts it in their mouth Your
baby is telling you they
do not want any more
food when they: • keeps their mouth shut • turns their head away from the
food offered • puts their hand in front of their mouth • pushes away a spoon or bowl / plate with
food Some
babies find feeding quite tiring and like a pause now and again.
While reading comments they say font give your
baby water I just have to say if your
baby is constipated they need the extra water to help soften the stool helped my boy took a week BUT when he got constipated again I used probiotics and in 2 HOURS he was pooping again he also started cereal at 2 months he was going through 24oz of milk at each feeding and he has a milk protein allergy (gets hives) so having him on special formula cost about 100 $ every 2 days so pablum was best for him now 7 months on
finger foods, solids, cereal, and formula (of course) 2x a day and
doing fine.
If sauteeing it for your
baby, please be sure that you thoroughly cook it;
do not serve it al dente» if you will be making broccoli
finger food.
«However, this
does not suggest that providing
babies with
finger food at an early stage influences the speed at which they reach other key development milestones.
It doesn't need to be scooped to pick up
food, so little
fingers can grasp the utensil in virtually any position, plus the indentations on the head grab just enough
food for a
baby to manage — ensuring more goes in the mouth and less goes on your floor.
Even if your
baby happily ate from a spoon for a few months, many
babies do reach a point where they want to feed themselves
finger foods, and their independence should be encouraged.
So I wondered:
Does my
baby get enough iron from her
finger food diet?
They also tend to be very sticky and stick to
baby's teeth, so we don't recommend offering them to your
baby to eat «as they are» (as a
finger food, for example) on a regular basis.
«This study adds to previous research conducted in smaller sample groups that also showed this approach
does not increase the risk of a
baby choking, and indeed in the UK, supports the Department of Health recommendation that
babies can have
finger foods from six months old.»
DO N'T GIVE YOUR
BABY FINGER FOODS IN THE CAR UNLESS THERE IS AN ADULT SITTING BESIDE HIM — this is to avoid the risk of choking.
Don't expect
finger foods to be the main part of your
baby's meal at first.
Choking is probably the number one reason why parents don't give
baby - led weaning a chance and decide against introducing
finger foods from the start.
I don't need the book but I just had to post (in a neener neener fashion) that I am half French and that my child eats pretty much everything, and yes I breast fed him on demand for a year, skipped
baby food jars, and have a well documented portfolio of him making a mess of himself eating all kinds of gloriously messy
foods with his
fingers.
You can either begin with
finger foods scattered on a plate or high chair or with larger chunks of
food for them to gum on as is
done in
baby led weaning.
We never
did purées or standard
baby food, just very small, minced
finger foods.