The NHS recommendation is to
offer soft finger foods alongside mashed or pureed foods from the beginning of weaning.
Your baby will likely love to feed themselves, so if you choose to, you can
offer them soft finger food rather than pureed food from the get - go.
Try to
offer soft finger foods at this stage to give your baby plenty of practice chewing foods.
You can
offer some soft finger foods with each meal so that your baby can touch and play with foods.
Not exact matches
It can help to
offer your baby some
soft finger foods to encourage them to chew.
Bake, boil, or microwave until the flesh is
soft, and then puree or
offer as a
finger food in
soft chunks.
Tell your toddler that she needs to be gentle, and explain how to
offer a
finger for the baby to squeeze, hold a
soft to for the baby to look at or talk using a (quiet) sing - song voice.
You can also start to
offer soft table foods and
finger foods at this age.
Whenever possible,
offer your child
finger foods instead of
soft ones that require a fork or spoon to eat.
Use a
soft, rubber - tipped spoon to
offer your baby his first bite (or you can even use your
finger!).
For example, if the family is having steak, potatoes, and green beans; baby would be
offered soft,
finger - sized slices of steak, mashable pieces of potato, and very
soft green beans.
We recommend waiting until your baby is coping well with the traditional «first»
finger foods like
soft cooked veggies and fruit before
offering bread.