Mostly out of my own boredom, I started
feeding her some soft finger foods like pieces of cooked sweet potatoes or carrots.
Not exact matches
If baby is already into
finger foods, here is where a buffet becomes your friend, as there is always plenty of bread, well - cooked pasta, and other
soft things they can
feed themselves.
If you have been
feeding your child
soft or pureed
foods but haven't yet introduced
finger foods, you may want to wait awhile before challenging the child with a spoon.
But once
finger food started she lost interest in our
feeding her all together.Yet she will only eat dry things, like the gerber snacks (wagon wheels, stars, lil munchies) she will not touch anything moist,
soft, crumbly or if its warm or cold it has to be dry and room temperature.
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.
He may be ready to start
feeding himself, too, so arm him with supplies of
soft finger foods (be sure they aren't choking hazards).
Even if she does not yet have teeth, there are plenty of
soft finger foods that are safe to
feed her.
Offering
soft finger foods will encourage self -
feeding (reaching out, grabbing and munching on
food), which helps with oral motor development, and it allows babies to be in full control of how much and at what pace they eat, which will help with self - regulation of
food intake later on.