The one major disadvantage to this method is that you can't sterilize metal (
think baby spoons, metal rings on baby bottles etc).
Not exact matches
Some
babies think it's fabulous in the beginning and eat tablespoonfuls, and others push that
spoon away and you try again tomorrow.
Feeding items can be sorted by infant (
think bottles,
baby spoons, bottle warmer and breast pump) and toddler items (
think small bowls, sippy cups and little forks).
You may
think that your little one will just love the latest # 75 offering from ELC, but give your
baby a saucepan and wooden
spoons to play with and you will see they have just as much fun!
As your
baby gets older and is better able to get the
spoon to her mouth,
think about offering foods that will make it easier for her to get her bite into her mouth before it drips off the
spoon.
When it comes to feeding you will have to
think about a highchair,
baby spoons, bowls, sippy cups, splat mat, bibs, and a
baby food maker.
If you used these tips about the disposable cups,
spoons, bibs, place mats etc., I urge you
think about how much waste you are creating on behalf of your
baby.
I
think the desire to
spoon feed our
babies may just be because we want them to grow up fast.
I
thought it was messy on one
baby you know with my singletons and now I don't know you guys usually fed your
babies when they were at that age but like it's like if I start to feed one the other one cries and I'm so like I have to get two
spoons out at once and anyways the whole thing is just more than I could handle right now.
However, if the
baby can take only very small amounts of milk, for example when there are breathing difficulties, or you
think the
baby may choke or vomit, then it may be better to use a
spoon than a cup.