Comments on: When To Start Baby On Finger Foods?

By: Nick Nack

Nick Nack — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:58:22 +0000

try little things, like bananas and crackers, Cheerios, etc…you will be able to tell if she is ready

By: megmehel

megmehel — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:17:13 +0000

I put cheerios on the tray while feeding both my girls. I started this at 6mos. Babies don’t need teeth to eat solid food. They can gum soft solids pretty well. Stick with bananas, avacados, cooked sweet potatoes, and cheerios. But keep a close eye on her when you do this. She can choke.
I think your baby is ready.

By: eloquent

eloquent — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:48:29 +0000

6 mos is a good age -the digestive tract can handle foods other than breast milk. provide a spoon, napkin, and cup of water at each meal. forget the jarred foods -they are an unnecessary expense. feed the child the same foods the rest of the family eats in smaller portions. modify the texture with a blender or potato masher.

By: ♪ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♪ Simply me ♥ ♪ ♥ ♪ ♥

♪ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♪ Simply me ♥ ♪ ♥ ♪ ♥ — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:36:48 +0000

I would say you should wait a couple more months. And then start her with these finger snacks from Gerber. They come in like a long container and are shaped into stars and stuff like that. They are suppose to melt in her mouth pretty easily although they require some chewing. So wait a little longer. But my best advice is for you to contact her pediatrician who would be able to give you a quick and much more acurate answer than anyone else. Congrats on your little princess! =]

By: Jaiden's Mommy

Jaiden's Mommy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:08:34 +0000

I just kind of tried it. I would break off little pieces of banana and hand them to her. The first time I tried it she just mushed it in her hand lol. She still doesn’t quite get it, but I can give her the Gerber finger foods like the Wagon Wheels and stuff. Those are big enough for her hands to hold successfully and she just bites little pieces off (of before she had more teeth she just sucked on them).
I can’t compare with food stages because we make our own food, but she is 8 months ld and she has 3 top teeth and two bottom.

By: Jan M

Jan M — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:21:08 +0000

my daughter is a few days younger then yours and I let her self feed the heinz toddler biscuits and baby mum mum crackers. She drinks really well from a sip cup so I make sure she has water and I never take my eyes of off her while she is eating it, she gags from time to time but is learning to chew really well. I’ve tried giving her some small pieces of soft fruit and she tried a couple of those gerber puff things but she wont try to pick them up herself, not sure if it’s too hard to get them because they are so small or what.
*Wow, I never take my eyes “off of” her not “of off” her, I think it must be time for bed*