At what age is it considered OK to give your LO food in the car? My LO is 14 months and is currently being given a snack just before we pick her up from nursery (they feed them dinner too early so she is hungry again when we collect her) but she just looks so isolated when we arrive and she is sat away from all the playing kids so I don't really want to do this long-term. It would seem sensible to give her something to eat on the way home instead, but I am reluctant because of the risk of her choking and the mess she could make of her car seat. Do other people give food in the car? At what age did you start?
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Eating in the car
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My lo is 18 months and I have been giving her bits in the car for a long time (even though I probably shouldn't) I give her stuff she is unlikely to choke on. Fingers crossed all been ok so far x
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Personally I would keep the snack at nursery. Her need to eat is more important than playing with the others.
I try to only give my son food in the car when needs must, purely because of the mess. As soon as they can competently feed themselves there's less of a risk with choking, but I do still worry in case he does and I can't pull over to help!!
I try to only give my son food in the car when needs must, purely because of the mess. As soon as they can competently feed themselves there's less of a risk with choking, but I do still worry in case he does and I can't pull over to help!!
Never given food in the car. They eat at nursery or at home. I'm not sure I'd ever give food in the car while they're little, but mainly because my daughter gets car sick! It hasn't ever crossed my mind to feed them. But then nursery is only 10 mins away from home...
Thanks. She's always been confident at self-feeding (we did BLW), but I worry that in a bumpy car things could be different and we wouldn't be able to do anything if she choked while we were driving down the dual carriageway. I'm not even sure she should eat in the car seat if we weren't moving, as she is still in her first stage seat and, although it is in the upright position, it is still fairly reclined. It's a 30 minute drive in clear traffic so quite a long way if she is screaming at us that she's hungry (which happened the first day!).
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I let Beth have the odd thing here and there in the car, but nothing too messy because I hate having to take the seat out to strip it down. I too worry about choking, and because of that I've only started letting her eat in the car in the last few months. (She's 19 months.)
I have a mirror in the top right of the windscreen that is pointing at her and I check it at the same time I check my rear view mirror, so I look at her a couple of times a minute, so if she did choke, I like to think I'd see her in time and be able to get her out.
I have a mirror in the top right of the windscreen that is pointing at her and I check it at the same time I check my rear view mirror, so I look at her a couple of times a minute, so if she did choke, I like to think I'd see her in time and be able to get her out.
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My boys never et or drink in the car. They both get car sick if they do! I have to make sure they have a drink about 45mins before we travel or one of them will be sick for sure.
But if they didn't and I thought they were hungry then yes I'd let them eat in the car. Crisps or chocolate buttons etc.
But if they didn't and I thought they were hungry then yes I'd let them eat in the car. Crisps or chocolate buttons etc.
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I only give my ds the odd snack in the car (rice cake etc) and water. I never let him eat when he was still rear facing either as I was too worried.
Is there not another nursery a bit closer to you that have better mealtimes? I think you posted about breakfast time being an issue a while back too?
Is there not another nursery a bit closer to you that have better mealtimes? I think you posted about breakfast time being an issue a while back too?
Thanks for replies. I'm glad it's not just me that doesn't feel right feeding in the car (my OH didn't see what the issue was beyond the mess). We do have a mirror so can see her, but I don't leave her alone to eat in her high chair yet so in the car just feels wrong.
This is our only choice of nursery due to location and cost. Before we got offered a place there I was going to resign! They started doing breakfast just before she started so it's only the timing of dinner that is an issue. She's a real foodie and I think she thinks dinner is just her afternoon snack so by 5pm she is expecting another meal despite having had two hot meals already. She gets supper when we get home as well!
This is our only choice of nursery due to location and cost. Before we got offered a place there I was going to resign! They started doing breakfast just before she started so it's only the timing of dinner that is an issue. She's a real foodie and I think she thinks dinner is just her afternoon snack so by 5pm she is expecting another meal despite having had two hot meals already. She gets supper when we get home as well!
