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I've been talking to kina about finger foods because Isaac ate lumps today so I gave him some banana but he didnt eat it. Tonight I read this on babyworld....
Finger Foods
By around 7 to 9 months you can introduce finger foods. Your baby may find it easier to pick up food with his fingers than use a spoon at this stage. These finger foods can be made out of anything thats not too sloppy to cut. Here are some ideas:
Slices of bread or toast. Press the bread firmly with a rolling pin before toasting or cutting into fingers to make sure that no crumbs or lumps will fall off
Strips of pitta bread, nan or chappati
Fingers of pizza
Cubes of cheese, or a pile of finely grated cheese
Peas
Cooked pasta in sizes and shapes your baby can pick up
Cooked vegetables
Chunks of dessert apple or finely grated apple
Slices of carrot, celery, cucumber
Tiny sandwiches with fruit or savoury filling
Note: you should always stay with your baby when hes feeding himself in case he chokes. Usually, babies will cough or spit food out if they cannot swallow it. Occasionally you may have to pat him on the back or put your finger in his mouth to remove a piece of food.
It says 7-9 months so I'm confused.
I'm going to wait a while I think
Lou
I've been talking to kina about finger foods because Isaac ate lumps today so I gave him some banana but he didnt eat it. Tonight I read this on babyworld....
Finger Foods
By around 7 to 9 months you can introduce finger foods. Your baby may find it easier to pick up food with his fingers than use a spoon at this stage. These finger foods can be made out of anything thats not too sloppy to cut. Here are some ideas:
Slices of bread or toast. Press the bread firmly with a rolling pin before toasting or cutting into fingers to make sure that no crumbs or lumps will fall off
Strips of pitta bread, nan or chappati
Fingers of pizza
Cubes of cheese, or a pile of finely grated cheese
Peas
Cooked pasta in sizes and shapes your baby can pick up
Cooked vegetables
Chunks of dessert apple or finely grated apple
Slices of carrot, celery, cucumber
Tiny sandwiches with fruit or savoury filling
Note: you should always stay with your baby when hes feeding himself in case he chokes. Usually, babies will cough or spit food out if they cannot swallow it. Occasionally you may have to pat him on the back or put your finger in his mouth to remove a piece of food.
It says 7-9 months so I'm confused.
I'm going to wait a while I think
Lou