https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:04:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-2596287 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 09:34:29 +0000 cascademom 2596287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our youngest seems to have this problem with solids. We've had a few puke incidents in the past couple of weeks. He definitely does the gagging thing. He also sticks all of his hand in his mouth to feed himself. He can pick up the food one at a time, but transferring it to his mouth requires more fingers. I'm hoping that he figures it out soon, so we're not always on puke alert in his crib and in general.</p> <p>ETA: He's 14 months old and has had solids for some time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-2596158 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:41:35 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2596158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on the baby. My daughter was fine, my son was not. </p> <p>Another tip I read was to add crushed cracker to a puree to get them to get used to texture and moving things around. We found he gagged and vomited most when something dry was stuck to his tongue that he couldn't move. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-2595813 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:51:37 +0000 Alba4 2595813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I hated it since it was scary, but normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-2595642 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 23:39:44 +0000 BSB 2595642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS just did this tonight. I tried giving him some cubes steamed sweet potato. He gagged so hard the bottle and puffs he had right before all came up. I felt bad. </p> <p>I know gagging is normal according to BLW but it was the first time he threw up everything. </p> <p>I know I have to keep giving cubed foods to him. Twins are almost 11 months and I should have been giving him cubed steam foods because I think they love purees too much. Should I give it to him before his bottle so he doesn't throw up his bottle again? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1449604 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 20:01:41 +0000 Modern Daisy 1449604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! I just give him a pep talk and tell him to "swallow" and point to my throat. It distracts him enough that he starts to concentrate on the food and stops gagging. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1449599 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:58:37 +0000 bisous 1449599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: Yes! Mine gagged and threw up her banana a couple weeks ago. And then did the same with a chunky avocado purée. We have been taking it slow, but it hasn't happened in 10 days or so. I always cringe when she starts to gag! I know it's good, but I hate when she throws up her food + last nursing session's milk because it's like she is skipping a meal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1449563 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:45:49 +0000 immabeetoo 1449563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: I promise it gets better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1449536 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:32:34 +0000 Pepper 1449536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: @heartonastring: Next time I give him "real food" I'll go back to large pieces. Hopefully that will help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1449444 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:51:39 +0000 heartonastring 1449444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: agreed! As counterintuitive as it is, larger pieces are safer than small pieces for babies just starting solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1449440 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:48:14 +0000 erinpye 1449440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's completely normal for babies to gag as they're learning how to eat. Scary for mom! But totally normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1449412 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:33:22 +0000 immabeetoo 1449412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: ya; honestly I think it is way safer to give him large hunks and let him bite. He will figure it out quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1449368 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:59:04 +0000 Pepper 1449368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: It was a tiny piece. I have given him whole bananas before, but he always bites off pieces that are too big. </p> <p>@heartonastring: @Foodnerd81: I had heard that gagging was good, it's just the vomiting that really upset me! Poor guy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1449314 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:23:32 +0000 Mommy Finger 1449314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with BLW at 6 mo but DS would gag and throw up every single time. So we took a break and started with purees. Then we started back up again around 7-8 mo with more BLW type of feeding along with purees. He was better with it then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1448982 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:34:49 +0000 Foodnerd81 1448982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What @heartonastring: said!</p> <p>We are doing BLW and gagging is part of the deal, even though it gives me a heart attack every time. She rarely does it on food now, a month in, but the first several meals she would gag and push the food out (though she never threw up from it). The BLW book talks about the gagging as baby learning to eat and that it's good, and I'm glad I read it or I'd freak out even more. </p> <p>Now if I could get her to stop gagging and chocking on her water I'd be a happy camper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1448941 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:23:24 +0000 heartonastring 1448941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gagging is good! It's your baby's way of learning how to manage food. Their gag reflex is very close to the front of their mouth, which protects them from choking. Gagging(and sometimes vomiting) is a very normal part of starting solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1448903 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:11:00 +0000 immabeetoo 1448903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: what size was it? if it was a small chunk maybe try giving him disks or spears so he can bite pieces off! we had minimal gagging and no choking, but I think that is rare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1448895 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:09:49 +0000 Raindrop 1448895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES! This happened to us. This happened more to us when we tried to give LO bigger pieces. We pushed through because it was suppose to be normal and everything turned out fine. It was super scary though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1448879 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:04:03 +0000 allison 1448879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All. The. Time. At first (around 6ish months), he gagged with pretty much every bite and really seemed to not be enjoying himself. So we waited a few days/a week and tried again. He didn't start eating solids well until 8 or 9 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1448865 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:59:36 +0000 mrsjyw 1448865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yea we had a few times of this happening, depending on how we cut up whatever food. Thankfully he just spit it up and was okay and we recovered from our heart attacks. We just kept pushing through it... went back to purees til we could breathe and then went back to chunks... his usual gagging way into solids was usually due to him trying to eat too much at once! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-ever-choke-and-gag-when-starting-solids#post-1448843 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:53:02 +0000 Pepper 1448843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 8 months old. He eats puffs like a champ (cut in half), so I decided to boil some sweet potatoes and cut/mash them up for him to eat at lunch. He usually has purees, and he has been handling the chunky purees really well. </p> <p>Well, he took a tiny piece of mushy sweet potato in his mouth and gagged... then threw up half of his lunch bottle. Ugh. This happened twice. </p> <p>Is there something I should be doing differently? Or should I just wait to try again when he's older? I was so surprised because he gums the puffs and swallows them without any issues! </p>