https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:16:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164628 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:55:58 +0000 MsLipGloss 1164628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: My LO won't eat them (yet) either. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164565 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:34:26 +0000 Smurfette 1164565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Let me know if K likes them. R doesn't. I mean doesn't every kid like Cheerios?!?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164563 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:33:36 +0000 cmomma17 1164563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even though they get a little slimy, my LO has loved banana and avocado so far. I give him pretty big pieces that he can hold onto and gum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164562 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:32:50 +0000 shopaholic 1164562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Not yet! I guess I will add those to my Target list tonight too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164557 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:30:11 +0000 Smurfette 1164557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Have you tried Cheerios? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164553 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:28:03 +0000 shopaholic 1164553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Thanks. I'd never heard that before! Good to know as I keep pushing veggies on her! :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164511 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:14:35 +0000 MsLipGloss 1164511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Awwww - yes she is. :) My LO is 13 months and still a wee one to me! And I think we started with puffs/yogurt melts right around then too . . . LO did well with puffs, but it took her a while to like the yogurt melts! Don't get discouraged if your LO seems to reject a lot of food(s) . . . it can take many many (many!) times introducing a new food before she may try anything new (my Ped said it can take around 15 tries before a LO will accept new foods . . . I wish I had known that earlier!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164495 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:11:24 +0000 shopaholic 1164495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: 7.5 months *sheepishly looks down* I know she's not such a tiny baby anymore... :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164490 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:10:07 +0000 MsLipGloss 1164490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: How old is she now? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164470 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:00:08 +0000 shopaholic 1164470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <br /> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164471 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:00:04 +0000 shopaholic 1164471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: hahah - ewww. lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164468 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:59:33 +0000 shopaholic 1164468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I guess I just hadn't thought "my baby" was old enough or that stuff yet! lol! I have been working with her on the pincer grip. I guess I should go buy some puffs and yogurt melts too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164467 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:59:22 +0000 hilsy85 1164467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: We started cheese at 6 mos </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164465 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:59:00 +0000 hilsy85 1164465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: have fun! If she's not ready shell just spit it out probably :) and the pieces are small enough that if she swallows them whole, no biggie (although you will probably find chunks in her diaper!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164461 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:58:16 +0000 shopaholic 1164461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: Hmm... when can they have cheese? I will have to look that up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164460 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:58:06 +0000 MsLipGloss 1164460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You may also want to try things that are easily dissolvable like yogurt melts and puffs . . . it will help her develop her pincer grab, and get her used to texture in her mouth. Puffs/yogurt melts are sometimes easier for LOs to pick up (not wet/slippery/etc.). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164458 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:57:47 +0000 shopaholic 1164458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Oh! Thanks for these tips! So far, she will gum (is that like scraping?) the apple and green beans. I will try cutting the carrots into Cheerios sized today and see how that goes! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164456 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:57:30 +0000 banana 1164456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ped told us to make the pieces the same size as your pinky nail when they're first starting off. I'd do ripe fruits and maybe pieces of cheese? Anything that dissolves fairly easily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164455 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:56:31 +0000 Adira 1164455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried banana? Xander had pretty decent success with that. Though we haven't tried anything else, so I don't have much advice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164453 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:55:46 +0000 hilsy85 1164453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Really ripe fruit was the first thing I did as finger foods, like mushy banan, ripe peaches, etc. I squished the pices between my fingers to make sure he could gum them. However I only started finger foods once I noticed he was making chewing motions with his jaws while eating purees. </p> <p>I made the pieces Cheerios sized. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/starting-finger-foods#post-1164371 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:21:32 +0000 shopaholic 1164371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think K likes purees much. She is happy to gnaw on solid foods (though not biting or swallowing yet). I've given her little bits of steamed green beans, cold celery, cold cucumbers, avocado, and apple so far. She doesn't chew, bite off pieces, or swallow really yet. </p> <p>What kinds of stuff can I give or make for her to slowly get her to actually eat the stuff? The closest she got were the steamed green beans, but she spit it all back up, plus some milk. :/ I'm steaming tiny carrots at the moment for her to try. </p> <p>Ideas and suggestions? How big should I make pieces so she doesn't choke? </p>