https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:43:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1349128 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:54:51 +0000 Bookish 1349128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: @swedishfish: We started puffs this week and even though she can't pick the suckers up she loooves them. We have a puff graveyard under her high chair.</p> <p>Orange slices are something G loves! She can grab them easily and likes to suck the juice out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1349092 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:50:27 +0000 Pepper 1349092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I gave LO a hunk of banana this morning... He gnawed off a little piece, looked horrified and spit it out! Haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1348810 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:00:45 +0000 Pepper 1348810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: I know! I bought puffs but I'm still too nervous! The ones I bought don't melt that quickly. I broke one into 1/4 (I'm such a scaredy cat) and he spit it out, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1348552 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:55:52 +0000 JoJoGirl 1348552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did banana and avocado before purees and she loved them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1348548 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:53:56 +0000 yellowbird 1348548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: scrambled eggs and anything soft are good. I just cut things up really small. Also I steamed until very soft! Carrots, bananas, avocado. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1348473 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:17:17 +0000 swedishfish 1348473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: I cannot believe they are almost 7 months old! Are you going to introduce puffs soon? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347972 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:06:06 +0000 Pepper 1347972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: He's only eating 3 meals as of recently. The pediatrician said to go for it since he likes eating so much! She's not behind :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347963 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:02:15 +0000 swedishfish 1347963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: he's eating 3 meals of purees a day? I feel like R is behind in everything...she's eating 2 meals a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347958 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:00:40 +0000 cmomma17 1347958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with (in order) banana, avocado, oatmeal, and sweet potato. We offer big chunks. Have fun with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347912 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:46:16 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1347912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't be nervous! Like others' said: gagging is ok! I would have an internal panic attack every time he started gagging, but I'd count up to 10 or so to let him work it out. He always did and he only gagged 2-3 times.</p> <p>It can be so much fun! I hope you both enjoy it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347753 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:46:53 +0000 immabeetoo 1347753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: don't be scared! have fun with it. try to remember that gagging is GOOD - he is learning how to manipulate food in his mouth, and bite off the right sizes. I think it's best to start with big chunks so he can bite off instead of small pieces- like a whole banana, pear slices, avocado slices, bread soaked in soup or puree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347736 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:43:07 +0000 Pepper 1347736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These are great suggestions, thanks!</p> <p>@MrsRoo: I think that will be my first step... Just a pile of avocado or sweet potato to see what he does with it. </p> <p>@mskeee: Wow, that's impressive! You're inspiring me to be a bit braver :)</p> <p>@heartonastring: Very interesting! Makes sense that his gag reflex is towards the front if his mouth... That would explain why he barely puts his hands in his mouth and he's gagging. I do think I'd confuse gagging for choking, so that's a good point. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347729 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:39:17 +0000 danda 1347729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're a few weeks in to BLW that we started a week shy of 6 months. We started with banana, ripe pear, and broccoli - big hits! Tonight I gave her oven roasted sweet potato fries and she loved them! Some others we've done but with less actual consumed due to difficulty holding or consuming were asparagus, green beans, cantaloupe, steamed carrot, and cucumber. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347721 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:35:27 +0000 Smurfette 1347721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Banana and avocado </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347715 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:30:55 +0000 heartonastring 1347715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're better to give him table food sooner rather than later, as his gag reflex will be closer to the front of his mouth now. So he can learn to manage chunks of food now, and then later, when his gag reflex is further back (and therefore more prone to choking) he will already know how to manage food.</p> <p>We started with avocado, sweet potato, kiwi still on the skin (they'll suck the fruit off the skin), chunks of broccoli (it naturally comes with a built in 'handle'). </p> <p>Cut everything into spears/French fry sized pieces. It's definitely nerve wracking at first, but they learn very quickly. Read up on the difference between gagging and choking and don't panic if he gags (and he will). Gagging is good, it teaches them how to manage food and shows that their gag reflex is working, which is what will prevent them from choking.</p> <p>Have fun with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347702 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:26:33 +0000 cheert16 1347702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Avocado! Cut into long pieces (so they can be held) he would chew off pieces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347691 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:20:24 +0000 Rockies11 1347691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's 6 months and I feed her whatever is on my plate that's soft or is in big enough chunks that she won't choke on a small bit, so she's eaten a lot of stuff! Broccoli, sweet potatoes, pasta, pickles, apples, bananas, mangos, potato, eggs, chicken, corned beef, etc. She doesn't swallow a whole lot of food yet, but she loves just yanking stuff off my plate. She's def gagged a few times, but then she spits it back out, so it actually increases my confidence she won't choke. She's gagged more eating chunky purees than table food. Don't be scared! It's fun, and a much lazier way of doing it to boot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347688 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:18:36 +0000 MrsRoo 1347688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started LO with avocado, sweet potato and then banana. It's definitely nerve racking at first! I was on the edge of my seat and patting her back constantly, lol. She got the hang of it really quickly though and eats just about anything we do now!<br /> If he already eats purées and you're super nervous, just give him a pile of chunky mashed sweet potato, avocado or something and let him play with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347668 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:14:10 +0000 sslm 1347668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with peas, chunks of very soft squash, and kidney beans (cut in half). She gagged the first few days but then was fine! We did that around 7 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347657 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:11:02 +0000 Ra 1347657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far I've given B banana, avacado, carrot, and broccoli. He pretty much just plays with it or feeds the dogs. He will eat it if I put it in his mouth but he would rather use the food as fingerpaint. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/table-food-at-7-months#post-1347628 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:02:29 +0000 Pepper 1347628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is close to 7 months (crazy), and I'd love to start giving him little bits of table food/BLW style but I'm a bit nervous! What did you start with? He's already eating three meals of purees a day and loves them. I'm a little worried about choking/gagging though! </p> <p>What did you start LO with at this age? Scrambled egg? Avocado? Banana? Any tips? Tell me to stop being nervous! Haha. </p>