Not concerned, just curious. When could your LOs feed themselves with finger foods? DD is a little over 6 months, and has been eating solids for a few weeks. She's all about the purees, and will play with chunks of steamed veggies and fruits on her high chair tray, but has never once put one in her mouth.
She'll open up if I have a chunk in MY hand, and she puts all kinds of other things in her mouth (toys, her own fingers, etc). Just curious when your kids made the connection!
pomegranate / 3973 posts
We started with the mesh feeder and he got that right away, filled with watermelon or banana. (at 6 months).
At 7 months he's good at bigger foods, like a banana with the skin off the top, or watermelon slices, but peas and small foods are still pretty tricky, he'd rather I give it to him, but he tries.
persimmon / 1431 posts
It was definitely after 6 months. Maybe around 7? We started with purees at 6 months, and my DD was the same, just looking and playing around with her food. I would give her finger food every now and then, and she suddenly started putting it in her mouth around 7 months, and consistently around 8 months. Now, at almost 10 months, she gets mostly finger food.
coconut / 8079 posts
Between 8 & 9 months he really got it. We put things in a mesh feeder and gave him purées and a few puffs before that.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@josina: @Pumpkin Pie: @jhd: Thanks, ladies! Good to know. I can't wait until she can do it herself! 
I think it'll be the cutest thing. Ha!
bananas / 9357 posts
She would sometimes put food in her mouth around 6-7 months but really got the hang of it around 8-9 months. around 8 months I started giving her cheerios to work on her pincer grasp and it seemed once she got better at that, she started eating more food. Plus, I like that I can cut everything up tiny for her now.
pomegranate / 3973 posts
@mfa_lady: It is so fun to watch him try to eat peas, lol. He gets it in his hand but then has a hard time getting it out of his hand into his mouth, he ends up just sucking on his fist.
persimmon / 1313 posts
A is trying but it's hilarious because she doesn't know how to open her hand to put the food in. She picks them up with fingers and thumbs, closes her hand, brings her hand to her mouth with mouth open but doesn't open her hand.
Signing "eat" to her has helped a little bit!
honeydew / 7283 posts
J is 7 months and completely refuses purees but does pretty well with finger foods. Some are easier than others but it's fun to watch him learn!
apricot / 429 posts
My girl will be 8 months old on Monday, and she just got good at putting food into her mouth in the last month.
She loves puffs, scrambled eggs, cheese, watermelon, pears, peas, and waffles.
It's so cute.
pear / 1614 posts
My DS didn't do it until 10 or 11 mos. We don't have a high chair with a tray so maybe that's why it was so late? We always put food in front of him that he was welcome to grab but he just didn't have much interest. I guess his feeding staff was too efficient.
clementine / 849 posts
We never did purees. DD started mashing food in her face (like avocado), but I'm pretty sure she didn't actually consume anything until 7 months or so.
We followed the mentality of "food before one is just for fun"
nectarine / 2132 posts
My daughter is just now getting into at 10 months! It was starting to stress me out but I guess it just took her a while to make the connection that it would satisfy her hunger. She looooved purees though!
eggplant / 11287 posts
We did BLW, so both girls started eating finger foods very early. My DD2 never even had purees, so she didn't know what she was missing out on. She was probably *really* into it around 8 months.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@mrskc: @josina: @namaste: @MrsF: @Sophs Mama: @shellio: @AmandaB8: @jmarionsmith: @Rainbow Sprinkles: Thanks, everybody! We're offering little chunks-o-solids and purees every time we sit her down to eat, so one of these days I'm sure she'll get it.
eggplant / 11861 posts
My DD still isn't putting the food into her mouth, she picks it up and plays with mouth wide open....lol
clementine / 778 posts
We started BLW at 6 months, so he basically ate what we did. He got the hang of it right away.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
We only did puree for maybe 2-3 weeks, right before she turned 6 mo. Then we did BLW where she shoved everything in her mouth, but I'd say she got better at grabbing/holding/chewing/swallowing at 7 months.
eggplant / 11861 posts
Progress???
I am watching DD play with her raspberries and green beans she has no issue picking them up but still rarely puts in mouth....lol
eggplant / 11861 posts
@autumnleaves: ohhh she is interested eats it all, just won't feed herslef...lol
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@FaithFertility: I just saw this! E is improving a tiny bit, but still can't reeeeeally get it in there. She mashes it up toward her face, but usually hits her cheek or chin.
pomegranate / 3921 posts
@FaithFertility: UPDATE: Finger feeding success! Just this week, E started feeding herself bits of stuff (and puffs) like a pro! Came out of nowhere. Woo hoo! She'll be 8 months old tomorrow.
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