What should I do ?

Question

Since I’m a first time mommy I really don’t know what to do.. 
 My son is 9 months and 2 weeks old and he don’t have no teeth yet but he’s wanting to try my foods all the time.. I get told from family to allow it, it will expand his plate.. but last time he choked and it scared me so bad ! ( never done that again !) I haven’t tried him on none of the finger food melts.. should I try him on them ? Am I letting my fear get in the way of him trying new foods ? Or should I wait till he gets teeth in to let him try the food melts (For babies) ? 
  No bashing please.

Answer

Did he choke or gag?
Because gagging is normal and can happen frequently to begin with it's how they stop themselves from choking.
He doesn't need teeth to eat finger food, if it's soft enough to squish between your fingers then he'll have no problem squashing it with his gums, they are rather hard as all the teeth are under them. Also cut up smooth round things like grape's, blueberry's and tomatoes as they are a choking hazard.
Maybe start simple like banana or avocado fingers as there really soft.
Or baby crisps as they're designed to dissolve in the mouth.

This is the sort of thing my daughter has for lunch, she has two teeth now but even before then she would happily gum everything.

What should I do ?

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