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My son is 9 months (7.5 adjusted-age) and he chokes/pukes up when he eats those disolvable rice cake things, and banana. He can't grasp the concept of eating and is stuck on stage 2 purees. I know every kid is different and all, but when do I worry? 
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Gagging is a good skill. It prevents them from actually choking. Practicing more foods will help it get better. He will learn to chew it better before swallowing

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It can take them a bit to make the chewing connection.
Are you demonstrating chewing? 
I’m not trying to patronize you...I hope that’s not how it comes off.
So whatever food I’m giving him, I will take it and do a dramatic bite and chew a lot. He will then copy me.
For awhile he would chew and spit out. Now he’s swallows.
It *could* just be him used to swallowing purées and he needs more practice learning that other foods need chewed more.
Gagging is noisy, can be red face, lots of spit...
Is he doing that? Or blue, silent? True choking?
 I’m sorry, i can imagine it must be really stressful to be in that situation. 🤞🏼 fingers crossed he gets it soon. 
River took a long time to get past his gag reflex. Some barely gag and others gag A LOT.

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We do small bites of stuff and not purees but my son often "chokes" and I have to have the pieces very small. He mashes it well tho. He even "chokes" sometimes w his bottle and we are only using size 2 nipple! I haven't talk to ped about it or anything yet

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I think you just keep slowly trying he just not ready yet and it’s nothing to worry about . I think if he was closer to a year then maybe but he will get it . I think this is one of those things that his adjusted age really counts for!

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I wouldn’t really but worried but could it be a sensory thing?? Mention to his per and see what they say!

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My girl sometimes chokes over puffs 😆 which I didn’t think was possible. She gets scared and opens her mouth and doesn’t chew.
But for some reason she does better with a big piece of food because she’s holding it 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m not sure why it’s easier that way for her

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Mine was like that. I waited it out until he was ready. I chew with him if he starts to choke and he's like oh ok and he chews again and is fine. Mine was born at 40weeks. He is slow when it comes to food and that's ok.

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