How are you introducing more solids food? Like Cheerios or the melts always?

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It makes me a little nervous to start him on such little things that he could choke on what has worked best for you and your little one? Are you using just small pieces of bread?

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I've been steaming veggies in strips so they're really soft. Babies have a very forward gag reflex so they'll gag a bunch before it even gets close to their throat. She has been eating whole foods now(that have been softened) for a month now, and she has learned to keep food more forward in her mouth to chew and prevent gagging since she hates it so much. Just sit on your hands when they are gagging so they learn to fix it themselves by spitting it out. Remember gagging is loud, choking is silent.

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We’ve introduced the Gerber puffs she loves them. I recently purchased the yogurt melts but i felt they were pretty hard, she does okay if you break them up tho. Definitely don’t see myself introducing cheerios any time soon.

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I just started the melty teething wafers and my son loves them. For some reason they don't make me as nervous as the puffs, I think because it stays as one big piece for longer, when my son is rubbing it around his mouth, and by the time some breaks off it's already soft

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We’ve done puffs, mum-mums, and small pieces of soft melty breads (like the inside of a croissant) a couple times. He’s already mastered the pincer grasp and is good at chewing so I’m comfortable with it. Cheerios are a definite no at this point! I think I started them with my older daughter around nine months and started by breaking them in half, at this point they are way too hard and can’t be chewed. For this type of food I choose things that either melt or can be mushed up with his gums, if I’m not sure I try eating one without chewing it 😂

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We’ve done the Gerber Puffs and since he’s mastered those were trying the Mum Mum crackers (we break them up right now cause he somehow manages to break them with no teeth) it is nerve racking but they gotta learn somehow! For the first few I made my hubby so it while I sat in a different room so I wouldn’t freak out lol 
just remember their gag reflex is further forward then ours so they gag a lot and aren’t choking!

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I've tried the Gerber puff melts but my girl has only eaten one. Usually she spits it back out and plays with it. 
She'll get it eventually... I am paranoid, too. But they have to start somewhere.

How are you introducing more solids food? Like Cheerios or the melts always?

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