At what age did you start giving you Lo’s hand-foods?

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Such as a full French fry, a cracker, cookie, etc. My 8.5 month old loves jar food and we usually give him very little bites of whatever we are eating...he’s also had the baby snacks like the yogurt melts, baby rice cakes and the little baby cookies that dissolve. He does well with them...altho the rice cakes he once tried to shove the whole thing in his mouth and gagged hisself...which is why I am scared to attempt letting him be more independent with his food! He gets mad when we eat and grunts and growls and wants his own😂I’m just so afraid of him choking! How did y’all go about transitioning over to bigger foods like such and what age did y’all start?!

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I skipped purées entirely because I wanted her to experience textures. We started giving her whatever we are eating a 6 mo. She does great and can feed herself. She gets her own plate at meals and that keeps her entertained so that we can enjoy our meals in relative peace. We don’t feed her junk food of any kind (why would a baby need that?). She loves tomatoes, fruits of all kinds, green beans and lots of other veggies, cheese, peanut butter, fish and other meats, you name it. She does not like eggs for some reason, but we will keep trying.

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Our daughter has had scrambled eggs, some pasta, a French fry (unsalted), some chicken breast, strawberries, bananas, avocado, and peaches. Probably more that I’ve forgotten lol. She gets purées daily and we try to introduce a new finger food weekly. She’s done great with them so far! No gagging or choking and she’s good about keeping the mess on the high chair tray. Her pediatrician said as long as it can be easily squished between your fingers, she can gum it!

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7m we started doing some food that we also eat. I suggest following a BLW group, it’s very helpful to know how to cut things and the sizes based on age. Tinsley pretty much loves all food- but won’t feed herself so it’s frustrating to have to do hand over hand or hold it for her. I still give her mostly purées and then 1-2 things for her to practice with. I would say broccoli and fish are her favorites.

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6 months with healthy things that we're eating. No refined sugar, no honey, no chips/untoasted bread, no uncooked meat or eggs. Watch the sodium - babies should have absolutely no more than 400mg per day. Gagging is normal, it's how they learn how to eat.

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I’ve been starting now and with some softer items. 
I have a daughter who’s 15 months older than her baby brother so he wants to do everything she does. He is going to be 8 months in a couple days and he will not eat baby food anymore. He gets mad and tries to get to her food or my food. 
So we’ve been giving like: mini pancakes, small pieces of watermelon, belvita crackers, thin peach slices, penne pasta, etc.
He does choke on it sometimes but he recovers quickly and tends to just get a little red faced. But at this point I can’t like not give him regular food. Lol he gets so mad if we are eating real food and he’s not. Just sit nearby and keep an eye on him. Also I trick I learned with my first if you lift their arms up it helps open their airway and it distracts them so much that they tend to quit coughing pretty fast.

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I started at six months with BLW and some purées. He’s great at feeding himself and open to all textures. 🥰

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6 months

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My daughter eats a lower salt version of what we eat since about 6.5 months. Although we started a bit too early with solids at 4 months.

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My pediatrician said let her have what she wants, her development is far enough that it becomes our personal preference. The only thing we were told not to give is honey and real milk, otherwise we were told to start introducing allergen foods, the sooner the better.

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I started around 5/6 months and now my baby eats entirely on her own which is wonderful because I can continue to prepare dinner while watching her eat!

At what age did you start giving you Lo’s hand-foods?

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