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RegalBeagle
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Can you start finger foods if your baby has no teeth?
My DD will be 9 months tomorrow and we will be going to the DR.
The last time I was there she told me I can start finger foods at 9 months. That scares me though.
If you did start finger foods, what did yiou giv your baby?
Thanks
Message edited 6/14/2011 9:35:22 PM.
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Re: Can you start finger foods if your babay has no teeth?
Yes - they use their gums to mash up the food. Have you tried cheerios or puffs yet?
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Porrruss
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Re: Can you start finger foods if your babay has no teeth?
Absolutely! Their gums are hard enough for them to mash soft foods.
I've always started with:
bananas
mashed or cubed avodado (very ripe)
cheerios
small bits of cheese
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RegalBeagle
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Re: Can you start finger foods if your baby has no teeth?
Thank you...dumb question, but finger foods are snacks, not meals right?
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mrskmurphy
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Re: Can you start finger foods if your baby has no teeth?
My neice has only 1 tooth and eats everything. Chicken, waffles, etc. Go for it!! :)
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Re: Can you start finger foods if your baby has no teeth?
Posted by RegalBeagle
Thank you...dumb question, but finger foods are snacks, not meals right?
Finger foods are pretty much anything babies can pick up with their fingers 
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Hofstra26
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Re: Can you start finger foods if your baby has no teeth?
Absolutely. My DD had NO teeth until she turned one. By 6 months she was eating all kinds of table foods.............puffs, pancakes, scrambled eggs, pasta, shredded chicken, meatballs, meatloaf, etc. Their "gumming" is as strong as actual chewing and since they aren't eating anything they needs to be torn and broken down, like steak, they don't need teeth to eat a variety of table foods.
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CrankyPants
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Re: Can you start finger foods if your baby has no teeth?
Definitely, like everyone else said, they use their gums.
I had to explain it to my MIL because she asked me the same thing when she saw me feeding DS table foods. He didn't get any teeth until he was 13 or 14 months. It's not like the 1 or 2 front teeth they get will really help them chew-they might not get molars until they are 2 and you can't really wait until then to move to table foods.
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jteach
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Re: Can you start finger foods if your baby has no teeth?
DD is 6 months and our ped said we can start now. I am PETRIFIED lol
Anyone have any suggestions for what would be the easiest to start with?
TIA
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Linda1003
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Re: Can you start finger foods if your baby has no teeth?
DS refused pureed food by 8 moths.. he was eating everything,, pasta...soft veggies.. without teeth..
no need for teeth at all!!
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dani731
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Re: Can you start finger foods if your baby has no teeth?
Definitely my DS did not get his 1st tooth until he was 13 months old. He was eating chicken and steak long before then
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jlk51496
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Re: Can you start finger foods if your baby has no teeth?
Posted by Linda1003
DS refused pureed food by 8 moths.. he was eating everything,, pasta...soft veggies.. without teeth..
no need for teeth at all!!
same thing here with my DS
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