I know this has kind of been discussed recently

but I want to start trying new foods with DS. He is 6 1/2 months but he has not teeth. What can I give him with no teeth? TIA

Re: I know this has kind of been discussed recently

what foods do you have in mind?

Message edited 4/19/2007 3:28:52 PM.

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Well I see some of you posting that you give your 6 month old cheese, crackers, bread. I can't see how he can eat this stuff without teeth. Or am I just being over Neurotic?

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DS has no teeth and is 3 days shy of 7 months and I have been feeding him:

pasta w/sauce
pastina
mashed potato's
chicken w/chicken broth to make it more moist
veggies
eggs/scrambled
end of Italian bread (no seeds)
cheese

Message edited 4/19/2007 3:35:00 PM.

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Nope...he doesnt gag. If anything I cant feed him fast enough!!! My boy LOVES to eat and LOVES food!


ETA: I cut whatever he is eating up in tiny pieces and I always make sure it isnt dry...

ex: I put some broth on the chicken


The end of the bread,,,he just knaws on it and when it gets to soft, I take it away~

Message edited 4/19/2007 3:39:46 PM.

Re: I know this has kind of been discussed recently

If you dont feel comfortable giving your son things other people are feeding, I would wait.

I keep saying to DH I want to try gerber puffs and cheerios, even though my boys have teeth, he says we should wait.

Go with your gut feeling, not what others are doing

Message edited 4/19/2007 3:45:01 PM.

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Posted by Diane

If you dont feel comfortable giving your son things other people are feeding, I would wait.

I keep saying to DH I want to try gerber puffs and cheerios, even though my boys have teethe, he says we should wait.

Go with your gut feeling, not what other sare doing

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Thanks

I really want to try something though b/c he likes to eat rather than drink his bottles.

What is pastina?

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Posted by jessbaby

Thanks

I really want to try something though b/c he likes to eat rather than drink his bottles.

What is pastina?

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I have given DD puffs and a few cherios...she has no teeth!

I think I will try pastina and cheese this week

Re: I know this has kind of been discussed recently

it may ease ur mind to know that children esp babies have really good gag reflex, so dont be nerous- i was nervous at first too....what i usually did was put everything in the cuisinart mini food prep processor, and gave her all that stuff first (peas, carrots, beans, potatoes, chicken....) and YES, pastini rules and DD still loves it, so to make it even healthier, i put grinded chicken or broccoli or cauliflower with it....good luck!

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You may want to ease into it with mashed food & then move up to less mashed food.

I introduced food very late in the game with my son (at 8 mos). He had this major gag reflex every time we tried food that wasn't completely mashed. He couldn't get used to having lumpy or real food for a while.

I do agree that if you're not comfortable then go with your instincts.

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DD would rather have adult food then baby food. Within the past few weeks she has gotten 2 teeth. They aren't all the way in yet, so they arent doing much. However, even prior to the teeth I was giving her anything that was safe and anything she showed interest in. They are learning to "chew" with their gums and can do a good job breaking up pieces like that. I just make sure what I give her is a small enough size.

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First of all I want to say that I am a big believer in that in order for young babies to learn to chew and to move food into the back of their mouths and into their throats, there has to be gagging and spluttering involved. Of course, use your common sense. But I would keep trying if your child gags, if they can't handle it, it will come right out!

I started giving my son rice cakes when he was 5 months old, sometimes he just held them, sometimes he sucked on them but I felt it was good practice for him to put it in his mouth. He sometimes gagged, once he even threw up, but it helped him to learn how to eat.

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Thank you everyone. I think I will give it a try this weekend.