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jerseypanda
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Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
OK, so now that we have been giving DS more and more table foods now, I am starting to have a whole new fear that does not revolve around choking on the food...
My new fear is that I am not feeding him enough. Does anyone else ever feel like this? When I was feeding him pureed food, I knew how many ice cubes he was getting. I knew how much cereal he was getting because I measured it out. Now with the table food, I am just not sure.
I suppose in posting this and writing it out, I am starting to answer my own question... I could just measure out how much food I am giving him.
Just looking to see if anyone else had these same crazy thoughts as me!!! 
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Posted 10/1/08 10:14 AM  |
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Re: Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
You're not crazy. I have no idea how much he is eating. Half od it ends up on the floor or in the high chair. But sometimes I think I am overfeeding him.
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DanaRenee
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Re: Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
I feed him until he doesn't want any more. They stop when they're full! My friends do the same.
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| Posted 10/1/08 10:20 AM |
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leighla
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Re: Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
Posted by DanaRenee
I feed him until he doesn't want any more. They stop when they're full! My friends do the same.
Me too. Logan will very clearly tell me when he doesn't want anymore.
He's a great eater (knock on wood) so I'm not worried.
The biggest issue was finding the schedule that worked right for us.
I found that when I was doing dinner at 5:00 he fussed and turned it down - he just wasn't hungry enough yet.
6:00 dinner goes over much better and I know he's getting enough.
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| Posted 10/1/08 10:25 AM |
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Elbee
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Re: Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
I feel the same way! That is why I still feed him cereal, and some jar foods.
DS gets bored of 'chewing' if dinner takes too long (i.e. red meat, chicken, real pasta), so at least I know he is getting his nutrition through cereal & purees still.
If it's something I know goes down easy like meatballs, meatloaf, potatoes, etc - I will skip the baby food -- otherwise I still offer it first 
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itsbabytime
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Re: Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
Posted by DanaRenee
I feed him until he doesn't want any more. They stop when they're full! My friends do the same.
Honestly maybe I am missing something but this does not work for us (and I wish it did b/c I have the same worries as jerseypanda). The reason being that this is how our feedings go - DS will feed himself the food I chop up and put in front of him - until he gets bored - then he starts throwing it all on the floor. Now with food I feed him with the spoon - he needs constant entertainment or he will not even open his mouth - like stories or games or little toys while I feed him. And, at that point, many times he will just eat and eat as long as he is entertained. Now - sometimes I used to think to myself maybe he is not hungry and that is why he won't eat...well, every time i stopped at this point he woke up in the middle of the night starving and guzzled a bottle...
So, I'm not sure what to do myself (sorry to hijack)...sometimes I worry that I am overfeeding him but then an hour later after his meal he will guzzle 6-7 oz of milk so if he was stuffed he wouldn't do that right?
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| Posted 10/1/08 10:38 AM |
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DanaRenee
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Re: Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
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Posted by DanaRenee
I feed him until he doesn't want any more. They stop when they're full! My friends do the same.
Honestly maybe I am missing something but this does not work for us (and I wish it did b/c I have the same worries as jerseypanda). The reason being that this is how our feedings go - DS will feed himself the food I chop up and put in front of him - until he gets bored - then he starts throwing it all on the floor. Now with food I feed him with the spoon - he needs constant entertainment or he will not even open his mouth - like stories or games or little toys while I feed him. And, at that point, many times he will just eat and eat as long as he is entertained. Now - sometimes I used to think to myself maybe he is not hungry and that is why he won't eat...well, every time i stopped at this point he woke up in the middle of the night starving and guzzled a bottle...
So, I'm not sure what to do myself (sorry to hijack)...sometimes I worry that I am overfeeding him but then an hour later after his meal he will guzzle 6-7 oz of milk so if he was stuffed he wouldn't do that right?
yeah i dont know, i guess everyone varies and you have to figure out what the "tricks" are! When DS throws food on the floor I offer him something else incase he just doesn't like what I gave him. If he continues, I do stop feeding him. Every baby is going to be different but you'll (the OP) figure it out!!!
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| Posted 10/1/08 10:46 AM |
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lbelle821
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Re: Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
Posted by leighla
I found that when I was doing dinner at 5:00 he fussed and turned it down - he just wasn't hungry enough yet.
6:00 dinner goes over much better and I know he's getting enough.
This is a great point!
Matthew doesn't give me any eating problems and I actually fear that I overfeed him so the first time he starts to play or reject food I take him out of his highchair right away. He'll let me know if he is hungry. Plus he gets 8 oz of milk before bed so I figure there is no way he's still hungry by then.
But to Lauren's point, it is important to space out correctly, especially if they're getting late snacks. At daycare matthew gets a small 3:30 snack. So at 5 he's not as hungry to eat a full meal but closer to 6 he's worked up to it because we've spent the hour playing and moving around to work him up to it.
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itsbabytime
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Re: Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
Posted by DanaRenee
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Posted by DanaRenee
I feed him until he doesn't want any more. They stop when they're full! My friends do the same.
Honestly maybe I am missing something but this does not work for us (and I wish it did b/c I have the same worries as jerseypanda). The reason being that this is how our feedings go - DS will feed himself the food I chop up and put in front of him - until he gets bored - then he starts throwing it all on the floor. Now with food I feed him with the spoon - he needs constant entertainment or he will not even open his mouth - like stories or games or little toys while I feed him. And, at that point, many times he will just eat and eat as long as he is entertained. Now - sometimes I used to think to myself maybe he is not hungry and that is why he won't eat...well, every time i stopped at this point he woke up in the middle of the night starving and guzzled a bottle...
So, I'm not sure what to do myself (sorry to hijack)...sometimes I worry that I am overfeeding him but then an hour later after his meal he will guzzle 6-7 oz of milk so if he was stuffed he wouldn't do that right?
yeah i dont know, i guess everyone varies and you have to figure out what the "tricks" are! When DS throws food on the floor I offer him something else incase he just doesn't like what I gave him. If he continues, I do stop feeding him. Every baby is going to be different but you'll (the OP) figure it out!!!
Yeah I WISH DS was that easy! I even asked the ped about this at his one year visit b/c I am always second guessing - is he hungry not hungry...anyway, my ped said he had the same situation with his daughter until she was 5 
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| Posted 10/1/08 10:49 AM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
Once Lucas starts playing with his food or throwing it on the floor  I take it away and he is done.
I remember worrying that he wasn't getting enough but you'll get more comfortable very quickly. They tend to reach out when they want more and throw it around when they are done...they give you signs.
My best indicator continues to be his doctor appts - once they are mobile they thin out a bit and that made me even more worried...but the doc was good with his numbers so we stay on course.
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| Posted 10/1/08 11:04 AM |
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Re: Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
DS throws his food before he is done. I think he is sharing with the dog.
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WoodIAm
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Re: Transition to table food fear... and it's not fear of choking!!!
I always feel that way. Mostly about vegetables. Every once in a while I give him the stage 2 veggies just to make sure he gets some.
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