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Not getting the hang of solids

Shannon - posted on 06/24/2009 ( 5 moms have responded )

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My son just turned 9 months and I am trying to get him started on peices of food, like fruits meats etc. Allthough when I try to give him such peices he either just plays with them or will try them and not chew enough and seems to choke on it! I am getting worried that I don't even want to try anymore, but I know it's something he needs to learn. Anyone have any good transitioning ideas? I have tried the stage 3 food (8+mon.) thats is just mashed up with little pieces of food in it, but he spits out the pieces and gags and just isn't interested.

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Cheri - posted on 07/01/2009

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Have you tried giving him Cheerios?! By daughter took to those very quickly!

Leigh-Anne - posted on 06/29/2009

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my son is the same way.. only eats the puffs lol hates Gerber 8 month food too prefers step 2

Sarah - posted on 06/25/2009

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there are these little gerber puff things that i "trained" my son to eat with. i don't think of them as real food, just practice foor for eating solids he can pick up. he still only makes food into his mouth about 60% of the time, but it's better than at first! (10%!). good luck!

Sam - posted on 06/25/2009

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heya my son went thru this i just put him in his highchair with loads of different foods so he could play with them all untill he found a food he wanted 2 put in his mouth lol he choked at 1st but we stuck to it and now hes eating EVERYTHIN! try 2 stay calm when he chokes as if u panic he will panic 2, hope this works :)

Lucienne - posted on 06/25/2009

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omg Shannon!

I have the exact same problem!!

Phoenix either spits the chunks out or chokes on them... its starting to do my head in, i totally freak when he chokes too.



I have been just sticking to pretty mushy stuff, just waiting til that one day he chews properly.



sorry i dont have much advice other than one day when he is about 15 he will eat everything in your house and you will be wishng he didnt!!! ha ha ha maybe?

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