Baby is 4 -1/2 months old. Eating cereal pretty well, except will sometimes push the food back out with tongue. Still learning.
2006-09-17 11:50:14 · 10 answers · asked by MSA2004 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Don't forget to get the video camera out.
2006-09-17 11:57:06 · answer #1 · answered by porkchop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be pushing the spoon in too far. I hope you are using one of those small rubber baby spoons. Also try putting less food on the spoon. It will take longer to get the feeding done, but this is all still new for the baby. So, good luck!!!!
2006-09-17 18:58:54 · answer #2 · answered by Sexiiness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
babies do this is its all about the feeling the texture of the new food quiet normal. make sure you have a bib on the baby tho as eating from here on in is going to be messy and will get more messy as time goes on. Until the baby is old enough to feed her self and has good control over the spoon
2006-09-17 18:57:30 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs Magoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most or all babies push the food out with there tongue that is perfectly normal,just make sure that the spoon is a nice soft one as to not damage the gums,the rest will come with time this is a new thing remember,and learning takes time
2006-09-17 19:00:29 · answer #4 · answered by CHRISTOPHER B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 5.5 month old daughter just started eating cereal this last week and i too had difficulties with her pushing the cereal out with her tongue. I found that if you make it very watery (abit thicker then the formula) then he will take it easier. Gradually thicken it each day until you get the thickness you and your baby are comfortable with. Pushing food out with their tongues is an involuntary reaction. They push food out with their tongues because if it is too thick they can choke on it.
2006-09-17 18:57:53 · answer #5 · answered by Jaymie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clothes off--bib on. Set them in a bouncy seat or swing but cover it with a blanket first so they don't stain the fabric of the chair. I recommend the spoons covered in rubber. They have silver spoons and plastic ones but I don't think that's very good for an infant who doesn't have teeth. The rubber covered ones are much better in my opinion.
2006-09-17 18:58:41 · answer #6 · answered by BeeFree 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats totally normal, expect that to keep happening for a while.
Just keep scooping it off the kids face and putting it back in until
they quit trying to swallow. Its a process of learning that takes a
while and is quite messy , especially when they learn to
spray it all around. Just keep your sense of humor and a lot
of wet wipes..... Like anything else, it will pass as their
appetite grows tho you will still have a problem with foods
they decide they don't like.
2006-09-17 18:56:35 · answer #7 · answered by Caiman94941 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. My best piece of advice is to strip baby to the diaper and feed her in the bathtub in the sink. Have hubby standing by with a camera!
2006-09-17 18:53:45 · answer #8 · answered by lizardmama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just dip the spoon in the cereal so it just coats the spoon and let them suck on it
2006-09-17 19:07:59 · answer #9 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kepp trying practice makes perfect.......
2006-09-17 19:30:28 · answer #10 · answered by dorada20737 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋