biter biscuits and gerber wagon wheels etc. bigger finger foods to chew on. he does fine with them, seemingly, but he of course tries to stick the whole thing in his mouth and it makes me crazy. he gets some big pieces and i'm afraid of him choking. am i just being overly nervous?
2006-10-31 01:22:33 · 13 answers · asked by practicalwizard 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
no, just make sure you are with him the whole time he is eating them. also make sure he has a cup of juice or water handy.
2006-10-31 01:25:56 · answer #1 · answered by bbydol221 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you're not.
If he's not eating appropriately, then it's too early to give him these things. Stick with Cheerios and maybe every 2-3 weeks try him on the bigger things.
My daughter had to go to speech therapy because of food issues just like this. Turns out she has low muscle tone and low sensitivity in her mouth.
Choking is a real concern - get Infant and Child CPR certified. Your local hospital should be able to refer you to a class you can take. I can't tell you how many times I've had to baby Heimlich my youngest. Fortunately, the therapy has cured her!
At 10 months old, many children can eat those things appropriately - gnawing on just the end. When you tell me that he pushes the whole thing in his mouth, it says to me that he may have the same problem my daughter does, or he just isn't mature enough in this department to do the baby gnaw. Talk to your pediatrician :)
Don't mean to scare you, btw...my daughter is perfectly healthy and just a few sessions with the speech therapist helped immensely.
Good luck!
2006-10-31 09:28:23 · answer #2 · answered by tagi_65 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Youre not being nervous, I worry about my daughter all of the time. She is 13 1/2 months old, and whatever it is shes eating she thinks she has to stick the whole thing in her mouth too.
2006-10-31 09:40:50 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no your not being over nervous your being a good mom the biter biscuits are good try cheerios and gerber puffs as well the puffs melt or dissolve in their mouth my son 15 months and my daughter 7 years loves them.
2006-10-31 09:32:00 · answer #4 · answered by jo_jo_baby2004 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's normal to feel worried when your child first starts eating. I was so scared when my daughter started doing this, but don't worry...if he were choking you would know soon enough.
Perhaps you could take a first aid course for children so that you would feel more confident in the event of something happening.
If something were too big though, chances are, your child would spit it out rather than try to swallow it.
2006-10-31 09:35:35 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Pamela♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The great thing about most of these products it's they dissolve, the bitter biscuit you might want to hold off on until he is better at putting smaller bits in his mouth.
2006-10-31 09:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by Jody 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you're not. My child was two when he choked on a chicken nugget and we had to call 911. He turned blue, passed out, etc. He's fine now, but it was an experience I'll never forget. Please continue to watch him. You're doing great!
2006-10-31 09:29:47 · answer #7 · answered by momof3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if I were you I would just start giving him lil pieces that you know what hurt him to much. Thats what I did for my son, and that way it will ease your mind too.
2006-10-31 09:33:07 · answer #8 · answered by homie_j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO ITS NOT BAD AT ALL. MY SON DID THE SAME THING WHEN HE WAS LIKE 6 MONTHS OLD. HE IS 11 MONTHS OLD AND IS EATING TABLE FOOD. HE IS FINE. THERE ARE MANY OUT THERE THAT DO FREAK IF IT IS THE FIRST CHILD. THEY DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!
2006-10-31 10:13:27 · answer #9 · answered by Heather H 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no you are not being overly nervous. all mothers have this fear or should when thier baby is learning to eat solid food.
2006-10-31 09:26:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋