Is anyone familiar with these? Have you used one for your baby? How long did it take for them to realize it was food inside? My daughter is 6 months old and we have been trying to get her to use it for about a week now and she is convinced it's a toy. Any suggestions?
2007-06-18 08:59:37 · 16 answers · asked by Ruby Tuesday 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Love those bags! Yep, I use them all the time with our now 10 month old son... (he has sensitive-gag reflex issues for chunk foods so we are slowly having to introduce chunkier solid foods). We started using it around the time he was 6 months old though. I just take it and stick the end of it in his mouth... Once he tastes it, he is all about getting the whole bag into his mouth! Haha!
What are you putting in it? We first did banana for a long time... he loved that... and it was usually followed by a bath! We've also put avocado in it, cut-up grapes, cut-up cucumber, cut-up melon....
She'll come around... give her time. :)
2007-06-18 09:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a toy! My daughter took awhile to get the "right part" in her mouth and then didn't like the flavor of that part so now won't go back to it!
The feeder bags are hit or miss some kids can do it and love it others never figure it out. You can try putting a little something you know the baby likes on the outside of the bag and putting that in the mouth as an initial treat to help figure it out!
Good luck!
2007-06-18 09:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there,
I just looked them up on the net and I am really impressed! What a great idea. I wish that there had been such a thing when my children were babies. I think that they would really be wonderful when a baby was teething. It seems to me that a frozen banana would be a real treat for a teething baby.
The next time I am looking for a gift for a new baby I know what I will be buying. These look great!
Thanks for your question!
I don't see any drawbacks since the baby would already be old enough to sit up when he or she gets one of these. Unless you had a parent who deliberately misused them by giving them to a baby that was too young I can not forsee any problems with such a thing.
Love and Blessings
Lady Trinity~
2007-06-18 09:57:54 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Trinity 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was more like 9 months old when he used his. Then, he didn't use it for long. By 12 months, he wouldn't use them at all, but prefered his food cut up in small pieces to eat by fingers.
The food inside my not be flavorful enough for her to realize it's edible. Otherwise, it just hasn't clicked yet. Give her time and kudos for using the mesh bags. It sooooo reduces choking risks.
2007-06-18 09:03:36 · answer #4 · answered by ladyscott 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our daughter loved it, and used it until her first teeth came in, at which point she kept putting holes in the bags.
A friend of mine had the same problem you're having. Have you tried mushing the food up a bit and offering the bag to her instead of handing it to her? This way she tastes the food, then picks it up.
Some babies just end up not liking those things either due to the texture of the bags, or wanting to be spoon fed.
Good luck!
2007-06-18 09:14:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had one that the little bag was attached to what looked like a pacifier base. He was uninterested in some of the foods that I tried but I just kept trying different foods and some he loved like cantaloupe, strawberries, bananas and sweat potatoes.
Keep trying different things and you might find her favorites.
2007-06-18 09:04:30 · answer #6 · answered by New England Babe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at 6 months she might be a little too young to grasp what it is. I used one for my kids but didn't start until about 9 or 10 months old. Loved them
2007-06-18 09:29:09 · answer #7 · answered by SexyMamaTo3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put sliced bananas in it and then squished it out of the mesh a bit so my daughter would be able to taste the banana right from the start. After that, she figured out for herself how to work the fruit, biscuits or whatever out of it. ;)
Good Luck!
2007-06-18 09:09:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My 5 month old has one and he loves it. I freeze apples or bannana in it. He kinda thinks its a toy but puts it in his mouth quickly and then its all over. They are kinda messy but they're great because they can't choke on anything and its good for teething.
2007-06-18 12:19:55 · answer #9 · answered by Erica J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i tried them and gave up quickly. They are too hard to clean and she didn't have a clue what was in them. I should have tried them when she was older, but she had so many teeth that she didn't really need them. i was told to put them in the dishwasher to make them a little softer. if you are trying fresh fruit, try stuff she can gum. banana, pears, fruit puffs, very small bites of peach, etc. good luck!
2007-06-18 09:06:04 · answer #10 · answered by Sarah K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋