Puff Cereals, Gerber Wagon Wheels, and those other little dissovable finger foods? My daughter is six months. She has no teeth buts sits well and has been eating baby food since she was four months.
2007-11-29 12:32:07 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My girls had the puffs at about 6 months, but I thought the wagon wheels were too hard. I tried all of them before I gave them to them. I would put them in my mouth and not chew to see how long it took for them to dissolve and the puffs dissolved almost instantly, the wagon wheels had to be chewed, so i would so def. no to those. Of course, no to anything that requires chewing at this point.
wanted to add....the grandma above is right...the sassy feeding thingy is awesome!
2007-11-29 12:50:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I started with my baby at 6 month with the gerber puffs and gave him half at a time until he got use to the texture, they dissolve very quickly and are good 1st finger food, I would wait a little longer with the wagon wheels since they are harder, but give it a try.
2007-11-29 21:54:28 · answer #2 · answered by lissette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say when she can sit up well on her own. For the people that said never they are like Cheetos....What?? I don't think so. They are not fried, not full of fat. Granted there is no nutritional value, but they are not supposed to be a meal. Mostly something to get the baby used to eating different textures, etc. They are great for busy families on the go. I used to keep them in my purse and diaper bag in case the boys got fussy while shopping, etc. They do not fill them up either, so they will still eat healthy food later. I work at a day care and we give puffs and wheels to the little ones while the bigger kids are eating their snack. They like to be at the table, and are learning from watching the other kids. Again, it is more a social thing, that does not offer nutrition, but does expose them to different tastes and textures while not filling them up with junk either. I would not give them as breakfast, but as a snack or "treat" yes.
2007-11-29 21:03:02 · answer #3 · answered by MamaB 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My son started the gerber puffs at 6 months. He was crawling. Siting by himself. And had 2 teeth. He also was on the stage 2 and 3 foods. I also started him on the zwieback toast at around that age and he really liked that. If the little one is teething freeze the toast. My son loves it. He is 8 months and has 5 teeth.
2007-11-29 20:41:59 · answer #4 · answered by Deborah P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have given them to my daughter before and she is six months old but has two teeth. They basiclly large cheerio's. I feel as if they were a waste of money and I won't be buying them again I don't think. I gave her the first one about a week ago. She just kinda naws on them and smears them all over her face and hair. :) Talk to her ped. about when to start her on finger food to get the offical answer.
2007-11-29 20:38:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my daughter had the puffs at about 7 months. They really helped her develop her "pincher" grasp. She is now almost ten months old and eats the puffs and cheerios for snack time.
2007-11-29 22:06:22 · answer #6 · answered by Hannah's mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be careful with those. The container says when your child can crawl on hands and knees with tummy OFF the floor. They can choke on them if they are too young. I have given my son the Zwieback toast and the biter biscuits. They are big enough that he cant choke. Just don't break them into smaller pieces. I tried that and my son did choke on one and I had to do the baby Heimlich maneuver. It was quite scary.
2007-11-29 20:38:33 · answer #7 · answered by alikat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It says right on the back of the container--gives readiness cues. If your daughter meets those developmental cues, she's ready. She's probably not going to be ready for at least two more months.
2007-11-29 21:07:43 · answer #8 · answered by Sit'nTeach'nNanny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
once the baby can handle solids. even though they dissolve, the baby can still choke on them before they dissolve. I think i started giving them to my daughter when she was around 9 months.
2007-11-29 20:36:45 · answer #9 · answered by superyduperymommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll second the 'never' answer. Feed your baby good food!
My daughter never had any baby food or cereal. I started her at about 6 months on mashed up bananas, avocados, and baked sweet potatoes. From there we progressed to other fruits and vegetables, plain yogurt, and tastes of things off my plate.
Here are some other ideas:
http://llli.org/NB/NBMayJun99p86.html
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/T032000.asp
2007-11-29 20:44:20 · answer #10 · answered by daa 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋