Haiz, Alicia refuses food fed via spoon. She'd be mostly alright with the stuff i feed via hand though. So i've gotta figure out what stuff to feed via hand for the time being. Going crazy...
What carbo to give besides porridge and cereal?
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VroomVroomBoys
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Erm ... if it's any consolation to you, Seamus only learnt to eat neatly with his fork/spoon set after he learnt about peer pressure in his classes at pre-school earlier this year. Prior to that, we were ok with him creating a big mess during his meal-times ... where using his hands was no taboo.snowbear said:
For the macaroni in cheese or just the cheese alone (when you are trying out), it's actually quite ok to let Alicia feed herself with her own hands ... if she's not quite ready for that yet, then your hands would do just fine too.
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She brings everything she touches into her mouth except food. *faint* Maybe the Gerber puffs are too small and she doesn't know how to put it into her mouth. She'd pick the puff up, hold it in her hand but not put it in the mouth. Yet she's super keen on it when i bring it near her mouth. Dunno leh. I'm so tired and frustrated.
VroomVroomBoys
Alpha Male
Sounds like she is enjoying her food ... it's just that her motor skills at the joints (of her fingers) still not quite fully developed yet, so she gets frustrated too when she can't quite put the food in her mouth. Happened to Seamus too.snowbear said:
Try getting puffs that are bigger than the Gerber ones ... alternatively, you might wanna try giving her what used to be Seamus' favourite when he was around Alicia's age: Baby Bites.
They come in 2 falvours (chicken with vegetables or carrot) ... in boxes of 24 rusks ... individually sealed packs of 2 rusks each.
In comparison, they are softer/puffier than the Keinz rusks ... which is like stone lor.
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She eats the unflavoured Baby Bites. She loves that too. I'd also give her Bellamy's rusks to chew on sometimes. I feel like a bad mum giving her so many snacks but i can't really get her to eat proper food. I'm afraid that i might be cultivating a bad habit...
autumn82
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Darling, I tried giving Iggy pasta w minced pork just now. After cooking I pureed alittle. He ate it but sometimes was like choking on it for a sec coz he just swallow it. :tlaugh:But if I puree it slightly longer, it would be fine for him.
You pureed the meat or both pasta and meat?Darling, I tried giving Iggy pasta w minced pork just now. After cooking I pureed alittle. He ate it but sometimes was like choking on it for a sec coz he just swallow it. :tlaugh:But if I puree it slightly longer, it would be fine for him.
autumn82
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I just blend both of it together. Heh. But not too fine, so he was sort of choking on it. But still finished it. Heh.
which type of pasta did you use? You cooked the pasta and meat in broth?I just blend both of it together. Heh. But not too fine, so he was sort of choking on it. But still finished it. Heh.
autumn82
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I used the tiny weeny ABC ones and cook in broth.
vonn81
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Aiyo my DD also leh...need to use hands too...porridge how to use hand my god...now i'm using another utensil...chopsticks...hai...she is ok with that...siao liao arh...
vonn81
Member
I'm like u b4...my dd also doesnt know how to put the biscuit in her mouth...always need me to feed, i've tried many times letting her take, she will just take it and smash it then throw it on the floor...i also try using my hand to guide her, she will resist.
BUT one fine day, where i nv expect her to master how to put the food into her mouth and she just did it... i gave her the gerber star biscuit she took it and i guide her to put into her mouth, she did not resist so i try a few times and she just know it after a few try...she was 11 mths...so dun worry lah...she will give u a suprise one day...lolx:err:
orange_citrus
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Can try sweet potatoes, mashed red potatoes (add some formula milk), pumpkin, oatmeal. Pasta usually for tods or older babies who has develop molars i think otherwise they'll just swallow the whole thing
I rarely gives biscuits coz lots of residues stuck in teeth, i think fruits made better snacks
I rarely gives biscuits coz lots of residues stuck in teeth, i think fruits made better snacks
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ya lor. So i stopped porridge and cereal le. Can't feed by hand...
She has put in a couple of Gerber star biscuits into her mouth before. Looks very cute. But not always successful...