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Finger foods pre-6 months
Hi ladies,
I'm going to start weaning my little girl in a week or so when she's 5 months. We tried her on some puree's for a couple of days a couple of weeks ago but then she got a bit ill so we stopped, and she took to the puree really well, happily taking the spoon and giving herself the puree.
She's got great hand/eye coordination and I feel like if I gave her a very squidgy bit of carrot or something then she'd probably have good fun sucking on it. She's constantly grabbing at anything I eat near her and I'd just love to be able to actually let her have something that's not a puree, when we start.
Is there any reason that I can't give her a really overcooked piece of carrot stick or something at 5 months? I'm not suggesting she'll actually eat much of it, I'm just thinking that she'd probably enjoy it.
Kat x
I'm going to start weaning my little girl in a week or so when she's 5 months. We tried her on some puree's for a couple of days a couple of weeks ago but then she got a bit ill so we stopped, and she took to the puree really well, happily taking the spoon and giving herself the puree.
She's got great hand/eye coordination and I feel like if I gave her a very squidgy bit of carrot or something then she'd probably have good fun sucking on it. She's constantly grabbing at anything I eat near her and I'd just love to be able to actually let her have something that's not a puree, when we start.
Is there any reason that I can't give her a really overcooked piece of carrot stick or something at 5 months? I'm not suggesting she'll actually eat much of it, I'm just thinking that she'd probably enjoy it.
Kat x
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My HV has said she's impressed that Aila is now feeding herself her lunch (she has fingerfood at lunch - spoon fed at tea) as it can be a real battle to get some babies to feed themselves.
She's got great head control and already sits unaided for short periods of time so in that aspect I'm not worried.
She's also drinking from a (doidy) cup already - although with a little guidance from me - which makes me think she'll do pretty well with something like food. xx