Help Terrified my baby will choke

denise007 · Sep 29, 2008 2:04PM

Hi ladies

My son is 10 months old and he loves his food, on 3 meals a day and im making things more and more lumpy but im terrified he will choke on finger foods.

I know where this fear comes from as im a nurse and once saw a patient choke to death on a piece of toast and it was the worst thing iv ever seen.

Im trying to get over this but finding it really hard to relax during meal times. Today i gave him a finger of toast and I didnt cope that well. I realise that I must give him finger foods to develop his eating skills so any advice would be so appreciated.

xx

Beebee · Sep 24, 2008 3:00AM

If it makes you feel any better you are not alone, I was obsessed with this too & sadly my son was one of those babies that will just shive as much food in until his mouth can't move so I spent alot of time trying to get it out & obsessing over him choking. One thing I found which was a big help was this;

http://www.safetots.co.uk/490.htm

You put food like toast, fruit, anything really that is solid inside it & baby can chew on it through the mesh & it stops big lumps breaking off & going down their throat.

But tbh, you have to let them learn how to eat so just make sure that all fruits are soft & ripe, toast is in small pieces rather than a big lump & never ever leave lo when eating. If they do start to choke then as a nurse you know what to do, lay them across your arm & whack on the back but tbh my son went through a gagging stage & always sorted himself out so just make sure you are on hand if the worse happens.

denise007 · Sep 29, 2008 2:04PM

Thanks for your reply Beebee, iv been trying my lo with small squares of toast and he is managing to chew them fine. I think im finally getting over my fear now that I see him chewing his food as he should.

Im not keen on trying the meshy things so will carry on giving him small bits and pieces.
xxx

Help Terrified my baby will choke

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