Making Chunky Solids for a Toothless 10-Month Old

My 10 month only has 3 teeth. I break off pieces of bananas about 3 inches long and let him feed himself. (very messy) He also very good with goldfish crackers. I tried 3rds baby food. He doesn't like the chunks but has no problem eating food i mash up. I have a baby food mill. They sell them at babies r us and baby depot. You can also use a food processor if you have one. You can freeze it in batches. Most baby stores sell 1oz freezing trays. I recommend the ones One Step Ahead sells. They are packs of stackable 2oz containers.

Our son was late in getting teeth, too. But, I remember taking him to Arby's when he was 8 months-old on our way to pick my husband up from the airport and putting some of the roast beef in front of him (along with baby food). He LOVED it. So, that's when I knew he was OK to have things like that.

I'd recommend trying things like slices (thin) of apple/pear that he can gnaw with his gums. Also, frozen mixed vegetables are great because they're cut small (carrots may need to be cut) and are soft enough for them to gum.

At that age, we were giving our kids American cheese (we'd get the white American from the deli at the grocery store) and break it into small pieces for them.

We'd also over cook noodles that were easy for them to gum to help them learn to chew.

We didn't do this, but I wish we had: hard boiled eggs. The whites, in particular, are really easy for them to mash between their gums.

As long as you're there to help in the event they're having trouble, I'd feel comfortable with most foods you're eating. The exception, of course, would be things like grilled chicken, steak that really require the molars to chew.

My almost ten month old son has four teeth and I am still wary of feeding him table food. I'll let him eat cooked carrots and potatoes when we are eating them. I don't give him roast, chicken. I do cut up pieces of sliced deli turkey and he loves feeding himself it. I will also cook chicken nuggets and cut the breading mostly off and he likes that. I think it depends on the kid though. My son took alot of convincing to eat baby food, and he still breastfeeds alot. My sisters kid though refused to eat baby food past ten months and would eat anything they ate and was off the bottle by 13 months. So it varies greatly child to child.

My son was on table food at 10 months old and he only had 3 teeth. They can chew with their gums. We just gave him whatever we were eating - and yes, that included meats!

You can continue the jarred foods, but maybe move into stage 3. He will mush the foods by gumming them. You can give him cooked carrots, squash, potato, sweet potato, etc. Just nothing stringy. The squash was my daughters favorite. As for the meet, I would give him the jarred foods until he has more teeth.

My 10 month old has no teeth. I've always made his food. I steam a bunch of veggies and then blend up (maybe add a touch of water if too thick) and freeze in ice cube trays. Only have to make it about once a month. Fruits I don't steam but prepare the same way. I steamed it with a pot that had a steam basket in it, and used a regular blender. Easy, and lots less expensive.