Sippy Cup / Bottle/food

Try changing to a different sippy cup and see if it helps. It might just be a fast flow cup. We had to switch a few times too.
As for the bottle the recommended age is around a year old, but I think its ok for a few more months. You can start by weaning from the bottle by making it only at night for a bit if you think it'll be h*** o* her.

Lastly Cheerios are perfectly safe, they melt in the mouth. There are also Gerber puffs that kids love.

I agree with the previous poster, that you need to try out a couple of different sippy cups. It is now the perfect time to get her off the bottle. Cheerios are perfectly fine. Another good snack are the Baby Mum Mum's from Hot Kid (they are like a rice cracker).

My daughter got some sippy cups that have a flow valve... you can use it two ways, for fast release, and slow release.... maybe look for one that has a dual valve? As she gets used to drinking from a sippy cup, switch the valve to the faster flow...

And she is VERY ready for finger foods..... there are some Gerber Yogurt puffs of some kind that are very yummy, and they dissolve, too.... they are a dried puff of yogurt... it reminds me of the freeze-dried astronaut ice cream you can get, too.

I wouldn't worry too much about the bottle. At that age, our pediatrician said as long as she wasn't falling asleep with a bottle in her mouth, it was fine. You probably want to shoot for being done with bottles within the next year. Keep trying the sippy-if she's choking it may be coming out too fast. Try a different cup-have you tried a straw cup? I would say at 1 she can handle cheerios, if she's had other solids? If you are worried, try the Gerber puffs-they dissolve quicker. At one my daughter was eating lots of finger foods. You can try pieces of cheese, cut up fruit, black beans, pieces of avocado, graham crackers, etc.

My kids loved using cups with straws. I think they are easier to use than some sippy cups. Also, I agree with some others about getting the soft almost melt baby foods. Gerber puffs and yogurt melts are my 10 month old's favorite.

I took my daughter off her bottle before she was ready to give it up and she sucked her fingers almost her entire childhood. Her jaw is recessed and her profile is horrible. Her chin is nearly non existent. All because I thought everyone else knew better than I did and said she needed to be off it. She also fell and hurt a tooth.

My grandson that is 5 took his bottle until he was close to 2 1/2. He brought it to me one day after nap time and just handed it to me and said he wanted a tippy cup. I said okay and that was that.

We have weak enamel and therefore he had some cavities. The pediatric dentist said much of our tooth issues is genetic and whether they stay on the bottle or not has little to do with cavities or no cavities.

I think if your little on needs to suck on something that a bottle or a binky is the best option. Otherwise they may find a finger or thumb to soothe themselves.

As for food and other stuff I think that you are considering are okay for toddlers that are 12 months to 24 months. There are many different snacks out there that melt in their mouths almost instantly and are not choke hazards.

Lots of foods are choke hazards though. Do not give the little one Peanut butter yet unless it is very very very very thin, like see through thin. This will help it to not gum up in their mouth and choke them.

Raisins, marshmallows, grapes, nuts, etc...are all foods that should not be given to toddlers. It you do any food it should be in pieces less than 1/4 of an inch. This will help keep them from choking on it.

I think you might do better to google choke hazard foods for babies. This will give you good lists to go by that are well researched.

We got rid of the bottle at 1 year..I just threw it all away.. I talked about how for her birthday all of the bottles would be gone and she would "get to drink from a a sippy cup".. there were no problems.

Our daughter would ask to drink from our cups, so we knew she was ready,,

Sippy cups come with all sorts of sippers.. Just try some different things.

I know some moms just give their children small cups and their children do fine with that.

By 1 our daughter had teeth, so yes, she was eating cheerios , fruits, veggie that had been cooked and cut up into small pieces. .I still watched her eat just to make sure she was fine.. but she never had any problems.