Dishes & Utensils: Infant
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Eating with a Spoon
Asked by L.M. from Detroit
on March 30, 2008
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how do you teach your child to eat with a spoon? She can do it, if I hand her the spoon with food on it, but to put it the food,feed herself she doesn't get it. Is it ...
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- L., My grandson is almost one and I have recently given him one of the small rubber tipped baby spoons that we dont use any more, to hold onto and dip into the fo...
- keep trying but be patient. my daughter is 27 months. and usually eats with a spoon.. but not always. it is still frustrating for her sometimes so she goes back ...
- They get it when they get it, and she will be OK. About age two is a good start. Try getting a toddler spoon, which has a handle that allows them to use a more na...
Eating with a Spoon
Asked by L.H. from Knoxville
on June 13, 2008
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I have a 4 month old little boy. Recently, our doctor told me to start him on puree foods. But he hates the spoon. I have tried a couple of different baby spoons, but ...
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- I would wait. 4 months is on the young side of the range they recommend starting solids. I'd wait another month and if you want to try it again then go ahead if not ...
- Hi, wow thats is a toughie! I'm not sure exactly what I would do in your situation but I did want to tell you that I breast fed only, no foods, until they were 6 or 7 ...
- Hi L., My suggestion would be to take it really slow, and maybe make up a little song for him when you are trying to use the spoon. My son loved Jack's Big Music Show...
Wont Eat off a Spoon
Asked by M.W. from Boston
on December 9, 2008
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okay so my son is 9 months old and he will not eat anything off a spoon. he has been doing this for a month or so. at first i thought it was a quick time thing but hes...
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- Okay first off he is only 9 months old give the kid a break! Second practice, practice, practice! Keep giving him the spoon even if he doesn't use it much just give i...
- Im interested to know what you mean by "wont" eat off a spoon. Does he turn his head, refuse to open his mouth, etc...? Im thinking that if you really want him to eat ...
- Is the spoon soft? He may have sore gums and hurt his himself and now is afraid of the spoon. Put something sweet on it like some icecream and I'm sure he'll change hi...
Using a Fork or a Spoon
Asked by R.M. from San Antonio
on October 15, 2009
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My daughter is 18 months old. She is a fairly good eater. She can feed herself like a pro (with fingers) but not with a fork or a spoon. That is where we are having...
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- I cut up the food really small and put it directly on the high chair tray. I gave her fork and let her be. Then I would eat usuing my fork and she would watch. After a...
- Hey, I see that you have all the answers...we are currently traveling with a two year old...the ONE thing that made Grandma and Grandpa happy was when I told my todd...
- Give her a REAL fork. Not one of those stupid baby forks that are good for nothing. She will not hurt herself, she will be fine. Show her how to spear the food with th...
When Should Son Feed Himself with Spoon?
Asked by A.G. from Honolulu
on January 23, 2008
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My son is 8 months old. Lately during feeding time, he's been grabbing the spoon and trying to put it in his mouth, so we (his dad and I) have been encouraging him to ...
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- of course you should let him. i agree with all the rest who answered you that your daycare giver is way off the mark. i too run a daycare and children should always ...
- I don't think there is a right or wrong answer with this one. If he wants to try to eat with a spoon at his age, what's the harm? She's probably right in that they s...
- A., As a mom I've found that there is not one way to do anything right. However, even though someone may have had 10 children, they are not the mother to your child....
Feeding My Baby
Asked by K.B. from Greensboro
on March 17, 2008
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because of my allergies a doctor advised me to solely breastfeed longer then usually recommended and i've nursed my baby-boy without giving anything else until last we...
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- My son was exclusively breastfed for the first 13 months...He found absolutely no interest in ANY foods until then....My daughter on the other hand was taking foods at...
- Most start with cereal before giving fruits and veggies. The cereal can be easier on the tummy and get him used to the new textures and flavores. I'd try rice cereal...
- Hi! I have the same exact issue (multiple food allergies run in the family and I have buku food allergies). I can tell you that it is super important that you do not ...
Feeding
Asked by S.M. from Houston
on February 18, 2008
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I have a 3 1/2 Month old girl. When is it the righ time to start feeding your child more solid foods other than cereal and juice? Right now she eats a 6oz. bottle of f...
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- I agree with S.'s advice on solids and cradle cap. Although with my son, I did end up using a very small amt of dandruff shampoo (neutrogena t-gel) and that cleared i...
- i'd wait at least 6 months. the earlier you introduce foods/juices, the more likely they will develop allergies to those foods as well as allergies in general. cradl...
- All the advice written out there say to wait till they are 4 to 6 months to introduce food. So I waited till he was a little over 5 months cause I got tired of nursing...
The Spoon Introduction.
Asked by K.C. from Elkhart
on April 7, 2007
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What's the best way to go about beginning spoon-feeding? Just go for it? Finn doesn't seem to like the spoon very much...
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- Doctors all have their suggestions, but I started feeding (by spoon) my son at about 3 months, even though the doctor disagreed with it. My mom always had great advice...
- 4 months is kinda early for solids anyway... we do spoon feeding for our 10mo when it's something like yogurt but otherwise she eats finger food or bites off our plate...
- It's probably not that he doesn't like the spoon. He's still got the tongue thrusting reflex where he will naturally push objects out of his mouth. This means that h...
When Did You Start Feeding Your Baby Cereal?
Asked by R.D. from New York
on February 16, 2011
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Hi,
When my son was a baby his pediatrician said 4 months for cereal. This was five years ago and I have heard it has moved more to six months. I am going to ask my p...
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- 4 months with my first (13 years ago)...6 with my 2nd (6 years ago) and 8 with my 3rd (we got a bit lazy lol). With my 2nd and 3rd, I skipped the store-bought stuff an...
- My Boys Ped. also said 4 months, but I started cereal at 3 1/2.
- the answer in most of the books in anywhere from 4-6 months, you should give it a shot & see how it goes. If it goes well, keep going. if not, wait a couple of weeks...
Bottle Feeding Breastfed Baby
Asked by M.K. from Salt Lake City
on July 19, 2009
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My baby is 5 weeks old. We started trying to give her a bottle with expressed breast milk at 3 1/2 weeks to mixed results. We missed a couple of days last week and now...
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- I know Dr. Brown's bottles uses silicone nipples, I'm not sure about the Adrini, but my son would drink out of any bottle as long as the nipples were latx they are sof...
- Does she know its milk? Mine did the samething for a bit, but when we squeezed the nipple so that she could taste the milk, then she started sucking. If we jsut stuck ...
- Both of my kids had trouble with the bottle at first. Keep trying- be persistent but relaxed. It can be frustrating when they keep pushing it out with their tongue, bu...
