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Finger Foods for a 9 Month Old
Read all 19 responses: "Hi! I have a 9 month old son that is just starting on finger foods. He has mastered the little Gerber star puffs, and can pick up ...
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- One of the things that I do for my 10 1/2 mo. old son is give small pieces of mushy fruits and veggies. I take cheerios and mash them down and then sprinkle that on th...
- there is another website you can try, it is zerotothree.org. They have great parenting tips. Have you tried green beans, cooked carrots, various fruits cut into smal...
- B., My son is just now 11 months and we tried anything that would disolve easily in their mouth! Fruits that were most like peaches, crackers, etc. I hope you have a...
Need Meal/finger Food Ideas for 9 Month Old
Read all 6 responses: "my 9 1/2 month old has always been a pretty good eater ever since we started him on solids around 5 months old.
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- Hi B. My daughter is the exact same way. She just turned a year, but as soon as she started eating finger foods, she wouldn't let me feed her with a spoon anymore....
- B., It sounds like you are doing a great job- lots of variety and great food choices for your son. He's still young, so really he doesn't need any more variety than y...
- I'll tell you what my pediatrician told me when I felt like I was going a little nuts with lack of variety in foods with my two kids (now 4 and 5) As long as you are f...
Clingy 9 Month Old
Read all 15 responses: "Hi again, you guys give the best advice. I have another one for you. My 91/2 month old is being very clingy.
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- It is a form of seperation anxiety that is completely normal at this age. In fact, most children will experience it, regardless of if you were working or not. They d...
- M., I also have a nine month old, he has decided to forgo crawling and rolls where he likes. Everything you described sounds pretty normal to me. It sounds a lot lik...
- So normal! :) My 10 month (just turned 10 months today) old son is still going through this phase. He just started crawling a week ago and that has seemed to help a li...
9 Month Old NOT NAPPING!
Read all 11 responses: "I have tried everything I can think of to get my 9 month old daughter to nap in her crib. I've put her down awake, alseep and am now ...
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- Have you tried making sure she gets lots of exercise to tire her out? I always make sure my son does something to get physical exercise everyday (just like we all ne...
- Hi J., all children are different... have you tried waking her up earlier in the morning or putting her to bed later so she needs the sleep more during the day inste...
- where did your daughter nap before? My daughter used to sleep in her infant carseat. I had the hardest time breaking that I finally took & put her carseat in her crib ...
Finding Activities for a 9 Month Old
Read all 8 responses: "Hello all! I'm new to the Rocky River area and am looking to find fun activities for my 9 month old daughter Holly and I to enjoy.
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- Hi M.! I moved to Ohio(from GA) when my first was 9 months and have made some great friends and, best of all, joined a playgroup with same aged children through the E...
- Rocky River has a great Rec Center. Check into it and ask for the booklet of activities. Maybe you'll find something!
- I am in the middle of trying to discuss either gymboree or Little gym have you tried theM yet?
My 9 Month Old Is Waking in the Middle of the Night...
Read all 12 responses: "My 9 mo. old daughter has been sleeping through the night since 6 weeks old. She has always been a great sleeper and napper.
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- N., Do you think she might be teething? My baby started doing the same thing..and not being comforted very easily about 3 weeks ago...she has since gotten two new ...
- Mine did the same thing. What you are going to have to do and it is hard it go in her room comfort her and tell her it is time to go back to sleep. She will cry at f...
- I would definitely put the mattress pad back on. It could be an easy fix, or at least help the problem. I suspect that your daughter's biggest problem is that at 9 m...
My 9 Month Old Son Won't Eat Any Food with Texture
Read all 8 responses: "My little boy is 9 months old and won't eat anything but "stage 2" baby food. I've tried stage 3, and he acts like he's choking and ...
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- B., You already have some great advice here. With the stage 3 foods, if you have EVER tasted it yourself, you would understand why he won't eat it. I used to heat...
- Hi B., I have just been through the same thing! (Still there, really) My son is 11 months now, and just got his first tooth. When he was about 9 months (because his ...
- I am a Speech Therapist who works in the area of feeding with children. I went to a training on feeding issues. The presenter consults with Gerber. She is the reason t...
Are Headphones Safe for 9 Month Old
Read all 7 responses: "Hello all, I was wondering if anyone knew if headphones are okay to use with small children, and if so is there a special kind to use ...
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- I don't know about the safety of it, but I do know the airlines require them for any device that makes sound. I have a toddler who will keep them on and we forgot the...
- I'm not sure, it seems like it would be fine as long as it's not too loud. I know mine would never have kept them on his head, though.
- Unless they were used alot and for long periods of time I don't think it would cause any damage.For a trip is just fine,if he keeps them on his head.
Ideas for Foods for a 9 Month Old
Read all 17 responses: "Hello ladies, I was looking for some ideas for foods that I can put together to make meals for my 9 month old daughter.
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- Sweet potatoes,mashed potatoes, squash, sweet peas, oatmeal-anything you can mush or has that consistency. One of my daughter's favorites at that age was when I made ...
- We buy veggies in the small cube size (they sell them in "individual" servings that last two meals for little ones) and then as her teeth came in we added things like ...
- she could be doing a lot more table foods t 9 months. anything you eat except for steak, nuts, dairy, etc. try little cubes of extra firm tofu, little cubes of avo...
What to Feed My 9 Month Old
Read all 14 responses: "My 9 month old has starting eating lumpier foods but I'm running out of ideas to feed him for dinner and for lunch.
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- Have you tried olives or cheese yet? You can start giving him cheese and yogurt at nine months because the lactose is already broken down in them. Good luck.
- Bananas, cut up grapes, little pieces of chicken (if he is on meats)cut the steak up really small, mushy green beans, mashed potatoes were always a big hit with my kid...
- Spice if fine for baby....most actually prefer some, if not a lot, of spice. (my kids love, love Chipotle from age 7 mo's on) For the days you make something with a li...
