Mervs Mum

Eeeeewwww....

nessajane

Im terrified of tyler choking i gave him cucumber the other day and he bit to much off and was coughing, my think my heart literally stopped!! I was sooooo scared!!

I havnt given him it since!!

shampain

I so wish i could give Patrick finger foods, i just cannot bring myself to do it, im terrified of him choking, i made him some toast this morning and give it him in soldiers with no crust and i thought i was gonna throw up whilst i was watching him....i think it have issues!I just cant see how he can eat it without it choking him when he has no teeth to chew with.

rafwife

I don't either If you're worried abut choking, have a read through the last bits of the BLW thread where choking is explained. Niamh will almost takes bites as big as me and will take her ages to get through the crust of some toast for instance.

Babies have an incredibly strong gag reflex, much stronger than adults to help them cope with learning how to eat. They will cough and splutter, but actual choking is rare. Coughing is totally normal, it's them working the food around their mouth. If they were going to choke, they wouldn't be coughing.

bambikate

ahh thank u so much for your replies thats such a relief - banana for lunch!!!!!!!!!!!! x x

HannahsMummy

I agree with the above replies... you need to let them get on with it as its the only way they will learn. The coughing and gagging is totally normal as the babies have such a strong gag reflex (in order to help them learn how to eat). The first time Hannah gagged on her food I must admit I did panic a bit but then I read up on it and its totally normal.
Hannah is more likely to cough and gag on smaller bits of food than the larger bits as sometimes she thinks she doesn't need to chew the small bits

Mervs Mum

Banana is a good one too Kate coz it's nice and slippy.