Using a spoon to feed themselves

**Arcanegirl** · Feb 5th, 2010, 08:44 AM

What age are they capable of feeding themselves with a spoon?

Lu28 · Feb 5th, 2010, 08:45 AM

Do you mean them loading the spoon themselves and eating it or taking a preloaded spoon from you?

No way would Aisling be able toload the spoon herself yet but for a good while now she'll take the preloaded spoon off me, put it in her mouth and then hand it back for more.

**Arcanegirl** · Feb 5th, 2010, 09:04 AM

Pre loaded

nikkiangel83 · Feb 5th, 2010, 09:57 AM

Honor was doing this from 5 months but she can load a spoon herself now. Although she does prefer to use her hands lol!

Mum2b_Claire · Feb 5th, 2010, 11:11 AM

Ruby could feed herself with a pre loaded spoon as soon as we started BLW at 6m. She'd spit the food out though, lol.

cleckner04 · Feb 5th, 2010, 16:50 PM

I handed Emma a preloaded spoon for the first time today and she took it and got grumpy when it was empty so I loaded it with more.

I was wondering this exact same thing but decided to just give it a shot and it worked!

sapphire20 · Feb 5th, 2010, 17:13 PM

Im not sure at what age she started to do this...but its now at the stage where she wants to hold it and I help her load it onto the spoon and she giggles and thinks its funny before sticking it in her mouth.

louise1302 · Feb 5th, 2010, 17:22 PM

archie has just started to load the spoon himself, sometimes with help other times he will manage it. sometimes the food makes it to his mouth other times it flicks up my walls but hes having fun lol

candeur · Feb 5th, 2010, 18:14 PM

Seren will grab the spoon off me when I'm feeding her and put it in her mouth, but she won't load the spoon herself. She's really good with a fork instead.

tasha41 · Feb 6th, 2010, 01:38 AM

We attempted a spoon around 7 months but it usually ended up on her forehead and she'd get frustrated,

Around 9 months I guess we started doing a preloaded fork and she does well with it, tries to load it herself but can't quite get it yet lol.

We'll try a spoon again soon

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Lu28 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 12,646	Do you mean them loading the spoon themselves and eating it or taking a preloaded spoon from you? No way would Aisling be able toload the spoon herself yet but for a good while now she'll take the preloaded spoon off me, put it in her mouth and then hand it back for more.
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Arcanegirl Pregnant (Expecting) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,663	Pre loaded

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nikkiangel83 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 479	Honor was doing this from 5 months but she can load a spoon herself now. Although she does prefer to use her hands lol!

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Feb 5th, 2010, 11:11 AM	#5
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,907	Ruby could feed herself with a pre loaded spoon as soon as we started BLW at 6m. She'd spit the food out though, lol.

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Feb 5th, 2010, 16:50 PM	#6
cleckner04 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 21,311	I handed Emma a preloaded spoon for the first time today and she took it and got grumpy when it was empty so I loaded it with more. I was wondering this exact same thing but decided to just give it a shot and it worked!

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sapphire20 Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,392	Im not sure at what age she started to do this...but its now at the stage where she wants to hold it and I help her load it onto the spoon and she giggles and thinks its funny before sticking it in her mouth.

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louise1302 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: manchester,uk Posts: 6,575	archie has just started to load the spoon himself, sometimes with help other times he will manage it. sometimes the food makes it to his mouth other times it flicks up my walls but hes having fun lol

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Feb 5th, 2010, 18:14 PM	#9
candeur Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S. Wales Posts: 2,097	Seren will grab the spoon off me when I'm feeding her and put it in her mouth, but she won't load the spoon herself. She's really good with a fork instead.

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tasha41 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 23,921	We attempted a spoon around 7 months but it usually ended up on her forehead and she'd get frustrated, Around 9 months I guess we started doing a preloaded fork and she does well with it, tries to load it herself but can't quite get it yet lol. We'll try a spoon again soon

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