Grapes!

[tara72]

so I'm finally branching out a little on solids/finger foods for my week-shy-of-9-months-old DD. I got some green grapes at the store today. they are a little bit, so I cut them into quarters after washing them. it seems like she gets a little caught up with the skin of the grape. she gets the inside out fine, but then the skin just kind of floats around in her mouth. is this normal? will she learn to swallow it? am I cutting them an okay size?

geez, I feel like such a moron, but what else is new?

thanks in advance for any help!!

 --tara

[Samuel's mum]

I think I was still peeling them at that age. Peeling and then cutting them like you are. I can't remember when I stopped peeling but it wasn't until after 12 months.

[tara72]

wow, thanks for the quick replies, ladies!! and thank you for your help. I really appreciate it.

[zed]

I didn't even offer grapes until 11 months for that reason.  I stuck to larger fruits that were easier to peal.  But not apples, I waited past a year for those, unless I took the time to grate them (I have done that twice between both kids, I couldn't be bothered, to much trouble)

[Seona1973]

I quarter grapes for ds - half the time he doesnt chew them so the skin just goes down with them!!  I peeled them when dd was little but it is too fiddly and messy so I wasnt doing it for ds.  Re: apples - i peel and core them and just give it to ds - he is then able to hold the whole thing and scrape of bits with his front teeth.

[tara72]

thanks for the ideas, ladies!