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Offline yaya

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Finger food
« on: September 10, 2006, 14:18:38 pm »
Ok r u guys finding it easy or hard to introduce finger food?? Thomas is VERY independent for most things but seems to be a tad fussy with finger food! I have tried fruit and he just chicks it about everywhere! What I've had most luck with is bits of crackers or, weirdly, meat! Not sure what food are best to start with!
PS: We have similar probs with sippy cup ::)
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Re: Finger food
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2006, 18:42:39 pm »
Have u tried cubes of cheese? Caleb loved these.  When he did start with finger food I could only put one type of food on his plate otherwise he was not interested.
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Re: Finger food
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2006, 19:44:02 pm »
Calum loves;

banana
Italian bread sticks
crackers with phili
chopped fruit (not saying banana isn't a fruit  :P)
sandwiches - with various fillings
cheese as well.......
cooked veggies off our plates
breadrolls


I bet Thomas eats all of these and you just want credits  :P ;D



With a sippy you just have to perserver, are you meaning he won't take milk in his sippy or anything??
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Re: Finger food
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2006, 19:47:53 pm »
he wont take the sippy on his own! thomas likes those things def but wont really eat them off his plate, just throws things aorund! Maybe i need to be more patient? let him play with it even if he doenst eat it?
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Re: Finger food
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2006, 19:51:32 pm »
how many oz are you putting in the sippy?

Yet, offer him the finger food and eventually he will get the hang of it? Does any of if go him his mouth?
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Re: Finger food
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2006, 19:55:01 pm »
soem yes but he doesnt seem al the interested! Do u feed him his meal before or during his self feedign attempt?
he has water in his sippy...HATES milk from a sippy more than from a bottle LOL
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Re: Finger food
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2006, 20:02:08 pm »
If you take a gander at the bottle feeding board we are discussing the very issue that most of our little ones will take water or juice from a sippy NO problem, but put milk in there and it a big NO NO!!


Try offering finger foods when he could be hungry, I personally do it;

e0730 bottle and breakfast
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Snack on waking
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Snack at approx 6pm when DH and I eat dinner.
E1830 milk
bath, milk, bed......

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Re: Finger food
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2006, 07:26:05 am »
Caleb wasn't that interested in milk from a sippy at all, I just kept him on a bottle till he was just over 1 1/2, then moved him directly to a cup (a bob the builder one so he was very delighted with it)
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Re: Finger food
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2006, 12:26:48 pm »
i was wondering that..is it ok to just leave them on a bottle? I'd love that to be honest :-[
well we went for pizza today and DS picked at a slice of pizza! prob not the best food for him but at least an attempt to eat by himself!
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Re: Finger food
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2006, 17:15:36 pm »
The experts do recommend moving to a sippy but sometimes you need to say "whatever works" for the moment, you will know yourself when you need to make changes
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Re: Finger food
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2006, 17:21:11 pm »
I always put a couple (that way I can keep track of where they are) of pieces of cracker or whatever on my ds's tray.  When he did get one in his mouth, I would clap and make a big deal.  Now when he gets them into his mouth he smiles and claps.
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Re: Finger food
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2006, 04:35:38 am »
My bub is a year old and STILL doesnt pick up slippery foods from his tray. He just squishes it and smears it around  ::). He will however pick up hard things like crackers, cheeses, pancake, scrambled eggs etc., But this was a great improvement from nothing at all so I'll take it. I too clapped to get him to eat finger foods.
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