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Offline Lolly

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Re: Down to 2 bottles??
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2011, 16:03:15 pm »
Quote from: *Kara* on November 17, 2011, 21:23:51 pm
Raisins/dried fruits are not recommended here until age 3 for choking reasons...

Really :o

I think that's a bit over cautious to be honest and it's not a rec that's given in the UK! Both mine have had raisins since they were able to pick them up and they had dried apricots at times too. I really went with the BLW philosophy - if they have the motor skills to pick it up and put it in their mouth they have the oral skills to cope with it! They do need to be able to mush foods but their gums are a lot harder than your tongue against the roof of your mouth is and they can always suck what they can't mush. The only choking incident I have ever had was DD with a coin ::) - lots of gagging with food and some gagging til they vomit but that's all good!

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Re: Down to 2 bottles??
« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2011, 17:57:01 pm »
We've never had problems with dried fruits here.  I'd just learn what to do if they do choke and be a bit cautious but not go ridiculously overboard.  My son has properly choked once and that was on raw apple.  Your child could choke on anything, a button, a coin.  You don't ban money or clothes from the house!
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Re: Down to 2 bottles??
« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2011, 18:41:43 pm »
My DH is a paramedic and reckons raisins are not a good idea whilst so young. And he says ALWAYS to chop grapes in half. I don't ask what he's seen (would rather not know) but I always go with his advice :-\
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Re: Down to 2 bottles??
« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2011, 21:53:42 pm »
Well, I got brave this morning and gave her some grapes cut into quarters (they were fairly big to begin with)... and she happily gobbled them up - no gagging at all.. next, we try grated apple?

Yeesh, why is it so hard to be a mom?!
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Re: Down to 2 bottles??
« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2011, 22:03:47 pm »
Yeah brave mummy!

Mine used to like apple cut into wedges (still do really!) - at first I used to micro or steam them slightly to soften a little bit and let them cool. I've never tried grated apple but I wonder if that would be more likely to make her cough on the little bits rather than a chunk she can control herself :-\

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Re: Down to 2 bottles??
« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2011, 22:07:16 pm »
That was my thought after I typed it out LOL!  Maybe would be better to micro to soften them first...
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Re: Down to 2 bottles??
« Reply #21 on: November 18, 2011, 22:09:17 pm »
Lol!

I'm way to free and easy with the solids I let them have - it's a wonder my kids survived weaning ;) :P

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Re: Down to 2 bottles??
« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2011, 22:20:01 pm »
LOL!  Good thing they are so resilient to some of the things we do to them at times ;)
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Re: Down to 2 bottles??
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2011, 03:18:31 am »
I'm sanguine about it; after all you can choke on water! Some foods are riskier than others, grapes, cherry tomatoes, sausages and apples are common culpits from what I've heard so we always cut into small pieces and he has thin slices of apple.  Some babies cope better with a whole apple where they'll only bite off very small chunks but thats the only one I'm very wary of since he did choke once.   
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Re: Down to 2 bottles??
« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2011, 04:21:16 am »
So true - I have seen her gag something terrible on her own spit ;)
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Re: Down to 2 bottles??
« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2011, 09:51:26 am »
Gagging is a good sign though - itt means they are bringing it back up. Real choking is silent which is why they should be closely supervised.
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