My 9 month old has been eating chunky foods for 2 months now (along with strained and purees), however he will not feed himself. About 2 months ago, he did try to eat the rice crispies one day from the highchair table when his pincer wasn't even developed yet, and he was able to eat them, but that was it, he won't do it again. His pincer grasp is now developed, but he still won't try eating himself. I always put nutrios on his tray before I start feeding him, and nothing. I also show him by eating them myself, as well as put them in his fingers and try to help guide his hand to his mouth but he will fight to not put it in his mouth. He will even fuss while I'm getting his meal ready to feed him the nutrios from the table.
I am thinking of giving him a cracker to see how he will do with it, but the only thing is that he doesn't have any teeth yet. How would he be able to bite a chunk of cracker? I think this would end up frustrating him, as well as possibly injuring his front gums.
Do babies just all of a sudden 'get it' one day and start feeding themselves? Should I just wait this out or is there something else I can do?
