*How to feed finger food for babies?
Many new moms are scared of feeding finger foods due to choking hazards, don't worry, it is very easy if you follow the below rules...
1. It is best for the baby to sit on a high chair with table while eating, as we will be able to control the messiness and the infant has large surface to play with the food.
2. What type of food can be given?
Experts advice to give the food what the whole family has, but in India our meals are so varied that some of the food items may not be suitable for the infant.
Boiled vegetables cut into strips make great foods, evenly cut fruit cubes (apple, pear) rice sticks.
3. Be prepared for the messiness!!!
4. Try to guide the baby to take the food to the mouth by themselves.
5. Allow the baby to try one food at a time, for example try apple one day and pear another day, do not combine them as the baby will not be able to appreciate and distinguish the tastes.
6. The fast foods and foods with lots of sugar and salt should be avoided.
7. Strict meal times are not mandatory, follow your baby’s cues, feed when they are hungry, do continue breastfeeding.
8. Do not cut the food into mouth sized pieces, as they will not be able to hold the pieces and gnaw on them. The guide to the perfect size will be the size of the baby’s fist and preferably chip shaped.
9. Be patient, do not hurry your baby, many of the times you will be tempted to stuff the food into their mouth!!!.
10. Try rejected food after some days, they might like it.
11. There is a very rare chance for choking, so never leave the baby unattended.
Many new moms are scared of feeding finger foods due to choking hazards, don't worry, it is very easy if you follow the below rules...
1. It is best for the baby to sit on a high chair with table while eating, as we will be able to control the messiness and the infant has large surface to play with the food.
2. What type of food can be given?
Experts advice to give the food what the whole family has, but in India our meals are so varied that some of the food items may not be suitable for the infant.
Boiled vegetables cut into strips make great foods, evenly cut fruit cubes (apple, pear) rice sticks.
3. Be prepared for the messiness!!!
4. Try to guide the baby to take the food to the mouth by themselves.
5. Allow the baby to try one food at a time, for example try apple one day and pear another day, do not combine them as the baby will not be able to appreciate and distinguish the tastes.
6. The fast foods and foods with lots of sugar and salt should be avoided.
7. Strict meal times are not mandatory, follow your baby’s cues, feed when they are hungry, do continue breastfeeding.
8. Do not cut the food into mouth sized pieces, as they will not be able to hold the pieces and gnaw on them. The guide to the perfect size will be the size of the baby’s fist and preferably chip shaped.
9. Be patient, do not hurry your baby, many of the times you will be tempted to stuff the food into their mouth!!!.
10. Try rejected food after some days, they might like it.
11. There is a very rare chance for choking, so never leave the baby unattended.
