I have almost 11months old little girl.. and I’m so nervous when come to feeding .. she is eating so well love her food. But I’m not really giving her finger food .. only some puffs sometimes as a snack but mostly daddy giving her because I’m scared.. she is eating pasta like spaghetti but cutting small pieces , she eating mince meet , fish , salmon , prawns but everything is smashed and spoon feed so she almost eat everything but not as a finger food .. cooking her everyday day.
Scared to give her toast and things like that ..
She eating avocado everyday almost because she love it but I’m smashing with the fork ..
We have give her before toast and then I just stopped because my anxiety.
I feel she is so behind because of me .. I can’t see giving her food as a finger food .. she is 1 next months and like I don’t know how is gonna be ..
I have been first aid training as well didn’t help on my anxiety at all …
She is 5 weeks early … her journey wasn’t easy in the beginning at all I’m just thankful she is with us. 🙏
Im not sure why I’m posting this but just feel need it .. and to see anyone experience.
Thank you for everyone who read this and comment as well ❤️
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I get you're scared. But she'll never learn if you don't allow her to discover new textures and attempt to feed herself. Start with something you've boiled the life out of, or just give the avocado as a slice as its soft enough on its own. If you can mush it between your thumb and finger baby can mush it in their gums. They have a really good gag reflex too. Remember sound is good, gagging means they learn to chew and spit things out they can't handle. Choking is silent. You can do this! Don't let the fear hold either of you back

I was terrified of choking when I first started weaning my little girl but they learn so quickly & after a few weeks I was a lot more relaxed. If you have Instagram you can follow solid starts, they have lots of advice on how to serve/cut things for different ages to avoid choking but like Jenny above said they learn by doing it. You can do it & baby will surprise you with how quickly she picks up the skill of eating xx