Safest first foods?

We do eggs and cut into strips, toast with unsalted butter but cut the crusts off. Avocado strips. Banana is a good one, fruit pancakes cut into strips feel free to message me and I can give you some more ideas on what’s worked for us xx

Eggy fingers, pasta (well cooked and a bit soggy!) Muffins, all the veggies.

Bannana pancakes , overcooked pasta like the spiral one with veggies , soft parsnip / carrots etc . Muffins with egg , cheese and any other cooked veggies or fruits.
Soft bread ( I use sourdough more healthy) no crust with mashed avo and cream cheese on top .

Also in regards to the choking , if it makes you feel better , I’ve had two baby’s and my first choked so many times like 4-5 times because he would scoff food without chewing . But it’s soo easy when you know what to do I promise . It’s always come up straight away after back blows .
My second he’s choked a few times here and there but manages to gag it up most the time .
I do have a life vac which I keep in my kitchen , don’t think I’d ever need to use it as honestly it’s so easy to get it unstuck for babies .
With my first I used to do soft foods when I was alone so breakfast and lunch , then baby led weening in evening when my husband was there it made me feel more at ease .

Download Solids Start app as that will show you how to give food at different ages from 6-12 months old. What is an allergen and I think it also tells you how to cook it x

Hope you and baby are ok 🩷

Fish is an allergen but is a good/easy one, mine have both loved it and found it easy to eat

Crumpets /pancakes have also gone down well also pizza toast cut into strips once allergens are tested!

My girl LOVES broccoli and strawberries so has them regularly and I feel like are easy to do x

That sounds super hard. Don’t be too hard on yourself, your baby is just 8 months. Are you giving her mashed food? Like Ella’s pouches or yogurt and things like that?

I was and am also very scared of choking. Ive given my baby banana, tomatoes, mango, muffins, mashed potatoes with butter and fish mashed into it and some more things.

So far tomatoes cut into 4 wedges are his favorite and mango. I give him the mango pit and he sucks on it and takes bites from it. I take the tomato away when he’s sucked on it and there’s just skin left or it’s all falling apart.

I find he spits bananas out. I think it’s because the bites he takes are too large. But it’s reassuring seeing him spit out things he isn’t sure off.

It also helped me to be with other moms while they were feeding their babies the same age. So then i saw their babies eating and felt safe giving my baby the same.

Good luck.

My 7 month old has just been referred to a paediatrician due to swallowing issues and choking while eating a drinking since birth. He does really well on the Ella’s kitchen pouches and anything that is soft and easily swallowable. He has had little bits of cod as it’s quite flaky, some finely shredded chicken with a roast dinner and the melts and biscotti snacks you mentioned. Very small bits of cake and the tiniest bit of chocolate for Easter. Remember your little one will gag as she gets used to the new textures and tastes. Remember gagging is noisy, your baby can turn bright red with it and bring up some food. Gagging is how babies prevent themselves from chocking and is normal as they learn how much they can eat and swallow. Choking is silent. Your little one will turn blue and won’t be breathing. There are videos done by the St John’s ambulance service that teach you what to do if your baby is choking and might be worth checking out between now and your first aid course.