Weening baby and judgy grandparents

Whilst I don't agree with grandparents sticking their nose in....there is something to be said for giving real food. They can't learn to chew if they don't have the opportunity to learn and practice. So giving solids in an appropriately prepared way is a good idea.

Hey so my bubba is now 11 months. It wasn’t until about 8-9 months that he finally “got it”. Getting 6 teeth helped. Don’t stress, your child will get there, and when she does, she will be unstoppable!

I skipped purees and did solids straight out the gate, I downloaded this app called solid starts its pediatrician ran and has instructions for every food item under the sun.

It tells you how to prep it for doffernt ages 6 months, 9 months, ect ect. Its free unless you want recipes but id skip that because it wasnt really worth the real value in the app is in the free section just telling you how to prep items.

Since she has no experience really chewing id start her at the 6 month prep area and start bumping her up as she develops the skill to chew.

I also recommend getting a lifevac or another form of suction based emerncy choking relief I have one never had to use it but its there just in case. I'd also watch some videos on how to help a infant thats choking i see so many parents just tapping the back of their kids back as if they are burping them.

Solids are scary, but can be done safely with the right recourses.

Hope this helps!

Just ignore them or ask them to respect your parenting decisions. The idea of choking is scary to a new parent. Babies are generally really unlikely to actually choke though, it’s gagging that’s common. If you serve toast etc it’s unlikely they’ll eat much but the practise helps them. At that age my girl would suck fruit puree off toast / suck a steak strip etc and she’d 11 months now with only 1 tooth but eats mostly everything xx

While the grandparents’ approach is inappropriate, they are right. Your little one is ready for real food. The later your introduce solids, the more easy it is to choke - when they are young, the gag reflux sits at the very front of the mouth, so gagging is great, and doesn’t mean choking was prevented per se, it just means the reflux is working. It moves backwards as the baby gets older, so if solids are introduced later, they don’t have that protective mechanism in place as they learn to chew.

Of course they can’t chew! They haven’t been able to chew! Get the solid starts app and get some food tethers if you’re anxious - long thick slices of steak, chicken bone, mango pit, etc.

Personally, I would avoid, if at all possible, snack puffs. They melt in your mouth and teach kids zero eating skills. There isn’t a real food that melts like that, so it can give kids a false sense of security and understanding of how food works.

Grandparents aren’t always wrong, but I’m sorry you’re

Dealing with them overstepping a bit like this. But definitely read up a bit more on introducing solids so that you are prepared and set your kiddo up for a safe and productive weaning process

I understand judgey grandparents sucks

they’re right. give more exposure it’s good for their overall development