So I was reading my "What to Expect the First Year" book and it said by 7 months Carter should be able to eat a cracker by himself. I didn't even know he was allowed to have a cracker. He doesn't have teeth yet. So my question is when did you give your kiddo(s) crackers? Are they talking about those bitter biscuits? If so, I read about those on Gerber and they said not to give them until 10 months. I am confused..can you tell I have been stressing about this.
Any advise would be apperciated.
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that is weird! i wonder when the book was published. i know people used to feed them stuff a lot earlier than we do now so maybe that is it. evidently i am not the one to ask though because i waited SO long before feeding adelaide anything. i was so scared so when it finally happened the poor girl went from nursing, rice cereal, and pureed baby food only to almost anything overnight, haha.
the first "crackers" i started her on were really those gerber puffs that dissolve in their mouth. they were good practice for pincer grip development. and i keep hearing good things about mmm, mmm crackers.
I say throw the book out the window. Carter has not read any of those books and he does not know that he's supposed to eat a cracker by 7 months.:)
With each of my kids, I started with Cheerios. When they had mastered the pincher finger thing and they were actually chewing it a little, I moved on to whatever other kind of cracker or cereal I happened to have laying around. I know Cheerios seem scary...they're small and seem to pose a choking hazard, but I've never had a problem. Just keep an eye on him the first few times you give them to him. In my opinion, self-feeding is less about the actual food and more about building motor skills. I'm still waiting for Max to figure out what to do with a spoon. LOL.
LOVE the swing pics, btw. Hope you're enjoying your new house.
You may not want to listen to my advice because I was really lenient with everything I did with Lynlee. But I definitely agree with throwing the book out! You would be surprised at what kids can eat without teeth. Andrea's daughter didn't have any until like 11 months old and she was a master at eating crakers. But I definitely gave Lynlee puffs and cheerios to start with, they dissolved easily and it helps them with picking things up with their 2 fingers rather than the whole hand.
Mommy knows best! Trust the instincts God gave you...love ya!
I agree to trust your instinct and watch for his cues. At 6 months, Kate was on ALL table food because she was more than interested in it and actively trying to get it. She ate everything from pot roast to steak (literally) with no teeth.
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