Pureed Food Unneccesary

[monnie]

Thanks Saram

I'll try those ones...

[Astrid]

I was quite surprised with DD, whilst I did tentatively start solids just after 5 months, I did start her on rice cereal which she did not take to very well. One day when she would have been 6months I gave her a slice of rockmelon to suck on, well she took to it very well and was able to munch down on it and swallow with out much of a problem. Sadly I did not continue down that path and still pureed and mushed food as I thought I was doing something wrong.

Fionas - you could be right about chewing food, hard to know as historians are in love with kings and queens, not with what the average everyday person did. I can certainly see them handing over a cooked bone with a bit of meat still on it, for the baby to suck the meat off and suck the marrow out of. Stews would break down quite well, which could then be ground with a spoon (no forks), but that would still require spoon feeding, a labour intensive task for a very busy household.

[MantaRay]

Monnie, also melons, pieces of cheese (my boys loved tasty cheese straight off - there is usually no need to start with those highly processed cheeses marketed for kids), and cherry tomatoes there are really lots of things you can do. I would hold off on strawberries though - these are one of high allergy risk foods that is not recommended before 12 months.

[Ellibam]

any veg you would usually do mashed is ok as a finger food!
arquene love pumpkin
we also just started pasta and she devours that!
all by her self no spoons required! i love it