i just call it the tongue thrust reflex... alex lost it about a month before we started.
i honestly think we could have waited a bit longer for solids but now that i see him with it im glad we started.
so far alex is really enjoying cheese sandwiches and pumpkin. any veges seem to go down really well, thank goodness as his father hardly eats them!
Last edited by MantaRay; September 4th, 2008 at 02:04 PM.
I dont think its necessary they start chewing before they get teeth. they dont need to have teeth, you will find they sort of just like to suck and mucnch and spit it out after getting it all over their face to begin with anyway
Hi Shoegal, I read that someone's bub gummed her apple, skin & all no teeth, which is how she knew they were ready for solids. So no they don't need teeth. They were from BB but can't remember where - nappy brain I think they call it.
No teeth needed to start solids.
MJ slobbers all over things such as toast and they go softer and then she sucks and chews them.
She also bashes the food with her hands...
But as i have mentioned earlier, it is more about the experience that the intake... If you compare what you would be giving your little one if you were doing the mushy foods, you would start of with one teaspoon only - its a very small intake really.
The health nurses told me that grated apple was really good too.
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So no they don't need teeth. They were from BB but can't remember where - nappy brain I think they call it.
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