I did purees for 1 month until he had the idea, then started on soft finger foods. I would steam vegies until they could be mushed between the roof of my mouth & tongue without chewing. He would gag sometimes & occassionaly I pulled the food out of his mouth with my finger - but generally he would just bring it back up & chew it better. It wasn't until he genuinely choked (when he was a few months older & much more competant with eating) that I realised how different choking is to gagging - his face changed colour & he was genuinely distressed, I pulled him out of the pram & slapped his back & he vomitted everything up - including the biscuit that had been lodged in his throat. You will know when your DD is *really* choking.