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Hi My 11mo DD is taking food out of her mouth once it has been chewed up into a yucky mess. Is this a 'stage"? please say yes, cos she is putting the food everywhere and making a mess on herself, me and any object she can wipe her grubby hands on. She didn't do this before.I know food can be messy but....:lol:
Sorry to tell you but I think it lasts a while, my DS has been doing this since he was around the same age and is now 15 months and still doing it!
Messy I know but I think it's all to do with the learning stage!
DD1 used to do it all the time.....but more when i was watching her eat or asking her 'Is that yummy Chelsea?'...and she would try to offer it to me...ewww...
The phase didnt last long though..maybe a month or 2!
Yep MJ does it too... she also lets it 'fall' out of her mouth by opening her mouth and letting it drop out.
I do tend to find that she does this more when she is full, so when she starts playing i take away the food that she currently has (ie sandwich) and offer her something else - fruit usually, if this is also played with it is taken away as she has had enough.
I guess they are just like us, sometimes i have had enough of my food, but can eat a bit of something else, but not much, other times she just isnt in the mood for that type of food, so i dont push it. She is not an overly picky eater though, will eat just about anything that u put in front of her!
They dont really have any way of telliung us that they are full or dont want to eat that today. kwim
HTH :)
ETA she also offers me food from her mouth, i just say no thanks thats Molly janes food and usually she will eat it herself again!