My baby thinks she is very grown up and lets me know she wants to feed herself. So far we have primarily been feeding her pureed foods because she has spit out textured foods. Little by little I have tried to introduce more textured foods like the 3rd size jarred food and various table foods in small pieces without a lot of it passing her mouth.
She has now decided she prefers feeding herself over me providing food to her on a spoon. To feed her, I have given her, her own spoon or little fingers foods to keep her occupied. If I don't she gets tired of the spoon, pushes it away and refuses to eat. When I give her finger food as a meal, she ends up spitting most of them out even if they are foods she normally enjoys in a pureed form.
Meals are becoming a hassle and a big mess because she tries to stick her fingers in the food I feed her and gets it everywhere. She clearly seems ready to feed herself, but she swallows about 10% of what she puts in her mouth. I worry she isn't eating enough.
Any suggestions???
Jennifer
She has now decided she prefers feeding herself over me providing food to her on a spoon. To feed her, I have given her, her own spoon or little fingers foods to keep her occupied. If I don't she gets tired of the spoon, pushes it away and refuses to eat. When I give her finger food as a meal, she ends up spitting most of them out even if they are foods she normally enjoys in a pureed form.
Meals are becoming a hassle and a big mess because she tries to stick her fingers in the food I feed her and gets it everywhere. She clearly seems ready to feed herself, but she swallows about 10% of what she puts in her mouth. I worry she isn't eating enough.
Any suggestions???
Jennifer
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