Chewing food for your baby.
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Topic: Chewing food for your baby.
Posted By: ellabellame
Subject: Chewing food for your baby.
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 9:06am
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just curious, does anyone ever chew food up for their children?
maia was watching me eat cashews the other day and desperately wanted some so i gave her a taste of some that i had already chewed (i know, it sounds super gross) and she went nuts (sorry about the pun  ) for it. i didn't get to eat any myself after that because she was constantly at me for more, i couldn't chew it up fast enough!
so are there any other mummys out there who do this or am i just a weirdo? ------------- |
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 9:18am
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I've given chewed food as a taste & then given the whole food. Obviously not a good idea with nuts so the way you are doing it is probably the best, but be aware that your mouth contains more nasty stuff than a babies one does. I remember being warned not to let my baby use my toothbrush cause of what we contain in our mouth. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 10:58am
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i'm pretty sure i remember doing that with gabriel on occasion. but not for a 1 yr old. i would have given her the whole nut! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 11:29am
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she only has 3 and a half teeth!! lol she would NOT be able to handle a whole nut and i don't want her to choke. ------------- |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 11:52am
| I have heard of african tribes (or maybe not african but YKWIM) who chew their starchy food to put an enzyme on it. |
Posted By: bun_in_the_oven
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 12:41pm
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i dont think its something i would do.. just wait till they are ready... IMO
if you are happy to do it then GO FOR IT !! 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 3:54pm
The things we do for our kids 
If I didn't find the idea so gross I'd do it! 
(I'm not good with things like that) ------------- 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 4:19pm
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ewww no way! i am not a bird/wild animal lol! Plus the inside of our mouths arent hygienic. (ps: I wouldnt give Thomas a whole nut either - he tends to inhale his food - typical male - and would choke on it) ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: jano1
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 5:27pm
| I don't find it strange I have done it and will probably do it again. I've seen our dog try and lick inside Ava's mouth before when she crawls around with it open- thats kinda gross (she hasn't done it yet) |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 6:08pm
actually i am pretty sure that pre cutlery and food processors, cave days, chewing up food for baby was the norm! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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MissAngel wrote:Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 6:10pm
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Oh you're totally right, Bizzy, but you know what I mean! Thank god for cutlery and food processors. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 6:27pm
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yep i totally know what you mean! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 7:36pm
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Although if you believe the BLW train of thought our ancestors simply gave their babies whole food when they were ready for it. I wasn't there though so I don't know. Each to their own and I'm not passing judgement on anyone but I'm with Charly, I know there are many million bacteria living in the human mouth and the idea simply grosses me out... for ick factor it's right up there with my MILs constant suggestions that I should spit in my kids hair to make it curly -------------  
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Posted By: bun_in_the_oven
Date Posted: 26 February 2010 at 10:14pm
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spit in the hair.. now that is gross !!
thinking back to 5th form science...im pretty sure its the shape of the hair shaft /folicle that detirmines if hair is straight or curly... hehehhehe |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 27 February 2010 at 4:25pm
| Nah I have no problem with it, I think its quite cool and did it a few times when out and needed to feed a toddler something they couldn't handle. |
Posted By: jano1
Date Posted: 27 February 2010 at 5:21pm
I just had to peel the skin off an apricot for Ava's dessert (with my teeth) as she is refusing all fruit skins at the moment 
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Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 27 February 2010 at 10:01pm
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lol very mixed opinions here!! ------------- |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 28 February 2010 at 8:55pm
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I dont have a problem with it... kids put far more disgusting things in their mouths when we are not watching than a bit of pre chewed food.. and yup some cultures chew starchy food as it releases and enzyme which makes it easier to digest. Babies without teeth maybe be able to eat the food but without teeth they wont produce the enzyme..
Normally I would add a link about this but I dont have the energy, I do know that a friends paed actually told her not to give her baby rice until he had teeth for this reason.... -------------   
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 28 February 2010 at 10:26pm
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I don't even share a spoon or cup with Chloe and Ollie, let alone give them food from my mouth, but that's probably because we have endless illnesses circulating in Dunedin and I don't want anything to be passed on unnecessarily. I don't like the idea of sharing body fluids with people, although my children obviously don't agree with me because they dribble on everyone and everything ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 28 February 2010 at 10:42pm
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Not something I would do...though I do bite bits off for Caden, but I dont chew it up for him. ------------- |
Posted By: mummymonster
Date Posted: 01 March 2010 at 9:33am
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I'm sure it's more common than you think. There are societies in which pre-chewing baby food is the norm.
It's not all the bacteria in the mouth, (babies need some anyway) but plaque. Plaque is like an infection, once you've got it, you'll always have it. Babies don't have it when they're born but will eventually catch it. My dentist wanted me to start taking bliss tablets (like inner health plus for your mouth) so that baby would get the good bacteria from me more than the bad. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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