baby wants to hold the spoon
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Topic: baby wants to hold the spoon
Posted By: Vanillabean
Subject: baby wants to hold the spoon
Date Posted: 18 September 2010 at 8:28pm
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Over the last week or two I have been introducing solids. Riley has always been keen - lunging at the spoon from the very first, then working out if he opened his mouth he got given another spoonful. However, now he has decided he wants to hold the spoon, which would be ok if he was coordinated enough to do it but mostly he ends up dropping it and/or smearing food all over his face, hands, clothes, etc. He gets really grumpy and frustrated and stops wanting to eat. Anyone got any ideas for dealing with this? ------------- 5x mc, Jan 08, June 08, Nov 08, May 09, April 11 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 18 September 2010 at 8:38pm
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Can you both hold a spoon each? -------------   
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 18 September 2010 at 8:58pm
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Yup! We give Lily another spoon to play with or let her hold the spoon with food on it and help guide it to her mouth!
Solids is a really messy process isn't it! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 18 September 2010 at 9:57pm
I was going to suggest the same thing ------------- Lindsey 
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Lil_Nic9 wrote:Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 18 September 2010 at 10:34pm
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I let Cooper hold it but also guide it in as well. Or some times he has a bit of a go and then I take it off him and put it in properly. Definitely gets messy though. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 10:46am
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babys/kids eating is messing fullstop lol, so id just go with the flow, give him a spoon and you have one and just let him play.
He's only 5 months and from 6 months food is just about exploring new texture and taste  once they get over 7 months is when food becomes more important than milk.------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 12:13pm
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Its 8-9 months before babies ''should'' be having solids before milk( especially if its puree) and food is for fun till they're 1.
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Posted By: Vanillabean
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 12:29pm
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Thanks everyone. Will try the two spoons approach. ------------- 5x mc, Jan 08, June 08, Nov 08, May 09, April 11 http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 3:08pm
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...and a drop cloth! -------------   http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 3:35pm
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We feed Hunter then give him the spoon and he finishes off the rest by holding the spoon which he loves to do. Im not sure how much gets into his mouth but he has a ball! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 6:47pm
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both my children prefer to have a spoon...if really hungry we dont give him a spoon but otherwise we give him one and it distracts him long enough:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Iceland
Date Posted: 20 September 2010 at 1:58pm
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yep, i have the same... my daughter just wants the spoon too, she wants to feed herself only...
she still isnt coordinated too much... so all goes everywhere...(esp. breakfast) and if she cant manage she eats with her hans.... it s very messy....imagine eating cereall with her hand.... I just put a long sleeve bit on (with she does like much at all and usually takes it off half way through) and let her eat...at least she eats. She turns her head away if i try to feed her too....she refuses to eat ... so i just brace myself and survise the mess and i m hoping that she ll soon develop good hand coordination with spoon feeding. what else can you do....:-) |