[blparent] helpful tip for spoon feeding

[Veronica Smith]

I was always self concious as well and i used to ask others if they wanted 
to feed her. It may sound silly, but that's the way i was. V
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Silvara" <silvara at cox.net>
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Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] helpful tip for spoon feeding


> After some frustrating and lengthy feedings I started to make cereal 
> thicker
> and found it easier to keep on the spoon.
> Sorry, I didn't think to share. Most baby fruit is pretty thin especially
> pears, so adding the cereal is a good idea. I didn't think of that though.
> Spoon feeding was pretty nerve racking but after a while you get the hang 
> of
> it. And if it's messy well there's water and paper towels to clean the 
> mess.
> I still feel self-conscious about feeding him when others are around.
>     ***
> Grace
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:09 PM
> Subject: [blparent] helpful tip for spoon feeding
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>> Hi.  I know many of you are past the spoon feeding stage, but there are
>> some new moms and moms-to-be on the list, so I thought I'd share a recent
>> discovery.  Maybe everybody else has figured it out already, and I'm just
>> slow.  But I've found that pureed baby food is much easier to feed when I
>> thicken it up with a tablespoon or two of baby oatmeal or rice cereal.
>> When I thicken it just enough so that it stays on an infant spoon, it's
>> about the texture of pudding, and the baby can still get it in her mouth
>> and swallow it.  It's easier to get the right amount on the spoon and not
>> lose half of it on its way to its destination.  I have a lot less mess to
>> clean up, plus she's getting some of her cereal at the same time.  She's
>> eating pureed, organic fruits and veggies now, and I'm moving into the
>> less finely pureed stuff as well.  Good luck, hope this might help some 
>> of
>> you because I know spoon feeding can be frustrating.  I used to dread it
>> till I discovered this trick, but now it's easy and even fun to see my
>> baby enjoying her different foods.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
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