[blparent] feeding baby in the high chair

Tue Jan 24 21:42:31 UTC 2012

Plum Organics, Baby's R Us, Gerber, and Beach Nut are all brands that have
the squeeze pouches with the caps.  I know there are tons more out there but
those are the only ones coming to my mind right now.

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Angie Matney
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 1:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] feeding baby in the high chair

Erin, what brands were the pouches you mentioned? We got some pouches but
they definitely don't have caps on them.

thanks,

Angie

On 1/23/12, Jo Elizabeth Pinto <jopinto at msn.com> wrote:
>
> Get used to the mess.  *Smile.*  It won't go away any time soon.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and 
> tolerant of the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will 
> have been all of these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, 
> American scientist
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni" <rovadia82 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 12:55 PM
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] feeding baby in the high chair
>
>> Thanks so much Erin for thist ip. I had no idea about the food 
>> packets. My
>>
>> husband just bought a few and we will try them when we are in a hurry.
>> Thanks so much! I am trying to feed him in teh high chair more and 
>> it's hard but I am using your techniue and it's working alright. 
>> Mostly the mess is going on the tray or his bib so I guess that's ok. 
>> hahaha Thanks.
>> Ronit
>>
>> On Jan 22, 2012, at 4:17 AM, Erin Rumer wrote:
>>
>>> There a little more expensive than the jars of baby food but I can't 
>>> say enough for the squeeze pouches of baby food you can get now.  
>>> They can be found on sale around $1 each and sometimes less and it's 
>>> super easy because you can just unscrew the cap and have the baby 
>>> such the food out of the squeeze pouch or gently squeeze the food 
>>> into the baby's mouth.  They even make these with yogurt now.  I 
>>> especially love using these when we're out and about for convenience 
>>> and they're a lot less messy, (usually unless my son is playing a 
>>> fun spitting game).  Now that my son is nearly 15 months I'll use 
>>> these in-between real meals or as a quick meal when we're in a rush 
>>> and just go up to him in the living room while he's watching an 
>>> educational show and hold one of those organic food pouches for him 
>>> while he eats his breakfast with ease and no struggle because he's 
>>> distracted with a show.
>>> He's usually a really good eater but it's sitting in the high chair 
>>> that can get frustrating and time consuming for a toddler after a 
>>> while.  The great thing is they make those pouches so well now with 
>>> wonderful varieties and blends of fruits and vegies.
>>>
>>> Like mentioned in a previous post, I also like adding baby cereal to 
>>> my son's food to make it thicker which helps a lot with feeding.  I 
>>> especially like getting the rice cereal with probiotics for an added 
>>> boost.
>>>
>>> Food for thought, smiling!
>>>
>>> Erin
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 2:50 PM
>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] feeding baby in the high chair
>>>
>>>
>>> You might consider, as your baby gets more advanced at eating, 
>>> mixing a dab of baby rice cereal into the pureed fruit or veggies 
>>> you are trying to feed.
>>>
>>> The cereal will thicken the puree slightly and make it easier to 
>>> keep on the spoon.
>>>
>>> Jo Elizabeth
>>>
>>> "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
>>> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and 
>>> tolerant of the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you 
>>> will have been all of these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, 
>>> American scientist
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 2:39 PM
>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] feeding baby in the high chair
>>>
>>>> Hello Ronit,
>>>>
>>>> I keep my son's high-chair right next to our kitchen table where 
>>>> the food is and then I take a spoon full of food and cup one hand 
>>>> under the spoon as I start to guide it towards my son's mouth.  I 
>>>> then use some of the fingers on the hand that I have under the 
>>>> spoon so food doesn't fall and find my son's mouth to then guide 
>>>> the food in.  I use things like, air plane or train noises or play 
>>>> silly sing-song games to encourage him to open his mouth and that 
>>>> helps a ton.  When he takes a bight I smile at my son and praise 
>>>> him for being such a good eater.  I don't verbally praise him for 
>>>> every single bight but I do smile and like to make sure that he 
>>>> knows that he is doing a very good thing by letting the food go into
his mouth and eating.
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Erin
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>>>> [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On Behalf Of Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni
>>>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 10:53 AM
>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>> Subject: [blparent] feeding baby in the high chair
>>>>
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>> My son is 9.5 months and he's getting  to the age where feeding him 
>>>> on my lap is getting more difficult. However, if I put him in the 
>>>> high chair, it's hard for me to get the spoon in his mouth because 
>>>> he's so squirmy. He's squirmy on my lap too, I suspect because he 
>>>> wants to start to feed himself, but he still only has two teeth so 
>>>> there's not much I can give him in the way of finger food. I feel 
>>>> that putting him in the high chair is better for him but so much 
>>>> harder for me as a blind person. Do you all have any tips?
>>>> I
>>>> have tried standing behind the chair but have to reach so far in 
>>>> front of it that it's hard for me. Being in front of it or on the 
>>>> side is still difficult. Any tips would be appreciated, thanks!
>>>> Ronit
>>>>
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