[blparent] feeding baby in the high chair

Tue Jan 24 22:08:35 UTC 2012

Thanks, that's helpful. I got some Sprouts brand butternut squash,
which looks really good; but there are definitely no caps on those
pouches.

On 1/24/12, Erin Rumer <erinrumer at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> 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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