[blparent] food question

Tue May 29 15:32:16 UTC 2012

Sometimes kids are really good at faking their choking which is something
you never want to mess around with unless you have someone who can see
around who can verify it.  At 5 months old my son loved the attention he'd
get if he choked and would fake choke to get us to run over and check on
him.  I got to where I could really hear a difference when my husband wasn't
around but I always checked him discretely just to be safe.  Like everything
else, he out-grew this silly phase and gave-up on it when he wasn't getting
a reaction out of us.  We were jokingly calling him Peter for Peter and the
Wolf! LOL  We even caught the fake choking on film to tease him with when
he's older.

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Amanda Matheny
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 3:17 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] food question

Well, considering I too have a 14 month old who is eating lots of finger
food, maybe I can help. He loves the gerber ppuffs, strawberry, sweet
potato, pretty much any kind. He also likes the wagon wheels which come in
many varieties. When he was younger I had to break them in small pieces, but
now he bites things with his mouth full of sharp teeth so he can eat a whole
one himself. I can't remember the brand, but there are also these crackers
that are kind of squiggly on the sides that he likes. They're rounded on top
and flat on the bottom, and about as long as a fish stick. My son is
allergic to dairy, but we can give him a little before it's a problem, so
the odd piece of cheese or macaroni is great. He loves bananas, but maybe
try smaller pieces. My little man can handle bananas cut into scallops and
then halved, but yours may need them smaller. What about green beans? My
little guy likes frozen or canned, but I think prefers canned. Oh and
potatoes are great too. Mashed are good if you are feeding him, but if he's
feeding himself I'd say diced or something. Blueberries and strawberries are
good too, and my little man just sampled a blackberry from a sample lady at
Walmart.

That's certainly not an exhaustive list, but hopefully it will get you
started. Just keep in mind that my little guy has a mouth full of 14 teeth,
so he's bound to be able to handle more if yours doesn't have as many. Only
6 more teeth to go for a full mouth of baby teeth!

On 5/27/12, Helena Bachelder <jujubean101981 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thank you very much. We did try bananas afew months ago, and he gagged 
> on them so much he brought up his dinner. We tried the Mum Mum 
> crackers shortly after that, and he did the same thing. We tried 
> Cheerios, with  the same result.
>
> He is now able to finally eat the Mum Mum crackers and the Gerber puffs.
>
> His gagging problem I believe is his age. Well at least that's what 
> I've been told by his doctor.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Take care,
> Helena
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:19 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] food question
>
> Go gurts, bananas, berries, cheedoh's, let me ask you a question, 
> though none of my business, is the choking problem medical or just his
age?
> Ritz crackers, they melt easily, what else have you tried?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Helena Bachelder
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:15 AM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] food question
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a question, and I'm hoping maybe someone on this list might be 
> able to help. My son who is almost  14 months has not really had many 
> finger foods due to a gagging problem he has. He has just learned a 
> few weeks ago to eat Mum-mum crackers (they are crackers that dissolve 
> easily) and these puffs that Gerber makes, that also dissolve easily.
>
> So my question is: What other things can I start to introduce him to, 
> that will be easy for him to eat, without him gagging on it? Any 
> suggestions would really be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
>
> I know this isn't really blind related, so if you want to reply off 
> list that's fine. My email is  below.
>
> Take care and God bless,
> Helena
> email: jujubean101981 at verizon.net
>
>
> "I may not be where I need to be, but thank God I'm not where I use to
be."
> Joyce Meyer
>
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