[blParent] Feeding baby

[Miriam Feiner]

Hi, 
I don’t start feeding baby until at least six months and I find baby food very messy so usually just give them little pieces on their tray however when I do feed  baby food sometimes I find it helpful to sit them on my lap facing away from me  this  makes it   easier to find their mouth 
Either way,  it is a very messy process any way you cut it baby food is messy even for sighted parents 
I started getting baby  undressed before feeding so just high chair and undershirt will get wet and dirty 
since a lot of the baby food ends up being hard to get out of clothes
 just a tip for laundry I started using Oxsee clean powder to soak anything that gets stained instead of having someone spot treat it with spray this way I can take care of it on my own
Also, I find it very helpful to teach baby the phrase “ spit it out” so if you ever think they took in something too big or non-edible they will just give it to you  in your hand a lot of times they will put it back in their mouth but you can catch them before they do that
Also it is helpful to learn how to do a finger sweep with your finger to get any  food you think they might be choking on especially if you will be giving them little pieces of food
Good luck 

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