How can I give a weaning baby berries?

[CantThinkOfAGoodUserName]

Almost 7months and weaning, got some raspberries and strawberries
Do I have to stew them or anything? Pls don't laugh, shall I just mash them up a bit?
What fruit is easily mashed up by the way, obv. Banana I know :)

[Bearwantsmore]

Just pop them down in front of her and let her have a go at getting them into her mouth by herself! Raspberries probably easier as they'll be squishier.

[OddFodd]

Put them on the highchair. Don't give her whole blueberries, cut them in half

[Spindelina]

...or just squish the blueberries a bit with your fingers as you pass them over.

Raspberries weren't liked here - too squishy to be picked up easily.

[petalsandstars]

If you put pressure on a banana from the top and bottom of a piece about a fingers length it will split into 3 segments and won't be slippy to hold. Cut strawberries into quarters maybe? Good pincer grip practice.

[LouisaJF]

Things like avocado and mango can be mushed nicely and give a bit of a range of flavours.

[KikiShack]

My DD's absolute favourite thing in the world is grabbing a big strawberry, rotating it again and again in her pudgy little hand, then attacking it with her gums and teeth. I give them to her whole, with greenery, and in a couple of mins all that remains is a soggy stalk with a couple of red entrails attached. IMO a strawberry is a perfect baby/blw treat. She growls while she eats it like a tiger with a fresh kill.
I think cut up strawberries are too small and fiddly, raspberries ditto.

[KikiShack]

I also mush them with a fork roughly and mix into yoghurt, cream cheese, baby porridge etc to give it flavour and get something other than strawberries into her stomach.

[thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter]

She growls while she eats it like a tiger with a fresh kill.

kiki good grief, that just sounds too cute!

[FreeButtonBee]

agree with the throw them on the highchair approach. Good for their fine motor skills, I reckon!

I found making the hole in the hull of the strawberry a bit bigger with my thumb gave my DTs a bit of a better grip.

[KikiShack]

It really is bean! Sometimes I'm so cuted out that I leak a bit of milk watching her. Peach is the other one- take a bite out of a peach (flat or round) to give her a headstart then sit back and watch baby heaven.