Hi,
Our DD is 10.4 mo, 8.5mo adjusted.
She tends to run about three months behind the milestones - so is just learning to sit unassisted (once you put her in the position and settle her she will maintain it whilst looking around etc. for a length of time between 20s and 3 or 4 mins).
She has been on semi-solids and now more solid food (like pasta with sauce, mashed fruit and the like) for a few months and eats a hearty three meals a day and two large bottles of milk.
However, we just can't get her interested in finger foods (although I wouldn't say we have dedicated too much time to it).
She is in a high chair with a tray about just-under-chest height and if we put a favoued toy on the tray, she will pick it up if she is interested, thrash it about, then drop it. However, if we put chunks of fruit, cereal, etc. on the tray, she may swipe at them, but nothing gets picked up.
She does pick items up at other times of the day and then gum them.
She loves her natural sweet stuff - yogurt, mashed fruits, sucking on ripe strawberries, etc.
I tried tonight holding a chunk of strawberry for her to suck on, then took her hand and had to force it into it (gently of course), moved the hand to the mouth and held it. She sucked on the fruit but the moment I let go, the fruit fell - so she was not really holding it.
So, any ideas please ....
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Any ideas on encouranging to eat with fingers?
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IndiaBound · 04/03/2014 20:04
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