Nervous mumma- Weaning ideas please

[mumtoboys12]

Hey!
7 month old baby, has been taking small amounts of purée since 6 months but not very much. Is getting a much better grip now, but still has a very anxious mother about choking on finger foods!
Has anyone got any ideas for safe finger food please? I've obviously researched the hell out of it and have some ideas but I'm quite anxious about it. He has two teeth so I'm worried he will bite and swallow it and choke!!!!!
He's been having the Melty sticks and wafers and is fine with that. Loves yoghurts, and all Ella's kitchen pouches/stuff I have made.I tried some cheese and toast but he spat it out, or took a huge chunk and I had to finger it out in a panic!
Thanks! Xxxxx

Firstly, look up the difference between gagging and choking, and what to do in each case. You'll feel calmer if you know you know what to do. (Quick summary: loud and turning red is gagging, unpleasant but not dangerous, leave them to it; trying to intervene can turn gagging into choking. Silent and turning blue is choking, they need urgent help from you, back blows and chest thrusts.) Gagging is really, really common as they learn how to bite, chew, move food around in their mouth, and then swallow (eating is really complicated when you think about it!). Choking, thankfully, is much, much rarer.

Some relatively low-stress foods can be crackers or crispy breadsticks that break down in the mouth (but not quite as much as a melty puff), fairly crispy toast without sticky toppings to start with, well-cooked veg (roasted root veg are great, very squishy). Cut things like fruit and veg into very thin slices (like a couple mm) – much harder to choke on than chunks. Matchsticks of cheese or thin strips of omelet. Fusilli/spiral pasta is also good, easy to pick up, holds sauce well, and breaks down easily in the mouth. The website Solid Starts is great for showing how to prepare foods safely for different ages.