Fish for 19 month old?

[mizzdanibaby89]

I want to start giving my daughter fish, I myself have a bit of a phobia after choking badly on bones twice.... I don't buy it in the weekly shopping.... But I certainly don't want her to miss out & I was wondering what fish would be best and doesn't have any bones that I can give her , also what can I give her with it??

I have the same fear but my DS loves fish, I buy the frozen packs from the supermarket for ease but I also buy the skinless and boneless packs from the chilled section, I avoid the fresh fish sections and fresh fish shops just incase. Once it's cooked I then break it up to check for bones, so far I haven't found any and neither has he :).

I really don't want to sound dim but what about fish fingers, fish pie or fish cakes? I've never ever found bones in any of them.

My ds (also 19mo) loves fish as well, we get the haddock goujons from morrisons but he has also has fresh cod and salmon and we've had no bone issues. I check it before giving it to him though as I have to break it up anyway to let it cool down. He usually has it with sweet potato chips or roasted butternut squash. He has also had and liked seafood chowder which fil made, you could serve that just with bread for him to dip. Fish pie would also be good.

Poach fresh fish fillets in milk then flake it with your fingers, you'll find any bones. Fresh fish is soft and sweet, babies love it! try salmon, trout, and mild white fish like cod and haddock.

DD likes poached salmon with some boiled or mashed potatoes and some kind of green veg like broccoli or asparagus (she has it all just on her tray as finger food). Just flake a bit of a salmon fillet with your fingers to make sure there are no bones. You can also mash into mashed potato if your baby prefers mashed rather than finger food.

DD's also had cod, haddock and so on... I'd give her most fish though I probably wouldn't give her fresh or tinned types of fish that have high mercury levels in though, eg. tuna, marlin, swordfish - haven't eaten them myself during pg and bf, apart from the odd tuna sandwich!

Thank you everyone for your replies. I bought her some frozen haddock breaded to try that. My fear of bones is so bad after choking once in primary and being surrounded by people trying to help me....then mine years later trying a piece again for the fist time and the exact same thing happened! I can handle everything with her but choking I have a total phobia of. Thanks all xxx

Salmon, plaice, sea bass fillets ae good

I copy Nigella and buy packs of smoked salmon trimmings - dd loves the stuff. Frozen fillets are also handy and bone free.

We also like smoked/peppered mackerel - usually there's no bones but the Basics packs often have gristly bits and the odd bone.

My mother has a real phobia of chocking and I clearly remember being watched eating and having real issues because of it.

DD is also 19 months and is partial to fish. We tend to have breaded cod or haddock, fish cakes (home made and shop brought), fish pie (home made and shop brought) and also (surprisingly) cod and sausage skewers (WW recipe which is covered in a soy sauce, chilli, garlic and honey sauce).

DS 17m likes sardine sandwiches - tin of sardines in tomato sauce, split them lengthways along the narrow side and scrape out the spine and (tiny) bones, mash and put between bread.

Tinned tuna has no bones I've ever seen. Bigger fish have bigger bones so easy to see, stuff like cod or salmon etc.

My fishmonger recommended lemon sole as a good fish for babies as it's not too 'fishy' and there are no bones. DS loves it and even now picks it out of dishes I've made to enjoy all on its own!