how do i move from puree to other food

[starshaker]

dont realy have any idea how to progress on at this rate dd will be eating puree when shes 16

i really struggled with this, you can but tiny pasta shapes think you use them in soups, i would cook these and start to put a few in the savoury puree, then gradually add more as they get used to it, i found them good as they were soft and not hard lumps. hope this helps

I started by giving my dd well cooked mixed sweet vegetables like butternut squash and sweet potato. You can mash it well, but it won't go as smooth as a puree. I added formula to mine to make it quite wet as well. My dd gagged quite regularly to start with when she was getting used to small lumps, but it never seemed to put her off. . Then you just gradually mash it less and less.

I'm now trying to work out how to persuade her to pick things up (other than toast which she loves) and put them in her mouth! Any ideas about that anyone? She will pick up, but won't eat slices of fruit, or cheese, or vegetables but will eat rice cakes and squares of toast! (Sorry to hijack starshaker!) - she's 10 months old.

thanx will give this a go. any more ideas

no probs little fish hijack away info ill need soon enough

Try adding a more textured veg - such as peas or sweet corn - or cooked rice to an already acceptable puree or use something roughly mashed, such as potato, as a base to which you add some puree veg.

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Often, they gag (or choke) on lumps because they're used to sucking purees off the spoon. You can try moving straight from purees to finger foods, which are less work anyway.

ooo really so i ould give her a finger of toast to suck on

Sure, why not? How old is she? Has she had gluten/wheat already?

I didn't bother with purees with DS2, well, I tried, and he hated them. We just went straight to finger food.

Pear, watermelon and rice cakes are all good introductory finger foods, as they all (I think) tend to break down nicely. Oh, or well-cooked carrot spears.

shes 6 months but has been getting purees for 2.5 months ish

Ah, she might not be too competant with finger food, but there's no harm in trying.

DS2 started solids just before 6 months, and took about a month to start taking anything.

Also, keep offering the foods she's refused before. Ds was dreadful with lumps, kept vomiting and gagging. Now he practically begs for fruit, and will happily chew on french stick etc - ohh, the hours I fretted over what to feed him!

she eats anything did kinda try her with a rusk today but think it was a bit hard will try toast tomorrow

i haven't read all the other answers and diregard this if you are only using home-cooked food BUT I bought some baby rice to first thicken the purees so dd2 could get used to thivker before bits. Then I sprinkled the little tiny bits off the top of the broccoli into her broccoli puree and she started to try and chew and then is now happy with other textures and bits

shouldn't worry just yet... my ds is 7.5 months and is only just really wanting lumpier food

before now he would just gag on toast and stuff... but he will now chew it (or gum it) until it is soft enough to swallow

Dried apple rings (the chewy variety, not totally dry)
Bananas
Hovis biscuits left out for a couple of days, they go soft and crumbly

Many people don't even start first foods till 6 months so I wouldn't worry too much. I think 6 months is a little early for proper lumpy food or finger food, it is difficult for little babies and gagging repeatedly will put her off. I would maybe mash things a little less smoothly and leave it at that for now - she'll be downing steak and chips before you know it.