choking worries

[lazyemma]

Hello there.

This probably sounds really stupid, but I'm a bit worried about my daughter suddenly choking on something I feed her, and would appreciate some advice about what foods are safest in this respect. She's 28 weeks old just now, and is eating purees and only slightly chunkier things like mashed banana - so obviously choking is not a current concern, but what happens when I try offering finger foods? What sorts of things can I offer? When can I offer them? And how small should I chop them up? Won't she just try to swallow them without chewing?

I have done some reading up and it seems things like nuts and raisins and stuff are an obvious no-no, but beyond that I'm a bit scoobied. Help!

Hey lady.

I made the mistake of giving C a bit of yorkshire pudding with his sunday dinner.... it was the most frightening thing.. I'm used to him coughing and spluttering a wee bit now but this was completly different - I looked up and he was silent, he couldnt breathe cos it was stuck in his throat. Had to whip him out of his chair, put him oer my knee and really smack on his back to bring it up - poor little soul pooed himself he was that frightened.

Since then I have been giving him foods that disolve or that can be shreaded into bits - crumbly foods - things like vegetables, rice cakes, bread, things that are softer are much easier - he even had some sausage this morning with the skin taken off - all with no problems. We arent doing "BLW", more the same as you - baby rice, purees and finger foods as and when.

I'm sure you will be fine - I have noticed C handles finger food a lot better than he did a few weeks ago - it obviously just take practice. I gave the litle monster a jaffa cake on wednesday thinking he would just play with it then throw i at the cat as he normally does - oh no - he demolished it within minutes - covered head to oe in chocolate [bad mummy emoticon]

thanks missus!

what a horrible shock you must've had with C - I was frightened on your behalf, reading that - though I'm very impressed by your presence of mind. Thank god you knew what to do so quickly.

That sounds like good advice, about making sure things are easily dissolvable.

With vegetables, do you chop them up into little pieces, or pieces he can hold and gnaw?

To be honest most of the veg he gets is mashed - butternut squash, carrot, potato and such like, but has has had florets of brocolli and cauliflower. Wasnt all that fussed to be honest - much prefered the jaffa cakes!!

Are you going to be able to make the xmas do in Edinburgh on 15th?

Hi lazyemma! I'm having just the same problem. My DS (coming up to 28 weeks too) won't eat puree and will only feed himself so we're trying finger food instead like toast, rusks, slices of banana, cooked veg etc. He loves it but chokes several times during a meal, twice making himself sick. It's really giving me the heebie jeebies but it seems the only way forward as puree is a non starter. How are you getting on?

geordiemacmummy your presence of mind sounds amazing! Do you think I should persevere and just be ready for the back slapping if he stops breathing? At the moment it's my heart stopping when he does a major choke.

Anyone else with similar problems, any advice would be much appreciated! He's my first in case you can't tell.

Oh, I can't work out how to change my nickname - this is my first post. Any ideas?

Hiya d, you can change your name by going into "your registration" I think?

To be honest the yorkshire pudding was one of the first times we gave him finger food, and it kinda put my off for a little while. I'm not an expert, but as long as C is coughing then I know he's ok, he's getting up whatever he has tried to eat. Its the silent ones that are the worst - meaning he cant breathe? We've not had any problems since then, but thats mainly because I've been giving him stuff that disolves or crumbles? I think yorkshire pudding was a bit silly in hindsight. Bread is good too as he can suck that into a soggy state even though he has two teeth.

I've been watching him this week and he seems to making chewing motions with his mouth a bit more, so he's getting the hang of it.

I guess itsjust what you both feel comfortable with - no rush, no "rules" or right and wrong way.