Hello all,

I had recently been to my dd paediatrician for her MMR AND chicken pox vaccine. We were discussing on her food pattern and I told doc that my dd has pureed food items, whether it be veg. khichdi, porridge , fruits etc. The doc. was not happy that i still feed my dd pureed food. He told me stop giving her pureed food and instead start giving her soft chapatis, dosas idlis ....i.e no pureed food.

I tried giving her but she gags and vomits. Is it true that if i puree her food she won' t ever learn to chew and eat her food in the months to follow.???

I am worried....as it is she is a fussy eater and if i do this she will not eat anything.

What shall i do?

Pls. advise experience mothers.

Mahieka Laura replied. Hi everyone!

I know many parents are concerned about this so I will tell you what my doc said.

You should NEVER use a blender for your baby' s food. Why? Because everything is VERY pureed...into the liquidish state.

What you should do instead: boil the veggies well and take a fork and a plate and keep mashing intil soft... it will have a texture, baby won' t choke and can swallow it easily BUT he will also learn how to CHEW.

As the baby grows older, mash them more roughly.

My baby doesn' t have teeth yet but he knows how to chew even a biscuit! He' s 8 almost months old.

BOILING EGGS:
1. Make sure the egg is FRESH (there are methods available for this, jsut Google for it).
2. Wash it thoroughly
3. Put filtered water to boil
4. when the water is boiling just crack the egg open and drop the egg contents into the water
5. Boil it for 10 minutes!
6. Just take the egg yolk out and mash it.

If you have any other questions let me know. My aunt is a nurse to a pediatrician so she is teaching me all these things that no one seems to tell new mums nowadays :) Rita replied. Hi, Thought of replying to this message because your stories remind me of the terrible time I had with my elder daughter 4.5 years now when she was small. She had reflux and used to gag and vomit at all mealtimes, pureed or unpureed. Since the output of pureed meals was better, i used to puree all her food until 2.5 years old until one day I decided that enough is enough and either she will have solid food or she will stay hungry. I had tried this earlier also for a few meals but hadnt been strong enough to continue on it. Believe me it took her a week of non - eating or very less eating to be able to gag at each meal time and then understand that she needs to chew and swallow. Also, I learnt that gagging is the only way they learn how to eat, specially the fussy eaters. Having gone through the whole process, I know how hard it can be to see your kids not eating anything when they can eat easily if the same is pureed, but a little strength now wil help in the long run. Dont be disturbed by anyone saying what you should or should not do. At the end, every mother knows what' s best for their children, I would always give myself the logic that no adult eats pureed food, so one day surely she will learn. But probably the faster you decide, the faster the whole transition can be made. rhea replied. hey maheika....
I need some help...here u mentioned besan aata halwa...? can u please tell me how to make it? how do u feed egg for ur dd...what other porridges do u feed ur kiddo...please mention...my kid only loves to have porridges..please help? pooja replied. hi maheika,
seems like u' ve the same problem tht i m facing with my 13 months old son....though wht i' ve started is I don' t puree daal chaawal whch i used to do earlier for his lunch....and now whtever sabzi i make inlunch for others i mash tht with hand and mix it in his lunch....so, very very small bits r there....besides i give him bread and soft omlettle to chew and also finger foods....as na evening snack i give him fruits which r finely grated....u can try this....hope this helps....also i wanted to ask...r u still preparing ur baby' s food separately....tht is feeding him boiled food or have u started giving him whtever is coocked for the rest of the family.... rhea replied. hey mahika,
My daughter is also 15months old...she also takes only pureed food...she have only 6months...no molars yet...so i think they cant chew properly...my daughter also rejects food if its not pureed...so i give her like tht only...let her eat whtever she likes...nothing to worry...decrease her consistency...my daughter like to eat white rice....she slowly chews it..so make her chew small small food materials by giving it to her hand...hope this helps