My baby is going to be 9 months old n had 2 two bottom teeth now. When shd I start finger food ? If so, what r finger foods n what to start with ?
Also she doesnt take juice at all ? any suggestiongs?
Tq
Maha Sujatha replied. Sorry to hear about it, Maha. Why don't you try it when she is starting her breakfast? Put a few Cheerios on her high chair tray and see what she does. Don't give up hope. Are you giving her Gerber jar food? I have been preparing food for Shreya especially the veges. I thickened the food slowly and now I give her hand mashed veges. 'Slow' is the keyword here. Try thickening the jar food, if you are using it, with a little rice cereal or multi-grain cereal and then see whether she takes it.
Fresh food feeder is just a mesh bag with a handle. Iknow for sure that it is available in Babies r'us. You may also check it out online.

Does she take spicy food? I mean, just a little. If so, why don't you try idly dipped in very little sambar? Use very little sambar though and not very spicy. Initially make her lick sambar from your finger tip and see her reaction first. I have a feeling she might like it.

BTW, where are you from (in India as well as in US)?

I am going on a long vacation to India in a few days. If you would like to contact me then email to
momofshreya at yahoo dot com

Keep on sharing Mahalakshmi replied. Dear Sujatha,
Tq for ur info.Well,my baby was choked once and am afraid to give anything. Am happy reading bmom's suggestion. But i wonder whether I am proper mom or not ! I gave her Gerber Veg Puff but plays with that never puts in mouth.When I tried she frowned her face.
Sujatha ..u r right...I dont like juice at all(particularly in US)..thatswhy my baby hates it too.But I will try later.Sometime I feel water is better for her than giving juice n making mess !
Also she plays with sippy cup(playtex)...I keep in high chair always..she is not drinking from it though. Any suggestions !
Many thanks...hope Sheetal is also happy reading advice from other mom.
Good luck Shetal.
Take care
Maha Sujatha replied. Oh and one other thing. My baby doesn't take juice either. Earlier she used to take 2 oz of juice but now she doesn't like them at all. I asked her Ped. and she told not to worry about it and asked whether we take any juice on a regular basis. I said NO. We all love water and that's what she likes too. So nothing to worry about.
May be try giving juice after a week or so and keep trying. Sujatha replied. Hi Maha & Sheetal,
I have a 9 month old girl and I started giving Cheerios when she was 7 1/2 or 8. Earlier to that I gave her puffed rice and she loved it. May be I started the puffed rice when she was 6 months old.
Cheerios are the best as far as finger foods are concerned. You can even try pieces of cheese(shredded are the best)
May be later, you can try cooked carrots or beans etc. But I think I will wait to try them until she is 10 months old. BTW, she has 2 lower teeth. Don't worry if they don't have teeth. Their gums are very strong and they can chew on cheerios really well.
I also give teething biscuits, arrowroot cookies. She wants to hold them all by herself. She learnt to drop them and pick the cookie too and she thinks it is a game :)

Let me know how it goes.