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Originally posted by viet_mom
Thanks for the positive post. And pulverize is the perfect word. That's what she does with her toast. She's taken her first few steps, yet has no teeth and is only 13 pounds at 8 1/2 months!
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The baltspawn are a little ahead of vietbaby in age and we're going through what appears to be the tail end of the worst of this. They refused to eat anything they couldn't feed themselves for a couple of weeks, but now seem pretty content to go back to spoonfuls of semi-soft stuff followed by feeding themselves for a while. I think they figured out they weren't very efficient at feeding themselves yet, and got hungry.
At any rate, even without functional teeth (i.e. nothing opposing), they haven't had any problem with breads like bagels (which they are content to just chew on for a while), love cheerios, will eat cooked peas, carrots and green beans (cut up), love cut up fruit, especially partially frozen, and have taken to poached chicken breast cut up into little bits. They also really like cheese.
If you think vietbaby can't handle it, try this: poach a chicken breast in a little water and chop it into small cubes (1/4"). Let it cool and try mashing a cube between your fingers. It will turn to a grainy pulp in short order. vietbaby's gums are at least as efficient as your finger tips.
Oh, and American cheese is really cheese, but the wrapped up stuff must be labled cheese food product because it is not 100% cheese (it does indeed contain emulsifiers). Real american cheese is essentially a cheddar-type cheese that has been heat tempered to make it more smooth, but is 100% cheese. That Kraft, um, stuff, however, is not. I think it has to be 60 or 70 % cheese to be labled cheese food product. Babies shouldn't be given cheese made from unpasterized milk (hard to find anyway- but if you can find it, buy it and don't share it with your kids) or cheese that is very aged.
Ummmm. Cheese.
