Help in feeding a 7 month old baby whilst out on the cheap!

Felicity

fac73 wrote: »

I started weaning at 5.5 months so have been giving him finger food since then.. I tend to do something like weetabix at breakfast then a bit of toast, finger food at lunch - steak and chips (home made in the oven!) are a new favourite, and he has a puree or mashed food for dinner, so it's a mix of both rather than all of one or the other... it did take a while for him to get to grips with it but he's really come on in the last few weeks and have definite favourites, he knows what to do with food now - so if I give him philadelphia on rice cakes and licks the cheese off first (he didn't learn that from me, promise )

Actually thinking about it pitta bread was a bit hit and miss to start with, he did enjoy sucking the houmous off though, but rice cakes practically dissolve so you might feel more confident with them. Or maybe some steamed carrot/broccoli (though beware the mess!) and cold toast fingers - I find toast better than soft bread as they can grip it a bit better without it falling apart. DS doesn't mind what is hot or cold.

I worry about choking too but the main thing to remember is that there is a difference between gagging and choking. Gagging is noisy, makes your heart go a bit, but is completely harmless, and actually important in development as gagging prevents choking from happening! DS has often gagged and spat out whatever it was. He usually then picks it up again to eat. He didn't learn that from me either!

Finger food aside, how is he at sitting up? My DS has just about mastered it after weeks of wobbling around, so I can imagine now him sitting up on a picnic blanket without support if that's an option? I agree about the pram, my friend's DD ate a blueberry muffin in my pushchair ages ago and I am still finding crumbs despite shaking it upside down! Maybe prop him up with a cushion or rolled up blanket if he is not quite there yet?

And cross your fingers for good weather...

Picnics are great and I always try and have one with him when the weather is nice (it was something I really looked forward to doing with him when I was pregnant), unforunately the weather cannot be counted on!

I think I am maybe a bit over anxious about the choking. I think the first aid course I went on was great, but it made me very sensitive about it happening!

Tao81

Felicity wrote: »

Hi, thanks so much for going to the trouble to look that up and post it! It looks like a great solution, if it wasn't for the fact that since I was pregnant I have suffered from a bad back. I have tried front and back carriers and they just don't work for me.

Thanks anyway, it was thoughtful of you.

I think so far, I am going to try the pushchair and see how we get on with that. Maybe I will start introducing some more finger type foods. The main mess seems to come from the sneezing (about 5 or 6 times at each meal, normally with a mouth full of food!).

Sorry to hear about your back, I've suffered from really serious sciatica on the left side during and since pregnancy and I have a previous slipped thoracic disk from when I was nursing........Luckily for me the strong strap that fastens around the waist on the back carrier meant I didn't experience any discomfort due to her weight being evenly distributed,..... that's not to say someone else wouldn't suffer and therefore, not get on with it, back pain is so individual and a right pain in the butt!

The pram I used had a removable washable cover, real shame if yours doesn't have that option?
More finger foods sound like a great idea, feeding is such a messy business even without sneezing attacks!! Good Luck and take good care of your back 'cos afterall we only get one in this life and you can't afford to mess with it! (No pun intended?!)

Felicity

Tao81 wrote: »

Sorry to hear about your back, I've suffered from really serious sciatica on the left side during and since pregnancy and I have a previous slipped thoracic disk from when I was nursing........Luckily for me the strong strap that fastens around the waist on the back carrier meant I didn't experience any discomfort due to her weight being evenly distributed,..... that's not to say someone else wouldn't suffer and therefore, not get on with it, back pain is so individual and a right pain in the butt!

The pram I used had a removable washable cover, real shame if yours doesn't have that option?
More finger foods sound like a great idea, feeding is such a messy business even without sneezing attacks!! Good Luck and take good care of your back 'cos afterall we only get one in this life and you can't afford to mess with it! (No pun intended?!)

Me too with the sciatica, I was in hospital with it twice before I gave birth, really nasty thing and although it is slightly better, it is still very painful. I hate the fact that because of that and my bad back I sometimes have to think twice about picking my little chap up for a cuddle.

I am a bit resigned now to the fact that it might not get better until my little chap begins to walk and I stop carrying him around. I have just taken up rowing to try and strengthen my back so will see how I get on with that!

VK-2008

u can pick up portable high chairs online that u can use anywhere hope that jhelps

squashy

I went down the baby led weaning route with my daughter, which meant from day one her first tastes were finger foods, that was at 6 months. She played around with it a lot at first but was still getting plenty of milk. Nowadays at 8 months she is much more competent and can pick up split blueberries amongst other things and loves having meals with us so a bit of pasta with sauce, or a roast dinner arranged in chunks/batons on her plate, tonight she had flakes of baked haddock with courgette sticks and jersey royals. Some days she is not really interested in food and will usually take on more milk to compensate.

When we are out and about I sometimes just bring a tub of cherry tomato or grape halves, or a plum/nectarine/peach, and maybe a couple of rice cakes. If I know we are eating out i just order something we can share that I know wont be over salty.

Sorry to waffle on lol, but I was just thinking it might be worth you persevering with the finger foods a little and keeping a good supply of milk when you are out. A quick wipe over with a baby wipe and i bet you would get most of the debris off your buggy!

ailuro2

We used to sit DD on our knee side on to us if she needed fed when we were out.

Take one of his thicker foods so it's less likely to drip on you.

I was going to say put his bouncy chair in the boot - our DD used to like sitting in hers to eat, because it had a clip round the back so it could be propped up and not rocking.
don't know if yours can do that or not.

inmypocketnottheirs

Cheap collapsible high chair from Ikea? Keep in the boot and use for pic nics.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00069725

Agutka

inmypocketnottheirs wrote: »

Cheap collapsible high chair from Ikea? Keep in the boot and use for pic nics.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00069725

Cheap collapsible chair? How dare you! :rotfl:That's the best highchair in the world!

I thought of you using that when by your car, but the image is just too silly. Also poor baby fed in a carpark... You just know it has to be the pushchair... I agree with you about keeping it clean, but it has to be done. I've done it a few times, but I was armed with lots of wipes and muslins. And there was no sneezing (less pepper?:p).
Joseph does sit nicely by himself, but this is not good for feeding unless he's starving as he just crawls off at the first sign of boredom.

Ooh! Dog lampshade collar! What? It's an idea...:D

pboae

Felicity wrote: »

The main mess seems to come from the sneezing (about 5 or 6 times at each meal, normally with a mouth full of food!).

Do you know why he is sneezing so much? I don't know anything about kids, so maybe that's normal, but in adults excessive sneezing around meal times is often a sign of a food allergy, usually dairy.

emweaver

I used to always feed my DD in her buggy much easier, I would take homemade food, snacks and drinks for both of us to make things cheaper