7 month old chocking and gagging on everything!!

[dancing P]

So I have started my DD who is 7 months on finger food and she either chews and looks like she is chocking or gags and spits it out! I have tried banana, scrambled egg, toast, pasta and she just won't eat them!!!
Anyone have any advice on how to help her? She will eat wotsits but she can't live on them lol x

 

[staralfur]

Pretty normal for babies to gag when they're experiencing new foods. Their gag reflex is located farther forward in their mouths than ours, so it's a lot easier to trigger it. Just give it time.

 

[MindUtopia]

I agree, just give it time and don't be afraid to give her things she can eat more easily as well as things she is struggling with. I wouldn't recommend wotsits (way too much salt for a little person), but you can get baby puffs and things that are all natural and salt-free. She may find it's easier to manage those at first as she moves on to eating other things. And like the PP said, just give it time. We started with only finger food (BLW) at 6 months and my daughter wasn't really eating much of anything except maybe a bit of broccoli floret that broke off until about 7.5 months. She didn't eat in large quantities until 9 months. It takes time and you shouldn't expect to see a massive increase in what she can eat for awhile. Give her plenty of milk and let her explore. She'll get it eventually.

 

[dancing P]

Thanks ladies I am so worried about giving her things as like I say she chokes on everything! I think I'll give her a bit more time! Thank u x