kissikiss
<3 Mom to Elijah <3
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Hi all
As title says really. My son is now 16 months old, and has always loved food. When he was about 10 months old, he had a piece of a baby biscuit (I was starting him with finger foods) and he got a piece stuck in the back of his mouth/throat. He was ok but it gave me horrible anxiety about food and choking - and I don't want him to pick up on this.
Problem is he doesn't really know that when he has a mouthful he shouldn't shove even more food into his mouth. I know he has to learn to eat in order to be able to do it properly, but I probably tend to mash things up too much and give him minimal finger foods he can choke on. I gave him half a banana last night after supper and I was so nervous, my husband tells me to calm down but I get so scared
2 questions really:
1. Am I alone with anxiety regarding this? I have no other 'worries' that I can think of, and just wonder if this one incident with the baby biscuit traumatised me...
and
2. Will he get better regarding knowing he has food in his mouth and should wait before putting more in as long as I keep giving him finger foods? Or instead of giving him half a banana (whole) should I give him a bite sized piece and wait for him to finish until I give him the next piece until he learns to eat slowly and chew properly?
I should say that most of his teeth are through and I feel as though he is physically able to chew but he doesn't know that he needs to have a medium size bite of food in his mouth to be able to do it effectively.
Thank you very much xx
As title says really. My son is now 16 months old, and has always loved food. When he was about 10 months old, he had a piece of a baby biscuit (I was starting him with finger foods) and he got a piece stuck in the back of his mouth/throat. He was ok but it gave me horrible anxiety about food and choking - and I don't want him to pick up on this.
Problem is he doesn't really know that when he has a mouthful he shouldn't shove even more food into his mouth. I know he has to learn to eat in order to be able to do it properly, but I probably tend to mash things up too much and give him minimal finger foods he can choke on. I gave him half a banana last night after supper and I was so nervous, my husband tells me to calm down but I get so scared
2 questions really:
1. Am I alone with anxiety regarding this? I have no other 'worries' that I can think of, and just wonder if this one incident with the baby biscuit traumatised me...
and
2. Will he get better regarding knowing he has food in his mouth and should wait before putting more in as long as I keep giving him finger foods? Or instead of giving him half a banana (whole) should I give him a bite sized piece and wait for him to finish until I give him the next piece until he learns to eat slowly and chew properly?
I should say that most of his teeth are through and I feel as though he is physically able to chew but he doesn't know that he needs to have a medium size bite of food in his mouth to be able to do it effectively.
Thank you very much xx