moving to lumpier foods - gagging help!

[MummyMana]

I know gagging is good because it means she's not choking on whatever she's gagging on, but it terrifies me!

I gave her some slightly lumpy good today because my blender was having a moment (not sure what was going on with it but I might spend my Argos gift card on a new one) but she gagged on it so much I stopped after a couple of spoons

I want to gradually move her up to slightly lumpier good in the aim of starting finger foods at some point, but I don't know how! Can anyone help?

If your LO gags on something, how often does it make them sick if ever? How long does it take them to not gag on lumpier food? Is there any way to avoid gagging without keeping her on a soft mashable diet for the rest of her life? Thanks for any help/advice

 

[SmileyKez]

Watching with interest!

My LO is 7.5 months and gags really badly on anything lumpy, even the Ella's kitchen pouches which are textured rather than lumpy. Twice he's gagged so much after 2 spoons he's been sick everywhere!

He will eat teacakes, bread etc if I put it in his mouth, I wanted to move to finger foods but he won't put it in his mouth either so all he has are the smooth pouches and yoghurt at the moment!

 

[lozzy21]

Niamh couldn't handle lumpy purées so I just swapped to finger and whole foods and she coped a lot better on them. I think lumpy and textured foods can confuse them, they think they are getting a smooth purée but there not.

 

[MummyMana]

Thanks for the replies! I got a couple of Ella kitchen textured pouches hoping they'd be better but now I'm scared to use them :/

The thing I don't get is she will chew the first couple of mouthfuls of lumpy good and I think she gets it, then she'll go to yomping it down and gag on it

I tried giving her a cheese triangle as finger good as it's smooth anyway but she just kinda thought it was paint xD

 

[MummyMana]

Sorry to double post but I tried her with an Ella kitchen textured pouch today and she did pretty well gave her a few spoonfuls with no gagging then gave her a yoghurt to end on a high more so to speak will try a little more tomorrow!

Only thing is, that stuff smells like catfood mixed with mouldy oxos