some1 please reassure me?

[Connah'sMommy]

I try to giveconnah finger foods at lunch so he gets use to them,broccoli,cauliflower,carrot sticks etc but im still worried about choking!

i need to keep at this but half of me wants to take it away and make him a lumpy puree insteadi find myself taking bits off him thinking he will choke

can some1 please convince me otherwise

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

It's highly unlikely he will choke, but he will probably gag! It is very important to differentiate between the two. The gag reflex stops them from choking.

 

[Connah'sMommy]

Well i had no need to worry at all! just finished with lunch and he had broccolli,carrot and cauliflower...he had most of it,gagged a few times as you said,brought it back up but then chewed it again and swallowed!

Ill still be a little worried everytime he eats but it seems whenever i have a worry about him,he surprises me by showing me he can manage whatever he is doing/eating

 

[LunaRose]

I was exactly the same! I still watch him like a hawk! My LO gags but he still loves his finger foods! He'd much rather that than some mush! Just make sure it's nice and soft to start off with and he'll be a-ok! xx