What solid foods are safe for my almost 9 month old baby with NO teeth?

My son is 8 months, 3 weeks old. Currently he's drinking lots of formula, tubs of Gerber solid foods (pureed applesauce, bananas, sweet potato, but not many veggies: he gagged on 'sweet peas' because of the taste). He doesn't like rice cereal and other cereals 'straight'. I have to mix it with sweet bananas or applesauce to get him to eat a tablespoon of it.





Is it okay to introduce real solid foods if he has no teeth yet? I am very scared of choking him on 'real food'.


I hear lists of cottage cheese/ yogurt/ bread / soft pasta / etc but it seems the only thing he wants right now is the bottle or spoon (with liquid solids). I tried one of those dissolving banana finger foods and most of the time he spits it out or kind of chokes on it (sometimes it goes down okay). He doesn't have the pincher move down yet either.





Since he has no teeth, what do you suggest to feed him besides milk and Gerber liquidy solids that would have a low choke-ability factor? Thanks.

What solid foods are safe for my almost 9 month old baby with NO teeth?
What I did with my daughter is I started her on scrambled egg yolk chopped up and soft canned pears chopped in small pieces. This helped her get the pincher grab down too. Also, try the gerber teething biscuits. They dissolve really easy and are big enough for them to hold onto. This was the first thing I gave my daughter and she LOVED it. I could hardly get it away from her!
Reply:"Real food" is okay if you puree it. It's actually MUCH cheaper and healthier than buying the prepackaged Gerber baby foods. What I did with my son was I would use a baby food mill and would mush/puree whatever my hubby and I were having for dinner and give it to my son. When he was around 9 months old I would put food on his highchair tray (pulled up next to the table so he felt like he was eating with Mommy and Daddy) and he would feed himself. It really gives incentive to eat healthy. I would make things like baked sweet potatoes, peas and baked chicken. Organic pasta and sauce with diced red peppers, olives, onions, etc. He also liked to snack on cheerios throughout the day.





Just make sure that the pieces are small and he won't choke. Never leave him alone while eating. Don't feed him junk like pieces of hot dogs (big choking hazard and totally unhealthy), french fries, etc. And watch out for things like raisins, grapes, etc. (Choking hazards as well)
Reply:if he has no teeth and would like for him to eat solid foods try a food processor and mix up table food he will be alright
Reply:I think Cheerios are good choice. They kind of disolve in the mouth, are small enough to be swallowed whole if need be, and they are great to practice picking up.
Reply:i wouldnt push it if he doesnt have any teeth yet. you dont wnat to have to worry anout chocking and things if he isnt ready. dont worry he will get teeth and he will be eating everything.
Reply:First of all....did you start with fruit....that is bad....there are many types of baby foods.....pastas, meats, veggies.....there is more that just sweet stuff.....no "solids" just yet....things like oatmeal and smashed up noodles maybe.....and it may be that you just have to let him go hungry for a while.....try feeding him, if he don't eat, but stuff away and try again later.....just because he won't eat his veggies, dont' break down and give him fruit....he knows that if he hold out he gets the good stuff......he is getting all the nutrition from the formula so if he don't get a solid he will be fine...just dont' give in.....try veggies, if he don't eat then put them away, sit him down and try again later......don't give him the good stuff until after he eats some veggies or something.
Reply:I believe he's gagging, not choking. My daughter gags when I introduce foods with different textures and after after a few tries she gets used to the texture.


She does well with crackers and toast, mostly she sucks on it until it dissolves in her mouth.


I also give her peeled grapes cut in 4 and I squeeze it into her mouth and she started learning to chew with her gums. I give her many soft fruits like cantaloups, honey dew, she loves beans, shwes them with her gums, I got her teething crackers and cookies, her favorites are the bitter ones.


She also loves ritz and club but they're too buttery and fattening.





You can also give her potato without anything etc Oh the all time favorite of course is banana!
Reply:bananas and yogurt