Blueberries?

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Does anyone feed while blueberries? Isn't that a choking hazard?

[Deleted]

I puree mine. He's still not big on chunky food anyways.

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[mrsjaymay]

We haven't yet, but when we do I will halve (or quarter) them at first. I'm kind if a freak about choking though...

[carawestt]

Just half them and then squish them a bit. If you buy frozen, just steam them a little before to make them mushier.

[musiclover]

We quarter them, he loves them. Kiwi too.

[lauranicole91]

We don't cut or squish them at all. Never even thought to do that. She just picks them up and eats them. She hated them pureed but loves them whole.

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We do them in the mesh feeder.




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[skiesthelimit]

Jan 8, 2013 21:37:22 GMT -5 lauranicole91 said:

We don't cut or squish them at all. Never even thought to do that. She just picks them up and eats them. She hated them pureed but loves them whole.

This exactly.

[helicase]

I select soft blueberries and squish them. He has no problems with them.

[laurack]

How do you quarter a blueberry?!! They are so small?

[musiclover]

Haha, ours are kinda big, Adam calls them monster blueberries. We just use a sharp knife.

[musiclover]

Jan 8, 2013 22:20:47 GMT -5 musiclover said:

Haha, ours are kinda big, Adam calls them monster blueberries. We just use a sharp knife.

Aren't round objects super bad as far as a choking hazard?

[charlielove]

Yes these are a big choking hazard for this age group. I haven't given them yet, but when I do I'll quarter them.

[musiclover]

Haha, oops I totally quoted myself and posed a question.
So lame.

[laurack]

I thought it strange you quoted yourself haha

I guess if I were giving blueberries I would squish them a bit first. I haven't given them yet. I do have some frozen ones, and when they defrost they get squishy anyway so those would probably be fine.

[Deleted]

I squish them also so they flatten out. If they are not squishable then I cut them up.

[wildcatprincess]

We haven't yet because that's the only thing DD had a hard time with (around 10 months) and scared the crap out of me. But I suppose it's not very different than peas and I give him those, just well cooked and squished.

[Deleted]

My blueberries are much larger than peas. I quartered them and it worked well. I thought I read that some people gave them whole but that makes me nervous. I guess I'll just quarter them for now.. Smushing sounds easier though.. Thanks!

[fusion]

I squish them a bit.

[lauranicole91]

Some of these comments make me feel like I am being judged for not squishing or cutting. Then I remember that Pey devours them no problem and got over it. Haha.

[musiclover]

No judging here at all. I am just extra careful and tend to cut things longer, I'm just so afraid. Everyone has their own comfort level. I had always just heard not to trust the round things at this age, so that stuck with me. Peas scare me, lol.

[lauranicole91]

Jan 8, 2013 22:48:04 GMT -5 musiclover said:

No judging here at all. I am just extra careful and tend to cut things longer, I'm just so afraid. Everyone has their own comfort level. I had always just heard not to trust the round things at this age, so that stuck with me. Peas scare me, lol.

Peyton's favorite food right now is peas. She has them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. No joke. Girl loves peas.

[charlielove]

Jan 8, 2013 22:48:04 GMT -5 musiclover said:

No judging here at all. I am just extra careful and tend to cut things longer, I'm just so afraid. Everyone has their own comfort level. I had always just heard not to trust the round things at this age, so that stuck with me. Peas scare me, lol.

This is me too. I'm not judging anyone, I just know what's recommended and I'm extra paranoid about choking.

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Laura I'm totally not judging you! Actually jealous that you are such a confident parent I think that is part of the reason pey is already walking... Because you let her explore and figure things out! I'm serious- I thought that when I watch some of your videos of her! I think you're a great mom

Also I'm glad everyone knew I meant "whole" and not "while" duh!

[lauranicole91]

Jan 8, 2013 23:10:23 GMT -5 ladybug said:

Laura I'm totally not judging you! Actually jealous that you are such a confident parent I think that is part of the reason pey is already walking... Because you let her explore and figure things out! I'm serious- I thought that when I watch some of your videos of her! I think you're a great mom

Also I'm glad everyone knew I meant "whole" and not "while" duh!

Well shucks ladybug. Thanks. I'm blushing over here.

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Jan 8, 2013 23:10:23 GMT -5 ladybug said:

Laura I'm totally not judging you! Actually jealous that you are such a confident parent I think that is part of the reason pey is already walking... Because you let her explore and figure things out! I'm serious- I thought that when I watch some of your videos of her! I think you're a great mom

Also I'm glad everyone knew I meant "whole" and not "while" duh!

Actually for a minute I thought you meant "white" and I was all, these are some interesting albino blueberries she's got.

And ditto, Laura - you are doing a fantastic job and I know at your age I would not have been half as pulled together as you are.

[charlielove]

I think we have ginormous blueberries here, they're practically the size of small grapes.

[eav2c]

He had his first blueberries today. We were sharing. I took a bite and he had the rest. I was only sharing the really little ones with him too. I could defintely see them being a choking hazard so I'd cut them in half or into fours even. He pooped some out tonight and they were pretty well in tact too.

[laouli]

Jan 8, 2013 22:40:20 GMT -5 fusion said:

I squish them a bit.

we squish ours too

[musiclover]

Jan 9, 2013 0:03:45 GMT -5 charlielove said:

I think we have ginormous blueberries here, they're practically the size of small grapes.

This, they are huge.