So, This Is A New One - WTH

[lovemykidstoo]

So mom of 8 month old comes today and once again told me what she is giving her baby to knaw on. A carrot! She told me the same thing a couple of weeks ago and I voiced my opinion. He has 4 front teeth. Two on top, two on bottom. Why would you let him knaw on a carrot? She came in today and said he was knawing on one yesterday and a piece broke off and she fished it out of his mouth. I am blown away. Does she really want him to choke? What is wrong with people?

[happymom]

I did it with my own kids.

[lovemykidstoo]

I did it with my own kids.

Really? You weren't worried about pieces breaking off like how his did and choking?

[Unregistered]

So mom of 8 month old comes today and once again told me what she is giving her baby to knaw on. A carrot! She told me the same thing a couple of weeks ago and I voiced my opinion. He has 4 front teeth. Two on top, two on bottom. Why would you let him knaw on a carrot? She came in today and said he was knawing on one yesterday and a piece broke off and she fished it out of his mouth. I am blown away. Does she really want him to choke? What is wrong with people?

Just take it away from baby when she leaves....it's not like she is demanding you feed him this stuff.

[happymom]

Really? You weren't worried about pieces breaking off like how his did and choking?

I didn't see him capable of biting like an entire piece of carrot (choking size) off. But little small pieces would come off and he could either spit them out of swallow them whole.

[lovemykidstoo]

I didn't see him capable of biting like an entire piece of carrot (choking size) off. But little small pieces would come off and he could either spit them out of swallow them whole.

I was concerned because she said he bit off a decent size piece and she had to fish it out of his mouth. He barely handles cheerios right now because she's wanted to solely breastfeed, so I was surprised by this.

[happymom]

I was concerned because she said he bit off a decent size piece and she had to fish it out of his mouth. He barely handles cheerios right now because she's wanted to solely breastfeed, so I was surprised by this.

It's really all subjective, but my kids never bit off more than they could safely swallow when they were learning to eat.

[tenderhearts]

They have those teething net things you can put them in if concerned about chocking but it's really good for teething.

[lovemykidstoo]

They have those teething net things you can put them in if concerned about chocking but it's really good for teething.

I'm not going to give it to him here. Mom gives it to him at home. I'm going to tell her about the net thing. Just the comments about fishing pieces out of his mouth makes me nervous. Like I said, he really isn't even eating anything solid yet. Barely cheerios.

[Play Care]

I did it with my own kids.

My one DCM did this with her now 2 yo. She is the BEST eater in my bunch. Baby led weaning with NO purees, cereals, etc. But, she completely understood why I wasn't comfortable with certain foods and only supplied things that weren't hard (apples, carrots, etc)

I wish I were brave enough to do this type of weaning with my other day care kids. Maybe then they would eat actual food instead of ****ing pouches.

[tenderhearts]

I'm not going to give it to him here. Mom gives it to him at home. I'm going to tell her about the net thing. Just the comments about fishing pieces out of his mouth makes me nervous. Like I said, he really isn't even eating anything solid yet. Barely cheerios.

I wouldn't feel comfortable giving just the carrot to him either I just thought the net would give you some ease of comfort or at least for her maybe. I have had parents in the past supply me with those but the two kiddos I had that used them didn't appear to like them so I just never did it.

[boy_mom]

I used to give my boys cold carrots when they were teething. I was always with them and paying attention if they bit off a chunk.

I guess to each their own. I would never have asked a caregiver to do the same though, and I certainly wouldn't do it fo a DC child in my care. But if moms comfortable doing it on her own time then that's fine!

[lovemykidstoo]

My one DCM did this with her now 2 yo. She is the BEST eater in my bunch. Baby led weaning with NO purees, cereals, etc. But, she completely understood why I wasn't comfortable with certain foods and only supplied things that weren't hard (apples, carrots, etc)

I wish I were brave enough to do this type of weaning with my other day care kids. Maybe then they would eat actual food instead of ****ing pouches.

Those ****ing pouches are just gross . I have seen my dck's with them, but I don't buy them myself.

[happymom]

I guess to each their own. I would never have asked a caregiver to do the same though, and I certainly wouldn't do it fo a DC child in my care. But if moms comfortable doing it on her own time then that's fine!

I agree with this to an extent. I personally would pull my kid if they weren't at least a little bit on board with BLW weaning though.

[CityGarden]

They have those teething net things you can put them in if concerned about chocking but it's really good for teething.

I give raw carrots to my tiny dog because she is teething and it seems to give her relief.