How did you introduce finger foods to your little one?

[Ragina]

I think its about time to introduce finger foods to my LO but i'm not sure how to go about it or what kind of food would be best.

Also what age did you start?

 

[tamara k]

we just placed a plate of steamed veges in front of him at the table- broccoli, cauliflower and carrots to be exact.
He had his first non milk food somewhere between four and five months- we didn't make a note of it.

He has ALWAYS self fed- I never saw the point in purees!

 

[Jennifer]

Mum-mum are great if they don't have the dexterity for puffs or cherrios yet. They are a rice cracker that melts in baby's mouth. You can get mum-mums at target, babies r us or amazon.com I keep them on hand on the car, when she gets frustrated, a mum-mum keeps her occupied for a while.

 

[Alex]

Cheerios are the best finger food for infants, but idk exactly what age.

 

[Meg]

i started finger foods at about 51/2 to 6 months and they were bananas or noodles, pretty much anything that was not a choking hazard or could be squished. my son was eating the baby gerber foods at 4 months and i knew he was ready for finger foods when he started to reach for foods off of my plate.

 

[Shadow hunter]

We started our first on finger foods at 8 months old. With our second son he started at just under 6 months old on finger food and handled it well. His first food was banana. It was messy but he loved it. We did steamed vegies as well. Broccoli, cauliflower, carrot and asparagus all work well. We just cut the broccoli & cauliflower in florets and the carrot into finger sized pieces.