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Can I give my baby this if he doesn’t have teeth?

He’s 6 months old on Sunday but doesn’t have teeth yet. Have tried some baby rice, purées, broccoli so far, is it ok to give him some of this or wait until he can chew? I made some homemade chicken stock cubes so thought I could cook it in that until really soft but not sure if it’ll be ok for his tummy if he swallows the pieces whole?

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Yes absolutely. From 6 months babies can eat anything apart from honey until 12 months, can have cows milk cooked into things but not as a drink until 12 months. No need for any teeth xx

Is it ok to give now? He would’ve been 6 months already if he arrived on time (was 13 days late), not sure if that counts though?

Oh yes - absolutely fine without teeth. So is normal orzo pasta 👍

Absolutely can. My daughter didn’t have teeth until ten months but was eating anything we ate aside from honey. She was gnawing on lamb at 7 months.

Yes. Babies chew on their gums. No teeth needed. Anyway even if he has a few teeth, they will be the front ones and no one chews on their front teeth.

Yes definitely. For other foods, check out the solid starts app 😁

Pasta of any kind has been a favourite of my son's since 6 months. He only had 1 bottom tooth. Molars are the teeth that grind and they don't come in until much later on average (13 -19 months)

Yea they don’t need teeth to eat the gums are hard enough for chewing

Remember it’s 6 months as general guidance - some babies will be ready a bit earlier and other babies (like mine) will be ready a bit later. It’s not set in stone, but there are great tips on the Solid Starts instagram for signs of readiness like able to sit, hand-eye coordination & interest in food.

Yeah if you cook it up nice and soft you can. At 6 months they can suprise you with what they can actually eat.

@Maeve what we can’t see is if baby’s digestive tract is ready. 6 months is generally when baby’s digestive system is ready. Even if a baby has those signs of readiness you mentioned at 4 months, their bellies probably aren’t actually ready.

@Eilidh absolutely. They can also have regular pasta too! No need to buy ‘baby pasta’ it’s all the same. Just a different shape x

Yes

He can have normal pasta as well x

My little one literally has everything. She’ll eat chicken from a bone, steak, pasta and she’s still not got teeth and she’s 8 months Today she had pizza with chicken, mushroom, sweetcorn and onions on it and she was enjoying it.