Erika, at 9 month, still doesn’t like swallowing food if the texture is not completely smooth. For example, she doesn’t eat a mashed banana but does eat a banana that’s pureed by a food processor. She’s got 5 teeth so far so she should be able to chew, so I thought I’d try out a baby rice rusk that I bought at Superstore the other day. I’ve tried baby cereal bisucuits but it gets soggy quickly and she seems to lose interest quickly so it’s not ideal for her to practice picking with her thumb and index finger either. She seems to like the idea of biting but still needs to practice the chewing part. She picks up the rusk better than the biscuit. I hope this will let her get used to different textures.
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