What they don't tell you about spoon feeding...

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks for watching! Which mistake are you making? With my first I made the second mistake! Hence all the spoons 😂 Don't forget to your free Mealtimes Essentials Guide with links to all my favorite plates, cups, cutlery and more here: brightestbeginning.com/bb_optin/mealtime-essentials-guide/

[@kutanra]

Can we appreciate the baby version of jazz hands constantly going on during this meal lol

[@EmmaHubbard]

😂

[@allyoueverneed9795]

I love how excited she is 😊 happy hands

[@EmmaHubbard]

😂 she loves her food!

[@sukanyapreeti]

I feed my baby exactly the way you have mentioned in your videos . Using a comfortable spoon which fits his tiny mouth and he is able to scoop the food from it himself! Thank you so much for the tips. This 8m old baby is a happy eater provided the food is good in taste ! 😍

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks for sharing

[@MadameUnreachable]

We've just started solids a week ago with our five month old baby boy, so these tips come at the perfect time ! been making most of these mistakes too. Love from Germany

[@EmmaHubbard]

It's great to hear this video came at the right time for your little one! Hope mealtimes continue to be lots of fun and messy!

[@mommybreakdown]

Big siblings are so cute when they are helping. Thanks for a great, informative video!

[@EmmaHubbard]

They are! He was a bit distracted eating his snacks though as well!😂

[@g1RL_1nteRRuptED]

Its so cute to watch her tiny hands, which shows she is pretty excited! ❤

[@philosopherbonnie]

I have fed many babies and didn't know a lot of this. Thank you for making good content!

[@EmmaHubbard]

Happy to help!

[@4everJC]

I’m following your guide in this. My baby learned to eat from the spoon with no problems.

[@DigitalicaEG]

**food arrives ** Baby: **activate adorable jazz hands** 👐🏻👐🏻👐🏻

[@EmmaHubbard]

❤️ Love her jazz hands!

[@nh2008]

Emma thank you SO much for your amazing channel. Your videos are so well edited and packed full of the necessary information. Im sure you will have over a million subscribers soon! Thank you so much. Much love from Ireland :)

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thank you so much!!

[@marziamamdani5373]

Hey Emma ! I’m 24 with my first baby girl who is almost 10 months now. The only reason I got through these 10 months is YOU , I swear you’re amazing 🩷 could you please elaborate on why my baby sometimes opens her mouth the tiniest bit before snapping it shut before the spoon even gets to her mouth ?? That gets really frustrating 😅

[@EmmaHubbard]

That’s so nice! I am sure you are doing an amazing job with your little one. It’s hard to say why your little one is closing her mouth before you place the food in. She might be trying to tell you that she is full and doesn’t want any more food (if it is towards the end of the meal). If you feel comfortable, you might have more success if you let your little one place the spoon in her mouth. You could load up the spoon first and then hand it to her to place in her own mouth. It will be a bit messy but with time she will have more control over the spoon. She would also be able to eat safe finger food at this age. So if you haven’t already given her finger food you could try that too! I hope that helps.

[@marziamamdani5373]

@@EmmaHubbard thank you so much for replying ! I’ll try giving her the spoon , I think that may be it because I’ve noticed that she is pretty independent in everything else as well. And yes , she eats finger foods too and I’ve even noticed that if I try to feed her the finger foods she won’t eat them because she wants to do it herself !

[@carybradley3968]

Brilliant observation! Thank you, EH!

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks!

[@P.Gillett]

Thank you for sharing the joy that is watching your little baby eat. lol. Her little wiggling fingers! hahah. love it, oh, and thanks for the tips, too.

[@EmmaHubbard]

Her wiggling fingers are the best! They come out when she is eating and playing with her brother and sister. ❤️

[@Uzmy3]

I am a third time mom, and here i am watching your videos 😂 Your videos are really helpful and bring up the important points that we don't even realize can make a difference.

[@EmmaHubbard]

I'm so glad!

[@janinem5196]

Excellent video! Such simple but helpful info. And really, I'm just here to comment on your daughter's hands! How adorable that they never stop moving, and showing how excited she is to eat. Love it!

[@EmmaHubbard]

They are so cute!💕

[@PhoebeJaneway]

I bought those spoons you revommended - they're perfect. 👌 And I always sat across from my baby (but not consciouslly). Good to know that this helps.

[@EmmaHubbard]

That's so good to hear! I love those ones 🙂

[@PhoebeJaneway]

Really perfect and that temperature colour-change material makes them even better. I'm hiking in the Alps with my little one at the moment and I heat his meals outdoors and even there I always know when it's ready. 🤩

[@sayalimohite3135]

Thank you very much... I was so worried about my baby.. He was spitting his food all time.. Now i got to know about the right technique..

[@EmmaHubbard]

Happy to help

[@Aqualindane]

Liking before watching! That’s how much I love your content 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@EmmaHubbard]

😂 That's a huge compliment! Thank you so much! You made my night❤

[@bhileshwartrilochun1062]

Extremely helpful. Thank you 😊

[@EmmaHubbard]

You’re welcome 😊

[@meghancooley9306]

Another great video Emma. All your tips and tricks really helped both my little ones with eating. Thanks Emma and keep those videos coming please 😃

[@EmmaHubbard]

You're so welcome!

[@cookinma]

OMG the slow motion gag on the spoon just kills me! 😅

[@Wenalexis]

The clean up part didnt work with my boys, both of them needed their face to be clean otherwise they stopped eating until i cleaned them up. They both hate having something dirty on their face or hands by nature. I thought it was learnt behaviour before i had them, other than that we did all of what you said and it worked nicely :D

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks so much for sharing.

[@LolaKlein]

Same with my daughter!

[@moliesse]

Love the way she s moving her fingers 😂😂😂😂😂 so cute!!!!

[@eaudunilturnip3441]

Adorable kids and great video, thank you! I would love to know your thoughts on baby led weaning.

[@EmmaHubbard]

Glad you liked the video. In regards to which approach parents use when introducing solids I recommend parents go with what they are most comfortable with. As parents you need to be confident and project the image that food is safe, so it’s important you use the method you are most comfortable with. Professionally and personally I use the spoon feeding approach. This is because the oral motor skills at 6 months are able to manage puréed/mashed food well. But it’s important to note that a bub’s oral motor skills develop very quickly so that by 7 months the baby is managing mashed foods and sticks of toast/meltables and by 8-9 months they are managing safe finger foods. So really it’s only the first two months (tops) that the food you give a bub is slightly different.

[@eaudunilturnip3441]

@@EmmaHubbard thank you very much. My bub is only 3 months now so I'm trying to figure out the best method for us. Your videos are very helpful and I appreciate you putting them out.

[@desireem.kaplan2573]

omg this baby girl is sooooo cute : )

[@poweroflove2932]

Omg! Emma! What eye opener pointers!!! 😲

[@EmmaHubbard]

I hope it helps!

[@christinekinuthia5896]

Hi Emma. Hope you reply to this. Thanks for your videos. They're very helpful. I'm in Kenya and knowing the various things to do and products to buy has been very helpful since my LO was born. She's now 16 months and a very picky feeder. all mealtimes are like a battle. She doesn't swallow the food but just stores it in the mouth. We're forced to really coerce her. What tips do you have for very picky feeders(been this way since she started solids at 6m)

[@graczznumerempierwszym]

Amazing video! Helped a lot!

[@apio371]

Thank you Emma for the video

[@EmmaHubbard]

So glad it was helpful!

[@CryptographyFan]

She’s such a great eater! My 9 months old is not eating much :( I’ve tried different approaches and foods, and he seems not to have the passion for food. Our pediatrician has no idea why. And I’m puzzled. He generally likes various tastes, but not purées. I’m not sure how to get him to eat more these days 😢

[@ester5333]

Hi your videos and guide have helped me so much thank you! Have you already talked about how to teach sleeping independently and transitioning from bassinet to crib or matress (instead of sleep induced by breastfeeding or else) if not can you make a video about it please?

[@EmmaHubbard]

Hi! It’s so good to hear you have found these videos helpful. I haven’t yet made a video on this topic. So thanks for the suggestion.

[@tuliprose8585]

Thank you 🎉

[@EmmaHubbard]

You’re welcome 😊

[@sarahstone4229]

Hi @EmmaHubbard.. Absolutely love your vedios. Thank you for these. My baby is 9 months old till now we are in laws house where baby is pushed to eat, baby is not showing interest towards food but it's been forced to eat 3times. But now I want to start baby led weaning unable to do I'm failed to do... Not sure where to start how to start in offering loaded spoon plays with it but not taking to mouth it's been 15days please help me

[@cococutie]

so helpful! the best explanation ever!

[@EmmaHubbard]

So glad!

[@smartkidsmindset]

Woow, this is a great video. My 7month is safe. Thank you

[@EmmaHubbard]

So glad you liked the video and more importantly your 7 month old is safe when eating solids!

[@brittneyyyann]

I’m wondering what you think of spoons that have a guard to keep baby from gagging/choking on them? Like the nuby dipeez. My baby loves to feed himself but he doesn’t have the motor skills quite yet so I let him use the dipeez spoon to practice. I wonder if it would actually delay his ability to self feed with a spoon or if it’s just something his motor skills have to catch up with.

[@redroselace9545]

Super good video and usefull all parent's to be need watch this

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@pharmclare]

Amazing video thanks

[@EmmaHubbard]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@vanthel]

Does the cleanup rule (waiting to the end) apply to bottle feeding as well? We have a habbit of mopping upany dribbles asap mainly before it reaches her clothes (we don't routinely put a big on her). She has a weak latch/suck so will often let out some from the sides pretty early.

[@CuAnge1]

I wany my 8 month to grab and try food but he just squeezes the food and wont try it. I try to put some in his mouth or have hin taste but he get annoyed. What should I do ?

[@stefaniehanson7621]

Watching lots of your videos. Thank you they are really helpful. What do you think about liewood feeding spoons? My baby is about 18 weeks now and I am considering to start with feeding .

[@Vora_Vixen]

oh wow, great video!

[@EmmaHubbard]

Glad you think so!

[@camillarich]

I'm in the process of introducing solids, and it seems like every bite gets spit back out onto her chin. If I never scooped it off her chin only 1/5 or so of the food would end up in her tummy.

[@ramonlansangan7307]

What kind of yogurt your baby is eating please?

[@jingyuanchen1]

Very good video

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks

[@feliciasuris2381]

Hi again 😊 we have eci for this as well because hes 12m and struggles to want foods of any sorts consistently. And usually he will only play with food on his tray (bring to 1-2x only) and have me fees him from my hand or spoon what i am eating from my plate. So he ate 2 french frys and couple baby bites of avacado and few beans covered in chili sauce today with me giving little water cup (he wont do it himself and chews straw cup). Wondering if you have any advice on how to get him more interested in eating since he'll come off formula soon and needs nutrition. Hes behind in most areas of things 😅 thank you if you read this ❤

[@PhoebeJaneway]

I so LOVE the Joe Cocker move many babies have 🥰🥰🥰

[@EmmaHubbard]

😂

[@janekailey2173]

What is “sod” food?

[@ankitashah8651]

Hello My 10 month old boy only want semi solid puree Or mashed food He is not chewing the food what can I do Pls help

[@EmmaHubbard]

Hi! It’s hard to say why he is not wanting to eat other textures of food. If possible an assessment with a speech pathologist who specialises in mealtimes would be helpful. They would be able to assess your little one and give you specific recommendations. In the meantime you could try placing textured food onto the table or the tray of his highchair for him to play with, without the pressure to eat it. This allows him to become familiar with the different textures and get him one step closer to eating them. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.

[@ankitashah8651]

Thank you

[@ankitashah8651]

Hello dear Eating in progress He likes to chew food and good progress

[@ankitashah8651]

Also he speaks words like baba dada papa mammmma etc.....

[@courtneylee3477]

Oh I never even thought about that. I naturally face my daughter towards me. 😮

[@EmmaHubbard]

That’s great you already do this!

[@myrielka118]

I somehow learned these while working in a kindergarten and I just fed my baby "naturally correctly", I wasn't even aware about it without watching your video. But everybody else in my family is trying to correct me (wrong). For example they want me to scrap the escaped food of her chin. Baby always stops eating. Then they say it's not tasty because no salt etc... So annoying. I wish to live alone with her. 😂😂😂

[@EmmaHubbard]

It would be very frustrating. Sounds like you are doing an amazing job. Also don’t know if it would help but they don’t recommend you add salt to the food you give a baby.

[@myrielka118]

@@EmmaHubbard I thought you cannot add salt if a baby is less than one year old. 😲

[@myrielka118]

It's so difficult to be a mom. Nobody helps becausr it's mom's work to take care of a baby but they have thousand of opinion how to do it better than you and when their opinion are wrong it's still mom's fault. I am already exhausted enough without their unhelpful opinions. 😢 "Don't hold th baby, it'll spoil her. Your milk supply is low (because baby is crying). She should wear socks (it's 28 degress, nobody's wearing socks). She should have a pillow and a blanket, it's uncomfortable. If grandma was here, baby wouldn't cry..." I don't have time to eat myself, neither to take a shower. And they insists I have to eat with them but sometimes baby wanted to nurse/ sleep/ hold when she was younger. And then you're holding the baby to prevent crying and they ask you why you don't eat... But how... It's really difficult to eat while holding a baby. And they are watching TV all the time. Some these loud advertisement comes in and wakes up the baby. Sometimes I couldn't even go to the toilet. I was on my way and the baby started crying and they called me immediately: "Baby's crying." (Meaning I should make it stop.) It was difficult to even drink enough water. Or they want me to just let baby cry suddenly. And they always recommends to give baby a fruit juice. To put juice into the formula bottle and give it to baby. (Because baby cannot/don't know how to use a cup). Even when she was less than six month old. And then they say I force baby to sleep (when she's obviously overtired). Or that I'm not a good mother because I don't watch baby carefully enough. (E.g. I didn't notice that baby is crying much louder than before, actually I did but like a week or two before them so for me it was old news.) They even insisted on keeping giving baby medicine when she was obviously recovered... "Don't be stubborn and wait until it comes back better give now to prevent it." They don't even accept I don't want baby to watch TV. Everyday they say "look how calm she's watching TV." (I cannot avoid it while meal time, they watch TV everytime they eat). I'm just literally exhausted from insisting on my parenting style everyday. You're parent and you cannot even decide how to take care of your baby but if something's wrong with the baby it's your fault.

[@janekailey2173]

Why would you feed a baby with his/her head turned??

[@EmmaHubbard]

People do it often- mainly due to the dining table arrangement or limited space.