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Q: Child Swallowing Cheerios Whole! Need Advice
Submitted By: portal4545, 312 days, 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Our 8 month old son has begun eating finger foods. He was doing very well until he began swallowing cheerios whole a couple days ago. He no longer breaks them down before swallowing them. He swallows one after the other. Last night he threw up 19 whole cheerios. Any suggestions?
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Trying breaking them down yourself
Submitted By: AristonCC ( 312 days, 1 hour, 36 minutes ago )
If your child is throwing them back up then they are most likely upsetting his stomach. Although it would be tedious, I'd almost recommend that you break them into two pieces before giving them to him. It's like peeling a grape before giving it to your child.
It may also be a sign that his teeth are bothering him. It's easier to swallow things whole than to chew them if your gums are sore.
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Cheerious Swallowing
Submitted By: Riz ( 312 days, 1 hour, 42 minutes ago )
Although I don't have children myself quite yet. Experience with young neices, nephews, and cousins have shown the best way to beat a habit such is this is to show an example of the right thing to do. Children are like sponges, they absorb everything they see and hear. I would recommend eating Cheerious with your child and showing him how to chew the food. Although chewing with your mouth open is somewhat il
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no big deal...
Submitted By: malder ( 312 days, 1 hour, 38 minutes ago )
he obviously likes it. just a phase if you ask me. That's why you start with cheerios, since they are small enough not to choke, right? If he keeps it up for more than a couple weeks or tries it with all his food I might be more worried. He'll figure it out by watching you and eating more foods.
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Have him learn a lesson
Submitted By: Wheeler ( 312 days, 1 hour, 37 minutes ago )
Buy some fruit loops. The little guy will try and swallow them, probably be unsuccessful, and hopefully won't try swallowing stuff whole again.
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Soggy Cheerios
Submitted By: fronttrack ( 312 days, 1 hour, 32 minutes ago )
Just put the cheerios in some water and get them nice and soggy. scoop them out and then let the kid go nuts.
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