at what age can you give raisins

[vnmum]

ds is nearly 8 months and has just progressed from purees to lumpier ones. at what age can i give raisins etc and do i need to cut them up smaller, i dont want him to choke.

he is just managing to chew and not gag as much at the moment.

also what other finger foods can i give him and what size should i cut them into?

[spidermama]

I occasionally give them to my 18 month but they reappear intact in his nappy so I don't really see the point for him. I suppose it depends if your ds chews his food.

[Angeliz]

Can't remember when i started giving them, but dd (aged 15 months) has been having them for ages and LOVES them.
Haven't seen any in nappy yet!

[shazronnie]

I think by 11 or 12 mths mine could manage raisins - but they do tend to come out whole!!

[shoobaloo]

DS is 10 months and has been eating dried apricots for a while now. Have just started giving him raisins. I thought he was eating them but it turns out he just swooshes them round his mouth and then swallows them whole - and thats the way they come out the other end!

[expatinscotland]

you can whizz them down a bit w/the hand blender.

my 7-month-old has had them whizzed in her porridge.

[suzi2]

I gave my DS them at about 7 or 8 months, but they sometimes appear whole and 'undried' in his nappy! So now I snip them in half with scissors first to break the skin as I think that helps him digest them.

[TheLadyVanishes]

just bought some for dd who is 13mths and most ended up on the floor, like expats idea about going in the porridge will definitely try that

[grannygoose]

I put them in rice pudding and stew them with other fruits so that they are softer - but they often still come out intact on the other end. My DS has eaten them since 8 mths and likes them "neat" too.