by EnigmaFish » 27 Jun 2015, 20:49
Welcome!
The best recommendation we could make would be to do a first aid course. Knowing how to recognise choking, and what to do if it happens, will greatly reassure you.
I don't think that TW babies are more prone to choking. I think they are used to swallowing their food without chewing. When they come into contact with food that needs to be chewed, they gag.
At first, cut pieces quite large, so that they have to be chewed. Choking hazards for BLW babies are things which are the same size as their windpipe. (Usually, about the same size as your pinkie.) Grapes, hot dogs should be sliced lengthwise. Whole nuts are too hard.
Give them whatever you are having for dinner! Don't expect them to eat very much, or to start dropping bottles straight away. Just have fun.
v1.0: Kleintje, born January 2012.
v2.0: Newt, born July 2014.