Zweibeck toast

[mjknapp]

My son has graduated up to eating zweiback toast, I dont know if the spelling is right, and I am to lazy to go look at the box. It is so funny watching him eat it, he gets it everywhere, but he loves it. I am still a little wary, so I only give it to him when I can watch him eat it, and I take it away when I have to leave the room. But he is growing so fast now. Seems like yesterday when he was born.

More good news about him, we have been weining him off the phenobarb, he is down to 1/2 cc every night, we started at 5, and they told us to wein him off 1 whole cc every two weeks, but he got so grumpy when we lowered it a whole cc, so I started lowering it a 1/2 cc every week, it has went much better over the last few weeks. Tuesday he will be completely off the phenobarb, and that is when I am going to get really scared. The neurologist said he will most likely never have any seizures again, but when he is no longer getting any medication, I am going to be watching him like a hawk, for any signs, But I am sure he will do good. He has been through so much alreay in his first 7 months, that this should be no problem right???????????? :cry:

[underfoot]

My son has graduated up to eating zweiback toast, I dont know if the spelling is right, and I am to lazy to go look at the box. It is so funny watching him eat it, he gets it everywhere, but he loves it. I am still a little wary, so I only give it to him when I can watch him eat it, and I take it away when I have to leave the room. But he is growing so fast now. Seems like yesterday when he was born.

More good news about him, we have been weining him off the phenobarb, he is down to 1/2 cc every night, we started at 5, and they told us to wein him off 1 whole cc every two weeks, but he got so grumpy when we lowered it a whole cc, so I started lowering it a 1/2 cc every week, it has went much better over the last few weeks. Tuesday he will be completely off the phenobarb, and that is when I am going to get really scared. The neurologist said he will most likely never have any seizures again, but when he is no longer getting any medication, I am going to be watching him like a hawk, for any signs, But I am sure he will do good. He has been through so much alreay in his first 7 months, that this should be no problem right???????????? :cry:

Cassandra used to like to eat the Zweiback toast, too. Now she likes to watch the dogs eat the toast. I dont remember the last time she ate it herself.

I know how you feel about your son's medication. Before she was discharged from the hospital, Cassandra had yet to outgrow her sleep apnea and came home from the hospital with an apnea monitor. She slept fine but I didnt sleep for 2 weeks.

Trust your instincts. If you are uneasy, talk with his pediatrician and the neurologist (as if you havent already done that! :oops: ). I've always found them to be very helpful. All of Cassandra's doctors and nurses were very understanding and helpful during her stay at the hospital and after she came home.

I hope your boy is doing great!

[tt3]

Tara never dug the toast, but the dog did, just like Kevin's.
Mike, our prayers are with ya, keep us posted.

[Don-Dad]

Other good finger foods, my 10 month old likes, bitter bicsuits, arrow root cookies and wagon wheels. They seem to disolve easily.

[tt3]

The arrowroot cookies were fav's in the house. We liked them just as much as she did! :oops:

[mjknapp]

we have a box of biter biscuits in the cupboard, but I dont think they disolve quick enough yet, zweibeck is messy, but it dissolves good.

[underfoot]

we have a box of biter biscuits in the cupboard, but I dont think they disolve quick enough yet, zweibeck is messy, but it dissolves good.
Biter biscuits get mushy pretty quick. Cassandra always made a tremendous mess with them. Lots of biscuit in the hair, the ears, etc.

Graham crackers (without honey) are really good as a starter food. Just break them into manageable pieces. Cheerios are a favorite of most babies (and parents since Cheerios are cheap). There are also these things we buy at Target called "Banana Puffs". They're in the baby cereal section. Look for a yellow plastic container shaped a bit like a tennis ball can. Cassandra LOVES these things. They were the first food we got her to eat on her own.

[mjknapp]

We got the banana puffs too, they are good, he is to small for cheerios, only 6 months old, the biter biscuits are still a little much in my opinion, as AI tried again about half hour ago, and he was getting to big of chunks to swallow and kept gagging on them. So far zweibeck is the only one he can eat without choking.

[tt3]

Hey, don't sweat the honey in graham crackers either, or anything else that has it baked in. The baking process is more then enough to kill the unlikely botulism spore that probably isn't even there in the first place.

[underfoot]

We got the banana puffs too, they are good, he is to small for cheerios, only 6 months old, the biter biscuits are still a little much in my opinion, as AI tried again about half hour ago, and he was getting to big of chunks to swallow and kept gagging on them. So far zweibeck is the only one he can eat without choking.
I know how that goes. Cassandra started out on graham crackers and stayed there for a long while. They are still one of her favorites. As I recall, the biter biscuits were just too gooey for her and we stopped with them altogether.

Something else you can do if you want him to learn to munch on stuff is get him one of those Nuk brushes with all the little rubber nubs on it. Dip it in some baby food and let hime have a messy ol' time! Worked really well for Cassandra.