Spoon-feeding (4-12+ months) (For an age-by-age guide to feeding your baby, check out this BabyCenter article)
NUK Gerber BPA Free Soft Bite Infant Spoon
These are the best for 1st foods (rice cereal, oatmeal, Gerber 1st pureed foods - fruits and veggies). Small enough spoonfuls for your little one to get used to manipulating food in their mouth.
Once your little one gets the hang of eating, these spoons will hold more pureed foods, yogurt, applesauce, etc. Lightweight, dishwasher-safe.
The "Spork" (you really can't call that a fork), is nice to have as well. Good for more textured foods, eggs, pasta, etc.
Gerber Bunch a Bowls
The perfect accompaniment to your infant feeding utensils. Aiden rarely finished the yogurt or pureed foods I fed him, so we both served and stored in these bowls.
The perfect accompaniment to your infant feeding utensils. Aiden rarely finished the yogurt or pureed foods I fed him, so we both served and stored in these bowls.
Self-feeding (with utensils)
We continued to use the Nuby Spoon and Fork.
It is the perfect spoon for your little one when they are learning. The spork serves pretty much the same function as the spoon, but can "poke" pasta, or other flexible solids.
Hands-down the best fork. When your little one is old enough to use a sharper fork (Aiden really couldn't manage one until he was around 15 months-old, but the age varies) this fork is literally the only we could find that he could actually spear food with.
They sell a set with a spoon and knife too; the spoon wasn't deep enough to survive Aiden's tippy grip, but the knife might be useful later on, when he is learning to cut his own food.
Munchkin Suction Bowls - 3 Pack
Suction right to their highchair tray or the table. Genius :) Great if your little one likes to see what happens if they tip their bowl, put their bowl on their head, throw their bowl....I know it can't just have been Aiden. Good lids for storage, too!
Suction right to their highchair tray or the table. Genius :) Great if your little one likes to see what happens if they tip their bowl, put their bowl on their head, throw their bowl....I know it can't just have been Aiden. Good lids for storage, too!
Sippy Cups & toddler cups
We haven't found much of a difference between brands of sippy cups, but here are the ones we've been satisfied with along the way (ALL DISHWASHER SAFE):
A good first cup. Short, so it is easy for little, unsteady hands.
Hold more than the above cups, once they can handle the length
Good straw cups, still technically a sippy. The straw can hold into the lid so it doesn't get dirty. Only downside is that liquid sometimes spews out the straw.
My mom and I searched high and low for a two-handled cup with an open top, once Aiden was ready to try regular cups. We had the worst time, but here is what we eventually found:
TO BE CONTINUED!
Plates
Plates are pretty straightforward, but I love the Emily Green brand. Much more expensive on her site, but I buy her plates, bowls and cups at Meijer in the "Youth dinnerware" aisle. At Meijer they are a few dollars each, such a steal! Very dishwasher safe, and the best prints. Her plates aren't divided, which I prefer.
I have bought the majority of our plates and bowls from Meijer. They have great ones for only a few dollars each - also can be found in the "youth dinnerware" aisle, next to the canning supplies.
Bibs
This is an easy one: Bumpkins SuperBibs
Super light and well-made. The easiest to wash and the most comfortable for your little one to wear. Folds up nice and tiny to pack in a diaper bag!
Bibs
Super light and well-made. The easiest to wash and the most comfortable for your little one to wear. Folds up nice and tiny to pack in a diaper bag!
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