Cutting grapes in half?

[sep509bride]

Last post of the night!

Is anyone still cutting grapes in half? We have been because they seem like such a choking hazard, but I noticed today that daycare was serving whole grapes. Is this okay? What about hot dogs? DD has all her teeth and seems to chew her food well but I just wasn't sure.

Thanks as always!

[TheEleventhHour]

We still cut grapes in half. DS is a great eater and was never a choker or gagger at all once we started solids ... until a few weeks ago when he choked on a blackberry. He was two feet from me and I turned to wash a dish in the sink so I didn't see him start choking and it was a completely silent event. It scared the shit out of me (and him but me more) when I turned back around 30 seconds later and saw him so, yes, definitely still cutting things like grapes, larger berries, and hot dogs!

Yes, they have all/most of their teeth but in the grand scheme of life they are relatively new to eating solids. And DS had been eating whole blackberries with no issues for months until one day it became an issue so better safe than sorry IMO.

[chilibeansm0m]

bad mom award- nooooooooooo

[b0710]

We stopped cutting them in half too.

[cjsmom]

I don't cut in half either.

[TheEleventhHour]

Clearly I am the overly paranoid one! Like I said, DS did find with whole things until he didn't. It is going to take me a few more months to get over the choking incident

[flmama622]

Nope not cutting grapes anymore. We don't eat hot dogs but I probably wouldn't cut those either.

[luluandgirl]

Not cutting grapes either.

[TheEleventhHour]

Feb 25, 2015 12:03:22 GMT -5 privacy said:

I only stopped cutting DD's grapes at 3, we were told to cut them in 1/2 until then because of choking, so I'm still cutting DS's. And I know here it's a violation for the DC not to cut them, so I'm kind of shocked yours isn't

Same where we live. 

[sep509bride]

Hmmm, I hadn't heard this. I'll have to look into it.

[tarheelmom]

We went to Olive Garden last summer with DHs family (we don't have one near us, so it was DDs first time). They had grapes as a side option, so I decided to try them. I was planning to cut them, but DD literally ate 5-6 immediately. She had no trouble with them. She didn't really chew them, but more like crunched and swallowed. I haven't worried about it since.

I do still cut things like strawberries and melon because she won't eat cold things if the whole thing doesn't fit in her mouth. Cheese is the exception!

[brachysira]

We cut grapes and hot dogs in half and peel and slice apples. She gets pears peels because they are a bit softer, and we tried sunflower seeds, but she declined to have very many. I then read that seeds are bad even for the best chewers because they can get lodged in the throat lining of toddlers. She likes us to cut everything and she's such a picky eater, we comply.

[esmerelda]

We cut grapes and hot dogs. The only thing I leave whole is grape tomatoes because DD likes when she bites and the juice squirts out.

[michieu129]

I am still cutting grapes if they are large ones. Hot dogs too. But he can bite into them now with bun as well if we are out, so maybe I should stop that now. Lol.