What?! Yep, a pickle spear for a baby. I discovered this little trick while Holden was sitting in my lap and I was trying to eat a slice of pizza. I handed him the pickle spear figuring he’d lick it, make a face and get on with grabbing for my lunch. Well, he loved it!
Olivia loves this pickle
Recently, I was discussing this unorthodox “food” with some other rookie mom friends and 3 out of 4 of them also gave their toothless kids pickles to make ‘em happy.
Stick a pickle spear in that greedy hand and watch closely to make sure no chunks are gnawed or bitten off.
how could I not give this a 5 out of 5?
oh yes, my little guy got his first pickle when he was about 9 months old – he LOVED it.
Some babies are so funny with stuff like that! I gave Mason a lemon wedge once, sat back and waited with my camera to get that scrunched-up face– only to have him devour it like it was candy. Not even a flinch.
Pickles though… we don’t eat those often in our house, I’ll have to try it next time we’re out at a restaurant and get one with a sandwich.
Ohmygosh!
I never would have given my kids a pickle when they were babies….too much sodium!! Wow.
My 9-month-old LOVES dill pickle spears! I was just as surprised.
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Wow, Momma Sunshine, you turn your nose down at everyone… one little pickle isn’t going to kill the kid.
My 10 month old LOVES pickles, I microwave them to make them all juicy and put it in a little mesh bag. He sucks all the juice and smiles.
Way too much salt. If they’re not supposed to have cow’s milk until at least 12 months, a pickle is way over the top for sodium content.
So is it best to let them suck on a whole pickle or just a spear?
This is great! The last couple of days I was out of town with my 6 month old. I wanted to eat lunch and didn’t want to do the fast food thing just out of ease of not taking my DS into a place. So we went ventured out. Of course he got upset and was grabbing at my sandwich. So out of hesitation and thinking he wouldn’t like it I gave him the pickle to try… He loved it instantly!!!
That’s lucky, Sarah! I hope it means he’ll be open to a variety of flavors and textures!