10 Babies Gagging on Food (Why it’s a GOOD Thing!)

Does your baby gagging on food freak you out?!

Repeat after me…”Gagging is a good thing!!”

Gagging IS a good thing when your baby is learning how to eat - and gagging is very different from choking.

I know it’s not fun to watch but gagging on food is a natural and necessary part of your baby’s learning how to eat process.

…and as weird as it may seem, watching videos of other babies gagging on food and then recovering on their own can give YOU confidence in your baby’s ability to do the same.

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Let me know what helped YOU get over your fear of your baby gagging on food!

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[adventuregalloway]

Thank you for sharing!! I needed this as a FTM

[julievaldez]

This is the first time I’m hearing of this! It’s hard to watch them struggle but they have to learn this on their own.
Thanks for sharing this 💕

[laurencyders]

This is so incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!

[oogabooga]

He’s almost 9 months old and i’m trying so hard to do BLW. I’m certified in cpr and first aid because I work in daycare. It’s terrifying when he gags. I’m trying to dip my toes in with little things like cheerios to help with pincer grab and steamed carrot sticks. Solid Starts has been an amazing app.

[birchannmartindc]

These video clips are tame compared to how my baby gagged the first time he had solids. Phew- I thought I might never try again! Thank goodness I had listened to your gaging podcast first- life saver for me. The gag calmed down a lot after the first week of BLW but man- those first few times were so hard.... hard for me that is!!

[kellibrunke]

All these babies are so calm after they gag. I don’t over react at all. Because anytime she’s gagged it’s been with purées. But she throws a mega fit every time and then it’s all done from there. No calming down after that

[YourHealthMatters]

Gagging is a real concern for most parents and to be honest rightly so my advised to anyone that wants to Strat BLW is please please do a baby CPR training because that will not only put your mind at ease but in the unlikely event that your child is chocking then you will know exactly what to do.

[pinkblossom]

I had to restrain myself from even reacting to these babies in the video gagging 🤣

[ftafamily]

Omg my son is 1 year old an he gags for everything and it freaks me out😭. He even throw up. Its stressing me out

[jeanrey]

Hi Katie, my baby has been very picky with food and he doesn't like to touch his food so we still spoon-feed him at 13 months. Do you have a video to train him to touch and start BLW? I'm so frustrated every time I feed him!

[natashafisch]

Can you start at 5 months? Or do they not know how to gag properly that young?

[meaganlauren]

I don’t understand how you can tell the difference between a very bad gag and choking. The baby at 3:04, I would think my baby is choking. So stressful and terrifying

[kathleenroche]

Do you have a video on gagging for two-year-olds

[rachelhurd]

Do you have tips with how to stop them from putting too much in their mouth? We are trying BLW for my 7.5 month old but he seems to put wayy too much in his mouth at one time, or do you just let them go for it?

[nazeehaaj]

I am not nervous about gagging. But my other family members will definitely be terrified. I have no idea how to convince them.

[cassandrahepp]

My little one has gagged several times at this point, and it scared me every time. I'm hoping that watching stuff like this will help me learn to trust the process a little more.

[randomlyval]

I am terrified to start feeding my baby like this omg 😭😭😭

[jenniferreynolds]

What if they gag so much they start coughing and throw it up? It just seems like my daughter has a hard time recovering from a gag.

[SonamNathwani-rkwg]

Is it quite common for a baby to gag even with thicker purées? My baby seems to gag all the time with thicker purées and refuses to eat. She’s 9 months now.

[amberjones]

My 9 month old tried water melon for the first time and gaged it scared the s**t out of me my heart is racing just thinking about it, fyi to new moms watermelon comes out the other end red still, it gave me a double scare.