what do you think?

hi as regarding to you son i think if he wants to eat regular foods and he wont get choke on it then let him eat.my sister had her son eat regular good when he was just 6 months old.at first my sister is afraid coz he might get choke thats why she let him little by little and now his 9 months old and still eat regular food like most people do and he really loves to eat..lol..and regarding your mother in law cant u ask your husband to tell his mom that its your kid so you are the one who knows whats best for them. or how about try talk to you mother in law just dont let her feel that your mad at her.. best regards to you and to your family!!!!!!

I wouldn't be comfortable giving my 9 month old those foods (for a few different reasons), but if it is okay to you, you are the mother. If she wants to raise a child, she needs to go have one.

my son is 8 months old he is eating anything and everything htat he can not choke on and he is doing just fine with it...u are the mother and u know best so just follow what u feel is right no matter what others say..especially when your child is ready for something a little earlier then some may think..the kid is hungry so feed him:):)

First of all he is your child NOT hers or anyone else's, you do what you feel is best since it is not harming him in anyway. If no one likes what you do then by all means you know what they can do and that is putting it lightly.

If your son is ready for the food, give it to him. Long before there was ready made baby food, people made their own. Never mind the mother-in-law. People are always trying to give advise. Just thank her for her input, but tell her that you are doing it the way that you feel is best.

Give him whatever you feel comfortable with! With my first child I was so nervous to give him anything, lol. I have a 14 months old and we started "real" food at 7 months, 1 month after we started baby cereal. If you are nervous check with your pediatrician - mine's been super helpful with ideas :)

my daughters' Pedatrician explained to me if you can mash something between your index finger and thumb it's okay for them to eat. Even if they don't have teeth just introduce foods slowly so you can see if they have any allergies or sensitivity to them.

i dont think its a problem, i dont have kids yet but all my friends and my family already feet their baby with soft food since they were 7mth old.and they grow up just fine..in fact its help alot so they didnt drink milk to much.drinking milk too much can cause your baby have a high heat in their body and could effect their health too, you can ask the doctor if u dont believe.tell ur mom that your other kids are treat the same and they are fine, also doctor said its fine too

You really need to tell her that you did the same thing with your other kids and they all turned out fine. You also need to tell her that she needs to take a step aside and let you be a mother to your own children. She did her job now it is your turn.

When my youngest child by my now husband was a baby, my husband having just become a father for the first time, expressed concern to me about feeding the baby table food mashed up or put in the blender, I told him, that I had raised 2 other children just fine and they were ok eating table food at that age. He still wasn't satisfied with my answer so he complained to his father about it. Thinking he was going to get a positive response,he was floored when my father-in-law looked at him and said, What the heck do you think you ate when you were that age? There wasn't Gerbers then! That really floored him and I just had to laugh. Babies will let you know when they are ready for table food. At 9-10 months is a wonderful time to blend food in the blender. Its cheap, economical and very healthy for the baby. As long as it sits in their stomach ok, do it.

Yea my youngest son ate Turkey for Thanksgiving when he was 7 months old. It just got to the point that he couldn't get enough food and was constantly hungry. His doctor said it was ok as long as it was somewhat chewed up. Mother in laws mean best, but sometimes they can but in without realizing it.

I would have to keep reminding her who delivered this child and who will be raising him for the rest of his young years. I had that problem and every time I told my mother in law that, she would be mad a few days but still calm down sooner or later. You have no other choice but to put your foot down, but also tell her thank you for caring enough to give you the advice. Then tell her you'll ask in the future if any advice is needed until then you know you have things under control.My mother in law and I are best friends now.

I had the exact opposite problem. My MIL was angry because she felt I didn't start mine on table food soon enough. He was 3 months premature and had problems with certain foods until he was almost 2. I couldn't get it through her head that this wasn't one of her 10lb "healthy as a horse" baby boys we were dealing with and we just needed to do things a bit slower. Eventually I tried to mention as little as possible about feedings and the other stuff that I thought might just cause her to argue with me...and just dwell on the new things he did every day or how much he was growing. It's not her business to tell you how to raise your child...but arguing just leads to hard feelings sometimes 5 years down the road. My son will be 8 soon and even though I am divorced I call her now and then to ask her opinion on something...it doesn't mean I'm going to nec. take her advice, but it's brought us closer... I think many times they just really want to feel like they are included but they go about it in the wrong way.

In my honest opinion there is no making her understand, these are you children not hers. How does your husband feel about this? If he is ok with you doing this then there should be no problem. I was giving my youngest child baby cereal at the age of 3 weeks old, he was going through way to much formula and I had no choice. The doctor told me I shouldn't and I told him that I had to do what I had to do. You can't please everyone all of the time. I wish you luck...but remember this is your son not your mother in laws.

you could try Macoroni cheese, ( if an Italian girl serves me food, I might not feel hungry and dream!) and spagetti, and hot dogs, sandwich with fruits. desserts.