Abby McClennan

And that's where the gagging will come from.

So like I said, like it's very, it's very noisy.

You know about it and it's very clear.

And the best thing to do, as your partner said,

They write off your vibes.

So if you give the vibes of, it's okay, it's all right, you'll get through this, then they do.

You know, it's actually a good sign that they're gagging because it shows that they're, you know, they're trying, they're working so hard.

Yeah, exactly.

You know, like they're developing all these beautiful skills and it's just on, yeah, it's just the case of them sort of coming across a different part of their mouth.

And also learning to manipulate and maneuver food in their mouth too.

There's lots of other things happening at the same time, like tongue lateralization.

So there's just like a whole orchestra of different things that are going on in their mouth.

So when they get a bigger piece of food, they're like, oh.

Yeah, the look on her face.

But your role is to just walk her through it, help her through it and say, look, it's okay.

You'll be fine.

But now with choking.

So that is, that is silent.

Now one of, so that is, so allergens and choking are two of the biggest parental concerns when starting solids.

When a baby's choking, they're silent and they can turn blue in the face.