Preparing for Baby - Baby Needs for .................................................................

 

high chair where baby eats

Baby Needs for Eating

baby eating with a bottle

Clean Up and Dishes

• Baby Needs - Bib (Most Likely you will get a couple bibs for when you have to feed your baby solid foods, but you will also find that they come in handy for drooling and spit up.)

• Baby Needs - Dishes/Utensils (Most Likely your baby will need something of their own to eat with and on before they can use the your plates, bowls, forks, spoons etc.)

• Baby Needs - Eating Mats/Floor Mats (Possibly your dining area is carpeted, if this is the case then you possibly may want to get a floor mat to protect the carpet from spills. As far as an eating mat, they are great for when your baby is sitting at the table in a booster seat.)


When you begin feeding your baby solid foods you will soon discover just how messy this event can be. As your child gets older you will find that your baby will make less and less of a mess when they eat. Until that time though bib and mats are great for catching spills and dishes design specifically for a baby make meal time a lot easier.

baby remembering
KEEP IN MIND
Your baby eats on their own
set of dishes and with their
own blunt utensils. Remember
too, things are going to be
dropped and even thrown so
plastic is always a good idea.

   

Cotton Bib

It is probably a good idea to get some bibs to protect your baby's clothes so you don't have to change them every time they eat. Sometimes outfits come with a cotton bib. They can be good for the times that your baby is teething and drooling a lot too.

day of the week bib

Full Body Bib

Some times in order to protect the clothes that your baby is wearing while they is eating is to have a full body bib on them.
blue chum bib
red chum bib

Long Sleeve Bib

Another option of a bib is to have a long sleeve bib on your child when they are eating. It would be like putting on a light sweater.

   
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Eating Mats

If you have your child in a booster seat or sitting at the table, you might what to get them an eating mat. Unlike dishes, babies can't really throw these and they can scatter their food all they want.

eating mats

eating mat
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Pocket Bib

A vinyl bib with a bottom pocket to catch food in is a popular choice. You will quickly discover that babies drop food from their mouths on to their bibs.

 
You can also buy this bib or one similar to it at ...
Dura-Bib
at
baby-Wise

Pocket Bib iconat BabyUniverse

Super Bibs at BabyCenterStore

Bowl Bib

A bit more than a pocket can be found at the bottom of a bowl bib. With a large scoop at the bottom these bibs are sure to catch all the food your baby drops from their mouths.

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i play Scoop Bibs Aqua at BabyCenterStore
floor mat

Floor Mat

If you find that your child is a messy eater, and babies usually are, it might be a good idea to get a mat to put beneath their chair. They are usually fairly big and can easy double up as a play mat, ideal for coloring while sitting on the floor and other fun activities.

Grace Splat Matat Amazon

You can also buy this mat or one similar to it at ...
Floor & Activity Mat at BabyCenterStore
Utensils

Babies use their own blunt utensils, made of plastic or with soft bite tips.

soft spoons

soft forks

Softbite Spoons
at Amazon

Fork/Spoon
Set
at Amazon

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Softbite Spoons iconat BabyUniverse

SoftBite Spoons at BabyCenterStore
Spoon and Fork Set at BabyCenterStore
Fork & Spoon Set at baby-Wise

Sippy Cups

When the time comes to give your baby water, and later your toddler juice, you will find that a sippy works very well at keeping the beverage of choice from spilling.

cups

No-Spill at Amazon

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No-Spill Cup at BabyCenter
NoSpill Cup at baby-Wise

Stay-Put-Ware

Babies throw their food and sometimes the plates and bowls their food is on. With stay-put-ware the dish will not leave the high chair.

 
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Stay Put Cutlery & Bowl at BabyCenterStore

Feeding Sets

Sometime you get just about all you need when you get a feeding set for when the time comes to start feeding your little one. The sets often come with utensils, cups and dishes.

dish set
blue dish set
pink dish set

Infant Feeding Set at Amazon

PeekABoo Dish Set Blue at Amazon

PeekABoo Dish Set Pink at Amazon

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