Customer Reviews

Gerber Graduates BPA Free 6 Pack Soft Bite Infant Spoon, Colors May Vary

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I used these spoons for my son's first "solid" foods. Because the first foods are more liquid than solid, these spoons were so shallow they hardly held anything on it before it hit the baby's mouth.

These won't last as long because they hold less food per spoonful than other deeper spoons.

The lip is SO soft and rounded that when you use the spoon to catch dribble on the baby's chin/face, it actually just smears it or pushes it around rather than scooping it back up.

(Buy the multicolored Munchkin spoons which are just as soft, will wipe food off the baby's face better, and hold more, thus lasting longer for when your child starts eating more volume and chunkier foods)

These spoons are ok, no more, no less. So if you are looking for a decidedly average spoon - this is it.

Pros:
It's not too deep, so food does not get left on the spoon.
It does actually change color when food is too hot.

Cons:
It's a bit wide for younger babies.
It stains when you feed your baby home made food with strong colors, such as carrots
Does not have the best grip for parents.

We've found the Georg Jensen espresso spoons to be the best spoons for our son:

http://www.amazon.com/Georg-Jensen-Jacobsen-Espresso-Spoon/dp/B000O6GUNG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1282618291&sr=8-1

I chose these because of the silicone tip and shallowness of the bowl. Since using them, however, I am greatly displeased. When I tasted something from the spoon I noticed a distinct perfumey taste - like soap. I don't use scented soap, so it wasn't actual soap. I also stopped washing them with soap, opting for very hot water to clean them, instead. They STILL have a TASTE. I am NOT happy with this product at all.

I don't really understand the complaints about these spoons being too shallow. I have been using them with my baby since he was 6 months old. I like that they are shallow because it allows food to slide off quite easily into your baby's mouth. My little one got the hang of eating off a spoon very quickly, and I credit that in part to the design of this product. I don't notice any rubbery smell and we've been washing them just fine in the dishwasher. My only complaint is that the pack I got was very pastel (not like the one shown in the main product image)- it contains a lot of pink/lavender spoons which is a little girly looking if you have a little boy. But they're spoons- so who really cares, I guess. :) Anyhow, these are great spoons. I will only buy a different set when I feel that my baby is ready for a more advanced spoon shape.

Though I had already decided on Munchkin soft tip spoons due to the high ratings and low cost, Grandma bought us these and I figured we'd might as well use them. I don't complain too much, especially since they were free to us, but I do wish I had stuck with my plans and traded these in for Munchkin.

Pros:
Goes easily into babies mouth (as in food comes off smoothly and quickly)
Seem to get just the right amount of food for babies first solids
Baby "helps" easily, thanks to the long skinny handle

Cons:
They don't seem to clean well. One had just as much avocado coming out of the dishwasher as it did going in.
Bent! We were eating pears and one of them bent with hardly any effort
Baby "helps" easily, thanks to the long skinny handle (I know, it's cute and terrible all at the same time)
They aren't shallow at all. I'd imagine once I need to start using "larger" spoonfuls these won't hold much.

Ironically, that last con means I'll have to upgrade to toddler spoons sooner than I'd hoped (or go buy the Munchkin ones anyway), and while doing the research on toddler spoons, it does seem like NUK has the best ones to offer. In the end, I wish I'd had Munchkin for baby (6 months to 12) and NUK for toddler (12+). I'll probably just throw these out once he "graduates" because I can't imagine they'll hold up well for a second child.

Dishwasher Safe, Baby likes them.... soft tip for babies teething. 4-8 months babies is probably the ideal time to use these. We've graduated from these into bigger spoons. 10 months old.

I am a mom of 3, my youngest is 7 months old. These are the best spoons for starting solids. A lot of spoons have too deep of a bowl, and it is hard to get it into baby's mouth when they are learning to eat, they can't get the food out of the bowl. These are a little more flat, so my kids could always get the food off easier. It is also narrower than some, so it fits in their little bitty mouths. They wash well, and have done fine in the dishwasher (utensil basket.) Love them.

These spoons are very shallow, which I thought would be a good thing - make it easier to transfer the food from the spoon into my son's mouth when he was just beginning to eat rice cereal. But since the spoon is also thick because of the silicone coating, the food just ended up being pushed off the spoon by his lips, so now I never even use them because it makes feeding too messy. I also bought the Munchkin Soft-Tip Infant Spoons... those are great and cost about half the price of the these spoons. I recommend getting those instead. I should have just bought two packs of the Munchkin spoons and saved some money.

These are perfect size spoons for learning to eat solids and soft enough for baby's sensitive gums and new teeth. I was a little worried that certain foods would stain them because they were sometimes slightly discolored after hand washing but after a cycle in the dishwasher they were like new.

These are the best spoons if you're just starting your baby on solids. The silicone tip is small so it fits perfectly in baby's little mouth. I wouldn't use any other spoon.