Everything in mouth
My May baby still tries to eat so many not food items such as dirt, play dough and crayons. I thought he would grow out of putting these things in his mouth. He gets extremely distressed when I try and stop him. It’s not like he plays and then tries some. If I get the play dough out he will grab it and immediately put it in his mouth and then looks for bits that have broken off to eat too.
I obviously try and stop him and now I have had to get rid of crayons and play dough. There is no way he is hungry either.
I’ve looked online and worried myself about something called PICA.
I suppose I am wondering if anyone else’s may baby is still doing these things?
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My boy still chomps on a crayon! I pull it out of his mouth and he thinks it’s a game! Xx
My little girl tries to eat everything... In the park it's sticks, stones, leaves.. Its non stop😂 and when I tell her not to she laughs and does it more.. 😅
I was worried too. Turns out it may even increase for a bit between 18-24 months and then decrease. It may be your little one’s way of exploring
Thank you everyone. It’s actually reassuring that others this ages are doing it too
I wouldn't worry some babies do this beyond the age of two. Our son has stopped doing this in the last few days but I'm expecting him to do it again.
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Normal toddler development! My little boy is the exact same and my health visitor even warned me he’d eat crayons and that they’re non toxic for that reason😂