To think this is dangerous?

[MickeyMousePals]

My 13 month old was given a shape sorter for his birthday with an age of 12months plus. This morning he was happily playing with his toys when i heard a funny sound, i looked down and he had one of the shapes in his mouth the whole thing! my first reaction was fright and i manged to get it out and ds was obviously unharmed. Now i know its probably impossible for such a thing to go down his throat but surely it shouldnt be able to fit in babies mouths at all?? AIBU?

[uberalice]

Babies learn about shape by putting things in their mouth. As long as it's not small enough to swallow, it's fine.

[BettySwollocksandaCrustyRack]

Frightening as it is.......YABU. There are loads of things which are dangerous and can fit into a baby's mouth. Thats why babies of this age require loads of supervision. I remember DS at that age eating something which should never be eaten......9 years later and I still shudder at the thought of it!

[lalabaloo]

I think that's dangerous! I know that it shouldn't be able to go down their throat and that they shouldn't be unsupervised but you were in the same room, it takes 2 seconds for a child to do something like that when you aren't looking, so no I don't think YABU

[BloodRedAlienReflux]

If that's dangerous, so is everything that is large enough for them not to swallow?

[MickeyMousePals]

hmm fair enough he does mouth EVERYTHING as babies do but his other shape sorter peices are big enough to chew on but not fit fully in his mouth, i suppose it wouldnt be small enough to swallow it was just the noise and look on his face that gave me a right, fair doo's :)

[EverybodysSpookyEyed]

If it is not small enough to choke on I can't see how it is dangerous

I can see how it might be uncomfortable though!

[InSPsFanjoNoOneHearsYouScream]

My brother of 1.8 years was found in the eating dog shit like it was a banana. I was laughing but gipping at the same time.

[BloodRedAlienReflux]

spsfanjo Bah ha ha!!!

[MickeyMousePals]

aww fanjo yuk! mind you ds1 did eat a snail when he was that age, found him with bits of shell everywhere!

[InSPsFanjoNoOneHearsYouScream]

I will remind him of this moment in his life once he is in his teenage years.

Wish I had had my phone with me when caught him. It would be the picture used for birthday banners and cakes