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About baby eating tissue bits

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Anxiousworriedmama · 09/07/2024 16:39

Please help me someone! AIBU?

I do suffer with OCD and health anxiety so not sure if my freak out is valid or not as I don’t think normally like a normal person. And please be gentle!

I went to softplay earlier with my son and my 8 month old. 8 month old has started putting things in his mouth but this was LIGHTENING SPEED. Put what looked like tissue crumbs/bits in his mouth and by the time i’d grabbed him he’d clearly swallowed it.

I’m so worried about him getting a blood borne disease from it like HIV/Hep. I’m not ignorant to how these viruses are transmitted but if there was bodily fluid on it?

I’m shaking and feel sick. I’m not sure if my fears are valid though because of ocd/anxiety. I don’t know what to do i’m stuck here freaking out.

AIBU or is this reasonable?

OP posts:
jjeoreo · 09/07/2024 16:46

There are lots of reasons why your baby will not catch these virsuses from a tissue. It might help you to read about why. But probably better to look into how to manage your health anxiety. I do get it, but see this as a turning point for you as its a very irrational belief.

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