Help!!!!!

[Hayleyw]

Hi guys, I really hope someone can help me here, My 1 yr old daughter constantly chews her cot to the point it actually looks like a puppy has had a go at it!! She pulls off the plastic sheild that ate on there even the ones the cot was built with, im really worried she is going to get splinters soon, has anyone else had this problem?? I really dont know what else to do.

oh sounds familiar my daughter has something the docter refers to as Apeaka ( not sure of spelling)

She knaws on wood (side of bed all knawed)

She also tries to eat chalk, dried paint, stones and dirt.

They gave her blood dests to make sure she was not iron defficient, she is not he says she should grow out of it.

At one year it may be because of teething though, does she eat other strange things?

it is worrying when they get a mouthful of something not edible. Not really sure what to suggest about the cot.

We went on holiday 2 christmas's ago we got a call after leaving the villa saying there were knaw marks all over the bunk bed and they were going to have to replace it LOL!!!! quite embarassing cant take her anywhere.

Pica

Might be worth checking she's not anaemic which is unlikely. Is probably teething. Not sure what you could do about it though.

Xylophagia

Specific to eating wood...

The thing is i dont actually think she is eating it just chewing it!!

must be teething then.

maybe you could put that stuff you get from the doctors that stops children sucking their thums/fingers it tastes horrible along the side of the cot.

She deff would not continue the chewing after tasting it.xx

Yeah thats an idea lol, didnt know you could get that!

yeah my mum put it all over my finger when i was little every day as i was deforming my finger my sucking it so much...LOL

I think thats a really good idea cant believe i only just though of it.

I will be taking my own advice and putting it along my dd bunk bed. Also on my sons fingers as he keeps biting his nails

Do i just go and ask the doc for it?

i assume so or ask at the chemist.

Ok will speak to the Chemist today. thanks everyone. x

Ikea do this:

www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80117591