My daughter is 10 months next week and she still constantly puts everything in her mouth. When does this stage end? It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't worry about germs so much. We are a part of a play group and I am always a mess because she tries to put the other kids toys in her mouth! Ugh...I shiver just thinking about it. I know that is a part of being a baby and she will always be exposed to germs but I hate them. So, short question long, when does this phase end? After she is done cutting her teeth?
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Quite a long time! My niece is 2+ and was chewing on a restaurant table today. She is teething. My LO chewed on our backyard swing today. She just turned 2 and is currently getting her second year molars.
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My Lo is 13 months old and puts things in her mouth still..
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lol the oral fixation stage lasts a long time. They experience the world with their mouths for the first couple years, not sure why but it's the way they are. I think between 2-3 years is when it stops. But by the time they're a year, you can start "instructing them" on what is safe and not.
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it varies for each child, but for charlie it stopped around 18 months. that's when we started using crayons/chalk because he stopped putting them in his mouth!
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Mavrick is 22 months today and still puts everything in his mouth. Sorry if that's not the answer you were looking for.
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I was wondering the same thing about my 10 month old the other day. Today she decided patting the cat and eating cat hair is awesome. Other kids' sillies are also THE BEST.
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*sippies
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