Should Babies Eat Off The Floor

You never know what may be lurking on the floor especially if people wear shoes in the home or if you.

Should babies eat off the floor. Hi i have a 10 month old and she keeps picking bits up of the floor and eating it i vacuum loads but have a new mat so everything is sticking to it. My lo is rather partial to bits off the floor she rakes her fingers. Your baby will already be exposed to germs inside your house as toys on the floor will get germs on them so eating food off the floor at home won t harm your baby. When older babies are learning about gravity and can see over the edge of a tray it makes the food throwing game more enticing.

If you have a specific question about your baby s health post in our baby and child health drop in. While you shouldn t encourage this baby behavior you don t need to take drastic measures to prevent him from eating off the floor or panic if you re unable to intercept it. Not to mention the mental drain on mom s and dad s that occurs from the constant throwing and clean up. The fact is watching the dog scarfing down a piece of meat or the marinara sauce splattering all over the floor is fun.

Eating things off the floor is a good way for children to become infected with pinworms hand foot mouth disease and other viral organisms and parasites. Hard floors such as laminating and tile transfer more germs that carpeted floors so if you are worried about germs in your house you could feed your baby on carpet if you prefer. How do i stop her xx.