I think my 20 month old ate a muffin wrapper 😭

Help i gave my toddler a muffin expecting his dad to remove the wrapper while i made dinner then my husband left to throw the trash out and when i turned around the wrapper was gone, its not on the floor or in his high chair so i think he ate it 🥲 idk what to do now

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It's paper. He'll be fine!

Hell be okay! If youre worried, id call the doctor and have them check him out. Mine ate a tomato stem the other day, and those are apparently toxic in high enough quantities.

Are you sure your husband didn't remove it? He could have put it in the trash before he took it out. How much of the muffin was gone? Assuming it wasn't that long you weren't watching him and a decent amount of the muffin was still there it's unlikely he simply pulled the wrapper off and ate the entire thing that quickly without gagging or choking.

oh no im sorry thats scary 😭

and yes he definitely didnt take it off, it wasnt a huge muffin it was smaller than a normal cupcake but bigger than a mini muffin, and he has eaten small pieces of paper before because hes just an odd ball lol he was right behind me while i was cooking and i took my eyes off of him for like 3-5 minutes while my husband was with us and when my husband left after about a minute i turned around to look at him and it was gone 😭 he definitely didnt gag or make any choking sounds though which is why i was so confused 🙃

it was just a small cherry tomato, shes all good!

OK I see well my girly is a paper eater as well lol...have caught her chewing on books, cards, etc and she is ok! I'm sure he is ok but calling the nurse line at his peds office could ease your mind...it's what I always do! And I'm sure you had a stern talking to your husband about removing the paper next time! 🤨

thats good!!

Paper won't hurt him in small quantities! He's okay!

Extra fiber! Congratulations on getting him to increase his fiber intake 😆

thank you!

thanks who knew it could be that easy? 😂😂

My son ate the core of an apple the other day and I was like what the hell?!? 🤣 I looked EVERYWHERE for it, and it was nowhere to be found so I was soooo surprised that he actually ate it

kids are literally terrifying 😭😂😂

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My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
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I don’t think people who aren’t married/have babies with shift workers fully understand the impact of feeling like a solo parent sometimes.

Does anyone have any advice? I do have parents who can help but I struggle to leave my baby with others as I always feel like they don’t understand the need for tracking wake windows or feeds and our baby will not sleep unless we black out a room or go for a car drive . Everyone seems to think ‘if he’s tired he’ll drop off’ - no he’ll just get overtired and have to then pay for it during his night sleep. So I feel like it’s just easier for me to do it all myself.

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