Baby obsessed with labels??

Anyone elses baby obsessed with finding labels on toys, bibs etc and chewing them? I have had to cut all labels off of things for safety. I am wondering if this is common or an early sign of neurodivergency? (There is diagnosed ADHD in the family)

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Well if it is a sign then my baby is there with yours lol!
I think it’s pretty normal x

this is just babies being babies😂

My son does this too! So hoping it’s just a normal baby thing 🤞🏻

My little girl did this and she’s two and thriving!!
We got her a little blanket that you can buy online with lots of pink, fun labels around the blanket so she could play with them

My little one does and my habit since being a baby is playing with labels it is a comfort thing when I'm tired. Nothing to be concerned about xx

Also at one of our baby classes all the babies play with the labels on the mats they use x

Mineeee tooo, oh its common amongst them Hahaha

Yes!!! Babies love labels! I think it's so cute. X

my babies loved tags on anything so i ended up on amazon and got her a taggie blankie and it’s been her favourite ever since

My sons done this since quite young and nearly 2 still does it! I bought him a taggy toy of amazon, he puts his fingers through the tags to fall asleep! I think its just comfort🩷

My little boy is obsessed with them, also is his 29 year old dad 😅🤦🏻‍♀️

This is very common, pretty much all babies do it, my 2 year old still does

This is so reassuring to hear! I wasn’t too worried about it, but did wonder whether lots of babies do it 😂 Does anyone know why labels hold such fascination for them? (Also secretly hope that this means LB will be very helpful with the laundry shortly, seeing as how he’s ‘read’ the care labels on everything…)

Calm down! They're silky and babies like that. There are tonnes of toys with specific bits on them that are like labels because most babies enjoy them. They're not dangerous.

Please relax!

My little boy did this as a baby, at 2 months I ended up cutting a few off of things and sowed them to a muslin - it came his comfort blanket, he’s now 3 and still has it to comfort him and for sleep xx

Mine love sucking labels, I think as long as it stays attached it probably isn't dangerous

i read somewhere that labels are the one consistent inanimate thing in a babies development
they are on everything, thats why the make soothers specifically with tags because they are familiar and safe

Most babies if not all love them- it’s the texture of it or something that they are attracted to…we have adhd in the family though haha

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