please say i'm not the only one...
...whose son eats paper. he's 15 months (but born 7 weeks early), is still nursing, eats well (though i'm his main source of nutrients), but can't walk past a piece of mail without trying to chew it up. i'm anemic, and have read that excessive paper eating can signal an iron deficiency in tots, but i'd prefer not worrying if other moms have also seen it. he has no other signs of malnourishment: has great skin, strong teeth and nails, good appetite for my milk and other foods - but he's chewed most of his books to the point that i've just thrown them away.
any comments or advice - except "take him to the doctor" - will be really helpful.
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