Really worried about him biting the cot..

Hi all, I thought I would put this in here so I can get a bit more advice than just in the bubs thread.

Jack is teething (yet again - already have 8 teeth and now 2 more are trying to get through) and he always teeths quite badly. Anyway, I noticed yesterday there were bite marks on each end of his cot which I knew would appear eventually, so I didn't care (although would prefer him to use the teething pads on the sides lol)

But.. my boy loves anything hard when teething and I found today he has taken huge chunks out of the wood on the cot! He's swallowed god knows how much of it and I found large pieces (up to 3cm long and .5cm wide) in his mouth at various times. I'm really upset cos I don't know if he'll keep on doing it and one day get a bit stuck (god forbid) and its a brand new cot so I didn't think it should do this (maybe that's just being naive). I know he has a strong bite on him, but what can I do?

I've wrapped blankets around either end and tied firmly with string to move them, but I noticed he's also getting near the teething strips and biting the wood there (must feel good I guess). Seeing as he spends a lot of time in the cot it makes it really difficult, but now I'm paranoid he's going to get hurt or worse. Is this normal? What should I do? Should I ring baby factory (where I got it from) and ask them about it (like is the paint OK to be ingested in those doses?) I'm really worried (in case you haven't got that already) that he's going to get a piece lodged somewhere inside him.

So yeah, advice/recommendations or something please! I really didn't think that cots should be able to be eaten so easily, it seems so damn dangerous (oh and the cot's pine with white paint so I thought it would be quite hardy).

Yeah I'm just worried about the big bits of wood he's actually eating

Lucas has chewed away nearly both ends of the cot and he's still alive ....and when I say chewed away I mean DEEP DEEP gaping holes where he's been at it. I'd often wake of a night time to the sound of him chewing away at it ...

I try to but some days he's quite happy to just 'rest' in his cot for 40+ minutes instead of sleeping. I have tied the blankets on so hopefully that will help, just wish I'd done it before he ruined the lovely cot lol

I just assumed, obviously naively, that cots would be made to a standard that kids wouldn't be able to bite chunks of wood off them.

Go to Baby Factory and buy the plastic strips that you can put on top of the rails etc. If not get a bumper and tie that to the top.

yeah I reckon the blanket is your bet bet....so he cant get to the wood. And if you are worried about him chewing the bars aswell then you could put a bumper round the cot while he is in there?

Yeah I would be talking to Baby Factory or manufacturer, because I don't think that he should be able to bite chunks off - that is definitely a safety hazard.

Other than that, I guess the blankets etc are your best bet.

maybe get a wooden mary lou doll - they are supposed to be good for teething. eden has one.

Talk to the consumer/trading standards people about it. I would also be annoyed by that. Plenty of people buy cots that their children aren't able to eat, you shouldn't have to buy a safety sleep to stop your child from choking on his own cot, that is ridiculous.
Is the company that makes them nz owned but manufactures in China, because if so then you could still talk to the nz company about it.

If that doesn't work maybe tell them you think it must just be your particular cot that is defective as no one else seems to have trouble with theirs and ask for a refund or replacement. A big purchase like that should have at least a 12 month guarantee.

Failing that I woudl phone Campbell live, he won't have anything else to talk about after the election.

Email the consumers people. It doesn't matter how old the cot is (for a recent cot) no child should be able to bite chunks of wood off it.