I should have just asked the women in my Mothers Group but at the time it didn't seem appropriate to shush everyone, stick my hand up and say "oooh, excuse me I've got a question re dribbling on toys."

So here's the thing. Our kids are round about 5-6 months old. Yesterday, I forgot to take any toys for my DD to play with. Normally she is quite happy looking at all the mums and laughing as they wave their hands around while they talk. But yesterday she stole all the other children's toys and promptly put them in her mouth.

Now, TBH, I do go for the "germs are good to build their immunity" so it wouldn't really phase me if another baby was mouthing one of my DD's toys but I'm conscious that not everyone might feel the same way.

But what's the alternative? I could literally have spent the entire meeting watching her like a hawk, taking toys out of her mouth and not joining in any conversation. I did do a bit of that anyway along with popping her on my knee and I just thought, "gee, this is a bit bloody hard. Am I being overly paranoid about what other people might think?"

Obviously it would be a bit different if she was a toddler and had to learn to share toys but it's a bit too early for that.

What's everyone's views?