17 month old gags herself...

Emily • 27, married to my high school sweetheart. One daughter, 9/12/13. One angel baby, 8/11/15.
She will stick her finger down her throat like someone would do to make themselves vomit. She never vomits, but she will gag. She will do this with food and other objects that she can fit in her mouth. We obviously stop her and remove any objects that she could choke on... Even when we stop her, she will continue to shove her fingers down her throat. Sometimes we have to hold her hands down to get her to stop. Is she just exploring? Do other babies and toddlers do this?