Is your baby naughty, does not sleep well, does he constantly salivate? These are indirect signs that his teeth will begin to erupt soon. Of course, it may happen that one day you look into the child’s mouth and suddenly you see the first tooth there. More often, teething is accompanied by various problems.
Gum pain
Typically, the teeth begin to grow somewhere from six months, although they can erupt earlier. And the baby can begin to feel unwell already a month before. A milk tooth, pushing through the gum, causes pain in it, because of them the crumb may even refuse to eat. Gums itch, itch, your baby pulls in his mouth all that you can chew - fingers, toys, ribbons from clothes. How to help a little sufferer?
- To relieve itching, relieve inflammation in the gums, go to the pharmacy. So-called "teethers" are sold there. These are toys that are convenient to chew, while massaging the baby’s gums. The material from which they are made is very different - plastic, rubber, silicone (teething article - selection tips).
- To relieve inflammation, special rings filled with liquid are intended. Put such a ring in the refrigerator, let the liquid cool, and then give it to the baby. He will chew on a cool toy with pleasure, thus calming the inflamed gums.
- You can peel a carrot or apple and give it to your child strictly under your supervision. Let them “nibble” them, it simultaneously massages the gums and cools them, relieves itching and inflammation.
- If there are no pharmacy accessories, just take a piece of bandage or a cotton pad, soak in cool boiled water and gently massage the baby’s inflamed gums.
- In pharmacies, special children's painkillers for gums are sold. Sell them over the counter. The principle of their action is simple - when applying the gel to the inflamed gum, he anesthetizes it. If the gums bother the baby very much, apply the gel before each application to the chest (or bottle) and before going to bed. Important: 7 best teething gels
- Is teething difficult? The doctor will prescribe homeopathic remedies for pain relief.
General malaise in a child
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When teething in a baby immunity decreases. The consequence of this may be an increase in body temperature, the appearance of a mushy (but not liquid!) Stool. The baby becomes moody, crying. At this time, he as ever needs your attention, care and affection. Do not be afraid to pick him up, shake it.Play with him, say how you love him, kiss and caress. It is easier for a child to cope with problems when mom and dad are nearby.
But if the baby’s body temperature is high, lasts more than two days, a rash, diarrhea appears - call a doctor, everything indicates a disease.
Teething temperature:
Early or late teething
Parents are always worried if the baby’s teeth got out too early or are late with the appearance. With the very early appearance of teeth, it is difficult for mother to breastfeed her baby - he can injure her with sharp incisors. Of course, it hurts, but bearable. A much more serious problem is the delay in the appearance of the first tooth. If your child is one year old and hasn’t got a tooth, be sure to consult a pediatric dentist.
Do not panic if the baby’s first teeth grow a little asymmetrically or have an irregular shape. Over time, milk teeth will be replaced by permanent, stronger and more beautiful, the dentition will close, the correct bite will form.
It happens that the tooth grows outside the dentition or does not appear at all. This also requires the intervention of a specialist doctor.
On this topic:When to start brushing your teeth for children and how to brush them.
Thrush, stomatitis and caries
Often with teething on the background of weakened immunity, the child has more serious diseases: thrush, stomatitis and even caries. These diseases are described separately in more detail. Here I am talking about them so that you carefully and carefully monitor the growth of teeth in your crumbs and do not miss the first signs of the disease.
- Thrush manifested by the appearance of a white cheesy coating on the tongue and cheeks of the baby.
- With stomatitis, the mucous membranes of the mouth become inflamed, become swollen, and ulcers may appear on them.
- Yellowish-brown enamel of growing teeth will indicate caries.
These diseases of the oral cavity and teeth must be treated in a timely manner, in consultation with a doctor.
Video: caries for children, how to deal with it. Dentist Tips:
Estimated teething times of up to a year
By six months (plus or minus 2 months), the first tooth should come out of the baby.
Teeth are cut in pairs: one pair on top and the other below directly opposite. This is necessary for the further development of the correct bite.
Before the onset of a year, the baby should have 4 pairs of teeth.
The appearance of each tooth is a whole event for the child and parents. Whether it becomes pleasant and painless depends on you, your attention to the baby’s problems and concern for him.
We read in detail about the teething of all teeth in a child here
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A very good article, a lot of it became clear to me. We had no problems with the lower ones, and the upper ones began to appear all at once and very hard. I heard so many. The main thing is to support the child, everyone goes through it =)
When my daughter had her teeth cut, I smeared her with a ring for pain relief. It is with the effect of freezing. They gnawed at all sorts of rings and stuff with some water inside. And before giving, put in the freezer. She nibbled them already with frenzy (namely, frozen). It is necessary to ask something in the pharmacy when teething, now there are a lot of drugs that facilitate this process. In general, dear mummies and daddies, please be patient for this period. Remember, our Lala teeth are even more difficult to give than us.