Your little Baby\’s First Tooth
by
Phyllis C. Miles
As soon as Tarini s Sixty day old begun to dribble and drool all over the place, she was thrilled. Tarini thought it meant that a tooth would pop out soon. Her baby s first tooth however took its own sweet time.
While drooling is one sign that a tooth is on its way, it s not the only reason for your baby s excessive waterworks. For newborns, the world is a place full of yummy looking things they can t wait to put into their mouths. Putting everything in, and chewing even without teeth, makes newborns produce more saliva than they can swallow. Drooling usually starts between 2 and 4 months, but in most cases, a baby s teeth don t appear until 6 to 9 months. So along with dribble, here are other signs mommies should look out for-
Teething troubles in teeny totters –
Is that a rash on my baby s chin?
Your baby s excessive drooling may lead to skin rashes or chapping around the mouth and on the chin. It s a good idea to try and keep the chin and mouth as dry as possible(though you will feel like you re fighting a losing battle). If the baby s skin is irritated, use baby lotion or petroleum jelly to soothe it.
Looks like we have got a biter
When those first teeth start to poke out from under the gums, it is a cause of great discomfort for infants. They will often find relief in counter-pressure, also known as, biting.
Why so cranky?
Your toddler is bound to get cranky with the onset of teething. Wouldn t you be if you had little teeth pressing on your gums and poking up to the surface? It s painful enough to make anyone feel a bit off. While some babies are irritable for a few hours, others can stay in a bad mood for weeks. So it s good to brace yourself for tantrums and big time tears, and pray that it doesn t last long.
It\’s not at all uncommon for baby to gum whatever he can get his mouth on –
baby products
like teethers, rings, rattles to baby bottles or your (soon to be sore) nipples and fingers.
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