When can you expect the appearance of the first tooth in a baby?
As a rule, the first tooth in the mouth of a baby appears at 6 months. However, this period can be shifted both in one and the other direction. If the tooth has not appeared by 10 months, parents should consult with the dentist about this.
How to determine that teeth will soon start to be cut?
There is a whole list of symptoms that appear when the teeth are cutting in the kids. When a baby's teeth are chapped, usually mom learns about it by the following signs:
- Sharp increase in salivation. Clothes under the chin are almost always wet due to the fact that the baby is constantly flowing saliva.
- The kid pulls various toys into his mouth, and sometimes even bites. Thus, he relieves his condition, reducing the itching that occurs when erupting.
- The crumb is very irritable and crying. Even favorite toys sometimes do not help him calm.
- Sleep disturbance. Against the backdrop of well-being and healthy sleep, the child begins to be often capricious at night, fussing, tossing from side to side.
- The kid tries to scratch his ear.
These symptoms help to say with certainty that the baby has teeth.
When the baby's first tooth is cut, a temperature increase is added to these symptoms. In most cases, it is low - to 37.5, but it can rise to 38 or even higher. It is also observed when molars begin to be cut, the symptoms (signs) of which are listed above. In such a situation, without the use of antipyretic drugs, you can not do. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to consult a doctor.
How to ease the condition of the baby?
Usually, in order to calm the baby at a time when his teeth are chapped, parents give him something to gnaw. To do this, you can use special silicone teethers. In some cases, the child does not want to use them, then you can use the tissue that the baby will chew.
Thus, mothers, knowing what symptoms accompany the process, when teeth are cut in the crumbs, will be able to help him and alleviate his condition.