Teething Baby
Most children begin to get older between the fourth and seventh months of life. Some children develop their first age in their third month. These are early teething, while others get older at the age of one or more.
In some rare cases in which the child is born, he has an age. In fact, the baby’s age begins to develop within the uterus, and tooth buds are created in the gums, and then the teeth come out one by one during the months after birth.
How teeth appear in the child
The teeth are usually arranged as follows: the lower teeth in the middle first, then the opposite teeth at the top, then the other teeth appear, and all the teeth may not be straight, but do not worry they are upright later.
The last teeth, the second molars, are located behind the mouth at the top and bottom showing by the third year of the child, so the child has twenty teeth in his mouth, and fall back again when the permanent teeth ready to appear by the sixth year.
Symptoms of Teething
Experts disagree about whether teething causes symptoms, such as diarrhea, fever, or whether these symptoms come coincidentally with teething. Some may think that children may put things in their mouth to relieve pain caused by teething in the gums, and as a result they are more likely And some children may not have any problems at all during teething. In general, some children may experience the following symptoms:
- Frenzy and turmoil.
- Runny saliva, which in turn leads to the appearance of rash on the face.
- Gum swelling and sensitivity.
- The child looks like he is chewing or biting on his gums.
- The child refuses food.
- Problems when sleeping.
- uncomfortable.
As for other symptoms such as diarrhea, soft stool, nasal runny nose or high temperature suffered by some children during teething, some experts believe that these symptoms have nothing to do with the appearance of teeth, but others see the opposite is true, including pediatrician William Sears, The doctor explained that the diarrhea is due to the child’s production of large amounts of saliva, which causes him to swallow, and as a result he has a soft stool, and he believes that the inflammation of the gums as a result of the emergence of teeth cause a slight infection in the temperature.
How to Treat a Baby Teething
Parents can help their child during teething by:
- Give the child something to squeeze on him, such as a baton.
- Pass a clean finger on the baby’s gums with a little pressure on it to ease the pain.
- In case the child is large enough to eat hard can give some cold foods.
- Giving the baby hard biscuits for teething may help relieve pain.
- In the event of symptoms such as fever, the child should be given antihypertensives, and if other symptoms appear, consult your doctor.