Contents
- Teething
- Teething Can Cause
- How can I help my Teething Baby?
- How Do I Clean My Baby’s Teeth?
- Follow these tips to avoid these problems
Teething
Your baby can be very cranky when he or she grows teeth. Teething usually starts between 3 and 7 months. Do not worry if your baby does not show teeth until much later. It does not mean that something wrong.
Teething Can Cause:
- Mild irritability
- Crying
- Low-grade temperature elevation (not fever)
- Drooling that does not stop
- A desire to chew on something hard
- Swollen, tender gums.
How can I help my Teething Baby?
It helps to gently rub or massage your baby’s gums with a clean finger or the back of a small, cool spoon. Frozen teething rings or a cold cloth may also provide some relief. Do not use teething biscuits because they may contain sugar. Also, do not use brandy or alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is a dangerous poison for babies.
If you baby is in pain, give acetaminophen, such as Infant Acetaminophen, Tylenol. However, the medicine will take 30 to 40 minutes to work.
How Do I Clean My Baby’s Teeth?
It is important to begin cleaning your baby’s gums before the first tooth comes in. Do this with a soft cloth wrapped around your finger. It will get your baby used to the idea of regular cleaning of the mouth and teeth.
Once the first tooth arrives, use a small soft toothbrush and a tiny amount of toothpaste that does not contain fluoride. A dab of toothpaste equal to a grain of rice is enough. Too much fluoride can cause white mottling or blotches on the teeth. This is not a health problem but may look very good.
If your baby goes to bed with a bottle of juice, milk or formula, he or she may develop tooth decay. Your baby swallows less often when asleep so the mouth does not clean itself. Any drink containing sugar (including milk) stays behind your baby’s front teeth and decay can start.
Decay can lead to sore teeth, infection and loss of teeth. This can cause eating problems, painful gums, speech problems and many visits to the dentist.
Follow these tips to avoid these problems:
- Hold your baby during bottle-feeding.
- Use only water in a bedtime bottle.
- Do not add anything sweet on a soother.
- Try to teach your baby to use a cup before he or she is 1 year old. Babies can hold a training cup by 6 months.
- Do not give sweet food and drinks to your baby, especially before bed.
Written by: Winter Rose
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