Real Housewives Naija: About Baby Teething

Friday, February 12, 2016

About Baby Teething

Is baby teething yet? This one question we mothers ask ourselves, then we keep looking at our baby's gums, is he/she teething.

Baby's experience teething differently, some babies do not even show any sign of teething and viola the teeth just shows up, while some other babies feel pains either in a high order or low order depending on the baby same with appearance of the teeth as no two child is the same. Teething starts between the ages of 3-12 months

Below are some signs to know your baby is teething; these symptoms can last for may be a few days, mine was for about 1 week.

Drooling
Facial rash as a result of the drooling
Swollen or bulging gum: the gum looks swollen and a little whitish which you can see if you can convince your baby to open her mouth
Trying to bite or chew on everything they hold
Difficulty in sleeping
Reduced appetite
Irritability
Crying due to pains from gum discomfort

Note: Some persons say diarrhoea, running nose, fever are also signs of teething but there is no proof of that, it is better you take your child to see your doctor because it could be an infection from germs since your baby during this period puts everything in her mouth.

And if your baby has gotten to 18 months with no tooth take him/her to see your doctor

Making your baby feel better;

Baby's teether comes in handy here, give you baby the teether to chew on
Rub a clean finger gently over your baby's sore gums to ease the pains
Cold things also give them relief, so you can refrigerate your pacifier or teether do not freeze it
Painkillers recommended by your doctor
Distraction: Try to play with your baby to distract her from the pains
Backing your baby: this one amazes me, but it is the traditional way our mothers/ grandmothers did it and it sort of soothes the baby somehow