When the Baby Grows First Tooth
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Take your emotions when your baby suddenly fussy and a lot of complaining. Plus the production of saliva is becoming more widespread. If this happens to your baby, try to check the teeth, most likely your baby is experiencing teething for the first time.
First TeethStarting at age four to six months, your baby will experience teething time for the first time. The first tooth that grows usually is two bottom front teeth. Furthermore, only four upper front teeth. while the rest of the other teeth, including canines and molars, will follow them to grow until the age of two or one and a half years until completed 20 teeth.
Signs of Growing Teeth first when the first tooth, your baby will experience a variety of effects and discomfort, such as:
- More sensitive and fussy.
- Difficulty sleeping.
- The production of excess saliva, like drool.
- Like any bite and chew.
Signs your baby is teething also marked swelling of the gums where the teeth with they will grow. This phenomenon is customarily started happening from three to four days before the to grows to two to three days after a tooth grows.
HandlingIf your baby looks uncomfortable when first experiencing teething, here are some tips that can help them feel better:
- Try some simple redirection like mengendong and hug them, mengindung-their ovaries in a sling, or simply take them for a walk around the house.
- Massage the gums with a clean finger at intervals of every two minutes or as often as needed.
- Wrap an ice cube with a piece of clean cloth, then rub gently in the gums where the teeth will grow. Be careful, do not get ice cubes out of the pack, because it can cause your baby to choke.
- Allow your baby to massage his gums a with a teething ring, teething ring in the cold (not frozen) really helps make it comfortable. However, avoid using teeth teether when they've grown, because it can cause tooth embedded in his new teether.
- Give your baby cold foods such as applesauce or pureed fruit with this little note was already ready to eat solid food. Do not give them solid food in addition to pulp or puree because they can cause choking.
- If your baby drooling excessive, they avoid dehydration by replacing fluids lost with juice or water. If you want to keep your face and clothes from irritation from saliva, slobber use to protect clothes from getting wet saliva.
- If the above methods do not work, consult with your pediatrician to use an alternative use of drugs such as Baby Zilactin medicated gel, Hyland's teething gel or tablets, Baby Orajel teething Pain Medicine, or Baby Anbesol.
- If the way calls are still not well managed, again consult with your pediatrician, on the use of analgesics systems, such as the use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen children. Do not use aspirin, because it can cause Reye's syndrome ternyadinya, potentially life-threatening diseases your baby.
Teething phase seems difficult marupakan one phase to be experienced parents and babies. But if you deal with it positively, do not you feel this phase will pass with the light before you realize it. And now you live a satisfied smile looking at the beauty of the little one.