Teething can be very frustrating for both parents and children as sometimes it is a painful process for the baby. Teething may start in the third or fourth month of a baby’s life. The first teeth start growing in the middle of the bottom gum, these appear in pairs and are called central incisors. Four or eight weeks later the baby will start getting their four top front teeth and around thirty days later they will get two teeth that will flank each of their bottom teeth. Then comes the first premolar and molars or jaw teeth these are used for grinding and crushing food, the last to come in are the canines, beside the incisors, these are pointy teeth that tear and grip food. Most children will have all of their milk teeth, twenty in all, by the time they are three years old. Sometimes children are born with a few teeth or get their first teeth earlier than three months.
Help your baby through this entire process by wiping away the drool with a clean wet rag. You can buy teething rings and leave them in the freezer for about half an hour to assist your baby. Try to avoid the teething rings with fluid inside them because these will sometimes break or leak.
Your baby will often start drooling a lot once he or she starts teething, help the teething process to go smoothly by wiping away all that drool with a wet cloth. You may also wish to purchase teething rings which you can put into the freezer for half an hour before using it on the child. These usually provide valuable assistance, however the teething rings which have fluid in them should be avoided as these sometimes break or leak.
To help your baby through the sometimes difficult process, you can wipe away the drool with a clean rag. Buying teething rings is also a good idea, you can leave them in the freezer for about half an hour. To make them chill, however you should avoid teething rings that contain fluid, because they will often times break or leak. You may also chill a small wash rag in the fridge and them give it to the infant to chew on as well. Yogurt an applesauce that is chilled from the fridge is also very useful to relieve the pain. Either parent can use a clean hand to massage the child’s gum to relieve the pain. You can ask your pediatrician to prescribe something for the pain.
Make sure you take proper care of your child’s teeth by wiping the child’s gum with water, you may also use a soft bristled brush to make sure the child’s gum is cleaned using water. Toothpaste must not be used until the child is able to spit out. As soon as your infant has all of his or her milk teeth remember to brush then two times daily.Even though these teeth will fall out and eventually be replaced by permanent teeth , it is important that you take care of them to prevent them from rotting causing gaps in the gum. Once there are gaps in the gum the other teeth will become crooked from trying to close the gap. Remember to take your child to the dentist as soon as the child turns one year old.
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