baby teething
“Baby teething”
Baby teething
Baby teething is one of the most painful processes that a baby has to go through, and this usually happens between six to nine months. The process varies for each baby: one may have to go through a painful process, while others may just grow the tooth overnight, without pain.
Baby teething
The early symptoms for baby teething are drooling, biting on something they can mouth around, coughing that is caused by the extra saliva produced, cheek rubbing, and ear pulling. Other symptoms that are more evident are seeing lumps in the gums for several weeks or so. The gums where the tooth is growing can also begin to look sore. Children may not sleep as soundly during the daytime and night time because of the pain of the tooth forming in the gums.
If teething is hard for the baby, then it is twice as hard for the parents. If we see the babies crying due to the pain, parents would want to relieve the pain in any way they can. Some of these ways include giving babies “teethers,” which the babies can chew on, such as a rubber teething ring or a cold washcloth. The cold cloth may ease the pain temporarily. Since the baby teething age varies for every child, some reach the age where they are able to eat foods like yogurt. Cold foods like these can also help lessen the pain. One thing important for the parents to remember is to avoid giving food, which are choking hazards like carrots and lollipops.
Baby teething
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