The baby's health largely depends on its development. Parents eagerly await their first teeth as one of the... important stages growing up of their children. At the same time, this special period in the life of a baby frightens many adults. Parents often complain about whims, crying, sleepless nights, high temperature and other health problems.
You need to figure out what symptoms indicate the beginning of growth baby tooth. What does the eruption of the first tooth look like in the photo? What is the norm and what is a deviation, and what means will help alleviate the baby’s condition?
The rudiments of future teeth are formed during intrauterine development approximately 7 weeks pregnant. The time of their eruption is completely individual. Some babies start teething at 5 months, while others start teething at almost a year. The lower incisors are the first to erupt, this occurs at approximately 6-9 months. After which they cut through almost immediately and upper incisors(7-9 months). The full “set” is assembled at 2-2.5 years.
As a rule, parents begin to look for the first signs in their newborn baby for 4 months. Moodiness and excessive salivation are immediately attributed to teeth. Symptoms of teething in infants:
It is important to remember that teething symptoms can easily be confused with an infectious disease. If fever, runny nose, cough or diarrhea persist for more than 2 days, you should immediately contact your pediatrician.
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In the photo you can clearly see the condition and general appearance of the gums during teething. They differ from healthy and normal mucous membranes, which have a pale pink tint.
What gums look like in children:
The signs listed above can be seen in the photo; they are a variant of the norm and are found in all infants. Sometimes a characteristic white or yellow plaque(a large amount of saliva contains many bacteria), small hemorrhages in the form of red dots (if blood vessels are affected).
Swelling of the gums is a natural and easily explained process. Initially, tooth germs are located deep in the alveolar processes. Gradually they grow, enlarge and begin to be pushed out, which is called eruption. The crown first breaks through dense bone tissue. This difficult stage is not accompanied by bright severe symptoms or visual manifestation.
Swelling, redness and swelling appears as the crown passes through the upper soft fabrics gums (the presence of a tooth becomes noticeable). Hyperemia is explained by tissue damage. When teeth are cut, their sharp edges actually cut soft tissue. As you know, any such damage results in swelling or inflammation.
Often, teething is accompanied by unpleasant complications that alarm and frighten parents. These include hematomas, excessive hemorrhages or bruises, and sometimes bleeding.
Blood on the gums appears very rarely. This happens when a capillary ruptures at the moment when the crown has just cut through the surface of the mucosa. Bleeding is usually preceded by prolonged and severe swelling of the gums. The gums bleed for a few seconds, then everything goes away. An isolated incident is not a serious cause for concern. If blood appears systematically, you need to consult a specialist.
The second complication is a hematoma in the gum hood. She appears at the break blood vessels until complete eruption. The color of the hematoma is usually blue, purple tint. This indicates an accumulation of blood and other fluid inside.
In the photo above you can see what a hematoma looks like. Often it goes away on its own when the incisor comes out completely. If swelling is severe, medical attention may be required. Doctors cut the gum, ensuring the outflow of exudate. Doing this at home is strictly prohibited.
When the gums swelled and appeared unpleasant symptoms, many pharmacological innovations are coming to the aid of children and parents that relieve pain and discomfort. You can use recipes traditional medicine who also helped our mothers and grandmothers.
First of all, you need to get a teething toy. It is first placed in the refrigerator or freezer - the cold rubber toy dulls the pain and safely scratches the gums.
If symptoms are intense, especially when the child does not sleep at all and cries a lot, a variety of gels, suppositories or suspensions are suitable.
Homeopathic medicines are popular and should reduce general symptoms.
Medicines for children are divided into the following groups:
Local analgesics are presented in gels; almost all modern parents have them in their medicine cabinet. The advantages of such gels include convenient application to the gums, quick effect and antiseptic properties. During the first minute, the mucous membrane “freezes” and becomes insensitive. Disadvantages include the short duration of the effect and discomfort in the mouth. However, the pain relief effect is sufficient until the child falls asleep.
The most famous gels:
Homeopathic medicines act comprehensively. They affect the entire process as a whole, speed it up and alleviate the baby’s condition. Such products contain only natural and safe ingredients, so they are suitable even for the smallest children. They must be used strictly according to the instructions.
Homeopathic medicines:
Analgesics and antihistamines, intended for internal use, are prescribed only by a doctor. Unlike the first two groups, taking these medications is indicated if there is serious symptoms or complications:
The growth of baby teeth in a child is accompanied by a decrease immune defense organism and the increase in its vulnerability to pathogenic microflora. Often, symptoms that parents classify as “dental” indicate the presence of health problems.
A baby's teeth begin to form in his mother's belly before he is born. Baby teeth are formed in the seventh week of pregnancy, and permanent teeth are formed in the seventeenth week. During fetal growth, the body needs calcium, fluoride, phosphorus and vitamin D.
Newborn baby immediately after birth need breastfeeding, since in mother's milk contains everything necessary for the baby nutrients. When the baby suckles at the mother's breast, it develops and grows dentofacial system. Many children begin to erupt their first teeth at 6–8 months of age. But there are cases when babies start teething - this is at 4–5 months and even at 3 months. It also happens that they begin to erupt after 10 months.
There are no rules or deadlines for when newborn babies should cut their teeth. But the formula still exists. For example, by seven months a child will have two teeth, etc. The appearance of the first teeth in children depends on the individual characteristics in the body of the child and his parents. And the main role is played by heredity, especially maternal. If a mother’s first teeth appeared late, then there is a high probability that her child will have them later than his peers.
Chart: to understand how many months the baby’s first tooth erupts, you need to know simple formula (M - 4). For example, if a child is 12 months old, then he should have 8 teeth: 12 – 4 = 8.
The first sign of teething is excessive salivation. It can occur 1.5–2 months before the tooth appears. It is impossible not to pay attention to this, since saliva flows constantly and the clothes on the baby’s chest constantly become damp. Therefore, the child should hang a bib on his chest during this period.
Not only the timing of teething, but also the symptoms that accompany this process are different and individual for all children. In many children, the appearance of teeth is too painful and difficult, and in some it is completely unnoticeable; parents of such children discover a tooth that has appeared completely by accident.
Before a child’s tooth erupts, a white, convex line forms on the gum, which makes a loud click when touched with a teaspoon.
The first signs manifestations of the first teeth are:
The child’s temperature rises because there is secretion in the tooth growth zone. large number biologically active substances. The temperature can last no more than two days and no higher than 38.5 degrees C. If the temperature in infants remains above this, then the baby should be shown to a doctor.
During a painful process the appearance of the first teeth, you need:
In time, when teeth begin to cut, the child should be picked up and caressed more often. And if he is breastfed, then breastfeed him more often. Many children, when they are teething, ask for the breast much more often than in ordinary days. You shouldn’t stick to a feeding schedule at this time and don’t deny your baby.
To distract your child from toothache, you can distract him with some bright toys or games. If the mother herself is calm and cheerful, then this mood will transfer to the baby. And if you feel sorry for him and sympathize with him, this will only increase his pain and anxiety.
Babies' first teeth appear in a specific order. The first lower incisors are cut first. They climb between 6 and 9 months - this happens individually for each baby. Next, the first upper incisors are cut - this happens from 7 to 10 months. The next ones are the second lower and upper incisors - from 9 to 12 months.
Children begin to cut their first molars at 1–18 months of age. Then they climb upper canines- from 16 to 20 months, and after 2 months the lower canines erupt. The last teeth to appear are the molars - from 20 to 33 months and the second upper molars - this happens from 2 to 3 years. By the age of three, a child’s teeth are usually fully formed. But we must remember that these data are approximate and any deviation of the deadline in one direction or another is considered normal.
Despite the fact that all children experience teething differently, there are cases where better see a doctor. Because some children may have certain abnormalities that may alert parents:
If you have one of these symptoms, you should immediately visit a doctor.
Delayed tooth emergence in children there are many reasons, for example:
In order for baby teeth to be well preserved until real teeth, maintain oral hygiene. This should be done with the appearance (not eruption) of the first tooth. To do this, you can use dental wipes - they have a pleasant fruity taste and are impregnated with xylitol, a sugar substitute.
When the baby’s first four teeth appear, you can buy a special nursery toothbrush with soft bristles. It is recommended to brush teeth up to two years simply with a brush dampened boiled water, do not use toothpastes or solutions.
To prevent caries in your baby, you need to limit your intake of sweets, especially before bed, as carbohydrates promote the growth of bacteria. To three years baby don't drink a lot of sweet tea, you can limit yourself to boiled water with a small addition lemon juice. Juice contains huge amount vitamin C, which a child really needs at this age.
Usually teeth are not given much importance. This part human body, as a rule, is least noticeable in the life of the body and does not attract much attention. The only case when a person actually begins to be interested in teeth is when they suffer from some kind of disease and require therapeutic measures.
But the situation is completely different with regard to teeth when it comes to small children. If official dentistry is rather dry and does not see a big miracle in it, then folk wisdom treats this phenomenon completely differently.
For a long time, our people have treated it with special trepidation. Numerous signs and customs are dedicated to this event, based on which, by the nature of how and when, one can predict the fate of the child or his mother.
Of course, all this is quite naive, but, nevertheless, extremely interesting and exciting. Let's look at what exist interesting signs, associated with the appearance of the first tooth in very recently born babies, what it means if a child was born with a tooth and some other interesting beliefs and cases.
Every mother, grandmother, and sometimes father looks forward to the moment when they see their child. This usually occurs at the age of 4-7 months and greatly depends on the individual characteristics of the individual child.
In beliefs they give great value not only the very fact of the appearance of a tooth, but also other important nuances: where did he appear, on the top or on lower jaw how quickly it grows, whether the baby’s tooth hurts and whether it causes him discomfort.
Each such event has gathered around some fables and signs that young mothers love to find out.
So, if a child’s first tooth appears a little earlier than the due date (up to 4-5 months), this means that the mother has yet to give birth to a brother or sister. If the first tooth has grown by upper jaw, then this means that
This girl's parents should prepare for a new baby
The mother's future second child will appear very soon - within just one year from the birth of the first.
If a child’s first tooth appears with some delay in relation to the average statistical norm, then there is a popular belief that this baby will grow up an unusual person. He will definitely be endowed with great talents, abilities, will be hardworking and inclined to any serious activity.
If between the first grown teeth there is a large gap into which a coin can fit edge-on, then, according to grandmothers who love various beliefs, this is an indicator that in the future the child will have no end to representatives of the opposite sex.
True, not all signs associated with the first tooth are so rosy. There are also the exact opposite. For example, it is believed that if the first teeth grow slowly, painfully and cause big problems, then this indicates that he will grow up with a quarrelsome character, will be grumpy and intractable.
By the way, this sign is completely connected with real psychology - if a child suffers from teething for a long time, parents will try to compensate for his suffering with gifts, toys and other pleasant things, thanks to which he can get used to it and grow up to be an excessive egoist.
It is also considered a rather bad omen if a baby’s fang erupts first. Such children were often considered dysfunctional, associated with evil spirits, and all sorts of suffering and even death at a young age were predicted for them.
In some countries, for example, Africa, a woman who gave birth to such a child could even be kicked out of the village so that she would not bring misfortune and God's punishment on its inhabitants.
Every caring mother notices how quickly her beloved child’s teeth grow. Several interesting beliefs and signs are also attributed to this fact, which, however, echo the previous ones.
If the teeth grow quickly, without much pain and do not cause noticeable discomfort to the baby, then he will good person with a rather pleasant character, will be able to get along well with others and will easily find a mate. If the process slows down, then this indicates that the person may well grow up to be quite nasty, will love to quarrel and make scandals, will not be able to find common language with many people around.
But young mothers who have seen similar behavior in their children should under no circumstances worry or despair. It is clear that all such stories exist simply for the sake of being; they cannot determine a person’s future. If beliefs are not on your side, then you certainly shouldn’t despair.
Since this important event in the family will not go unnoticed by the household (the joint efforts of the young mother and baby will be quite enough for this), then it is not customary to ignore it. Baby for this memorable event a specific gift is provided. Most often, according to a fairly ancient folk custom, a small silver spoon is given to the child for his first tooth.
Different beliefs differ slightly on who exactly should do this. Initially, such a task was assigned to the child’s godparents, but most often this point of the ritual is not observed and gifts can be given to absolutely everyone: parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, and other more or less distant relatives. You also need to remember here that a spoon is given for a reason. You still need to lightly tap the new “settler” in your mouth with it.
Unlike other customs, in the case of a spoon everything is quite logical and common sense. The fact is that it is during the period of 4-7 months that a child begins to consume other products in addition to milk. Therefore, the spoon will be quite useful to him for these purposes.
Regarding the question of material, silver is considered the purest metal, capable of killing germs and disinfecting the environment in which it is located. It is not for nothing that a silver cross is dipped into water during baptism. By feeding the baby with such a spoon, parents gain greater confidence that harmful microbes and bacteria will not enter the baby’s oral cavity with this cutlery.
It also rarely happens that children are born with teeth. Different nations have radically different views on this matter. IN In medieval Europe, such an event meant only one thing (like many others, especially related to any everyday joys) - the child is a fiend of hell, the heavens are angry looking at him and he is absolutely not allowed to live. Therefore, such children were often simply put to death.
But not every region of the world was marked by such barbarity. There were also nations in which such special child aroused joy and admiration and was considered a great success for parents. In fact, the only trouble it can cause is pain for the mother during breastfeeding.
There are also other signs related to the baby’s first teeth. Here are just a few of them:
As a conclusion, it is worth noting that these are the main signs according to which the future of the child and his mother can be determined based on the characteristics of the teething process.
Of course, you should treat everything with a smile and understand that real life correlates rather weakly with fairy tales and customs of the Middle Ages. If a young mother likes to amuse herself with such stories, then no one forbids her from doing so. But there’s no point in worrying about “bad” signs either.
How can you tell if your baby is teething? Symptoms of teething in a child.
Your beautiful baby is almost six months old. The newborn period is behind us, the daily routine and feedings have been adjusted, and colic is no longer tormenting. The baby is very active and is about to start crawling. It seems that a wonderful period has come in his and your life. Don't relax! The baby's baby teeth will soon begin to emerge, and this process does not always go smoothly. Read the article to find out the timing, order and symptoms of teething in infant. You may be able to differentiate these symptoms from a cold or intestinal infection, learn to ease them.
From doctors of the “old school” you can hear that the first teeth erupt in a baby at the age of 6 months. Modern pediatricians set the range from 4 to 8 months. The famous doctor Komarovsky generally claims that it is unfair to set any deadlines: one in 2000 babies is born with 1-2 teeth, one in 2000 does not have them until 15-16 months. Everything here is individual, since many factors influence when the baby’s first tooth starts chattering:
The order and timing of teething in a child.IMPORTANT: If your child’s first teeth haven’t come out by six months, you should never panic. As long as the baby is healthy, this is considered normal. For own peace of mind Discuss this issue with your pediatrician.
It is already obvious that teething in infants can be early, that is, one that occurs before six months (at 2, 3, 4 months). But this does not mean that you need to get into your child’s mouth if, in your opinion, he is acting for no reason:
Show your child to the doctor; first of all, it is necessary to exclude diseases, and then start sinning on early teeth.
The order of teething can be as individual as the timing. But in most children it still persists. Study the table in the figure to understand which teeth are cut first, which ones and when to wait after them.
The baby teeth that erupt last are the canines. On average, they appear in a child at 1.5 – 2 years. Again, due to individual circumstances, this may happen sooner or later.
How can you tell if your baby is teething? This process is accompanied by certain symptoms:
IMPORTANT: If you suspect that your baby’s teeth are on the way, you don’t need to put your hands in his mouth a hundred times a day, especially with dirty or unkempt hands. Firstly, it will be painful and unpleasant for him. Secondly, there is a high risk of infection entering the body.
To find out what a baby's gums might look like when they are teething, look at the photo.
A child who has just been born has 20 follicles of temporary teeth in his gums. Before they “knock”, they pass through the bone tissue and gums. This requires a certain amount of time, strictly individual for each baby. Typically, the process of teething for a baby takes from 1 to 8 weeks.
There is a category of mothers who write off all the troubles that happen to their child under 2 - 2.5 years old “to the teeth.” They consider rhinitis, sneezing, coughing, fever up to almost 40 degrees, rash on the body, constipation and diarrhea to be symptoms of teething. This is a huge misconception that can cost a child’s health. Similar symptoms accompanied by ARVI, influenza, sore throat, stomatitis, herpes infection, various intestinal infections, etc., occurring in parallel with teething.
IMPORTANT: Indeed, due to increased salivation During the teething period, the child may sneeze and cough, thereby cleansing respiratory tract from saliva. This happens irregularly. If there is too much salivation, the baby may even vomit.
It is very difficult to answer the question of which teeth cause the baby the most discomfort when teething. Again, everything is individual. There may be several reasonable options:
Walking with a teething baby is possible and necessary. Fresh air and activity will only benefit him. But places with large crowds of people, where there is a high probability of contracting an infection, are best avoided during this period.
IMPORTANT: Starting from the first, the baby’s teeth will be cut one after another. You can’t imprison him at home for 1.5-2 years!
Teething is not a contraindication for vaccination. The doctor will grant an exemption for vaccinations only if during this period he reveals another disease not related to teeth.
Unfortunately or fortunately, modern medicine There are no known ways to help a baby's teeth erupt. There is no need to tear his gums with a finger with a bandage, a spoon or other objects, or let him chew apples and dried fruit (which, by the way, can easily be choked by a baby). Certain things make the process a little easier medicines, which should only be prescribed by a doctor, and special toys - teethers.
If you are one of those parents who simply cannot let the process take its course, try the Teething Spell. They say it works well.
You will need to say these words three times: “A month, a month, you have a brother Antiny, his teeth grew easily, they never hurt, so the servant of God (the baby’s name) doesn’t have gums, his teeth grow and don’t hurt. God grant that my child’s teeth grow easily, don’t hurt, don’t pinch. Amen".
IMPORTANT: While pronouncing the words of the spell, it is recommended to lubricate the child’s gums with honey. But you know how strong an allergen it is. The reaction to honey in an infant can be very strong, including swelling.
With the advent of a newborn, a lot of reasons for joy appear in the lives of young parents: the child’s smile, his first words and steps. Among important points child development A special place is occupied by the period when a child is cutting teeth, the symptoms of which often frighten adults to the point of horror. The baby becomes restless, cries constantly, sometimes his temperature rises or diarrhea begins. It is much easier to survive this time if you know how babies teeth erupt and what can be done to alleviate the baby’s condition.
At the age of 4-8 months, the first symptoms of teething in infants begin to appear. They usually look like this:
Each baby deals with teething teeth differently. Some children experience indigestion when teeth begin to appear on the lower jaw, and a fever when on the upper jaw.
It would seem that the body reacts too violently to such a natural process as teething: the symptoms may indeed resemble an incipient disease. But the pain that accompanies this “happy” event is so strong that adults could withstand it no better. Before “showing itself to the world,” the tooth must grow through the bone tissue and gum mucosa.
Despite the fact that indigestion, elevated temperature, stuffy nose and cough are frequent accompaniments of teething teeth; some doctors do not consider these symptoms to be so clear-cut. The explanation for this opinion is very simple: the first years of a child’s life are marked not only by growing teeth, but also high risk get an infection. Therefore, ordinary diarrhea can be either a completely harmless “incident” or a manifestation dangerous disease. In this case, how can you understand that teeth are being cut and pathology is not making itself known?
When teeth are being cut, symptoms like profuse salivation And mild cough quite normal. Saliva collects in the throat area, and the lying baby wants to get rid of it by coughing. In a sitting position wet cough also appears, but much less frequently. It usually goes away in 2-3 days and does not require special treatment.
It’s another matter when a child coughs very hard and often, and there is also excessive phlegm. The cough lasts more than 2 days and is accompanied by wheezing and shortness of breath, causing the baby to suffer. In this case, you should immediately contact your pediatrician.
During the period when children are teething, the amount of mucus secreted in the nose increases significantly. It is transparent, liquid and does not look painful. Normally, a runny nose is not severe and goes away in 3-4 days. Treatment can be limited to simple rinsing nose from accumulated mucus.
Parents should be alerted to a profuse runny nose, which produces cloudy white or greenish mucus. If such nasal congestion does not go away within 3 days, you should consult your doctor.
Teething in infants is accompanied by the active production of bioactive substances in the gum area. This process provokes an increase in temperature to 37-38 C for 1-2 days. Then the baby's condition returns to normal. Parents can bring down the temperature with the help of antipyretic drugs that are harmless to children.
But sometimes the child’s well-being does not improve, and the temperature lasts more than 2 days. This is a serious reason to visit your doctor. A visit to the pediatrician is also required if the temperature rises above 39 C.
The body noticeably increases salivary activity when children begin teething. Because of this, the baby constantly swallows saliva, which speeds up intestinal motility. The result is diarrhea, characterized by watery stools. The act of defecation in a child does not occur too often - 2-3 times a day. Diarrhea usually goes away within 2-3 days.
You should consult a doctor if the diarrhea is prolonged, very frequent and intense, as it can cause dangerous small child state of dehydration. Parents should also be wary of mucus or blood in the stool.
Sometimes the opposite of diarrhea is a digestive disorder - constipation. It should not be allowed to last more than 3-4 days. It is necessary to discuss with your doctor how you can help your baby’s intestines cleanse.
Parents who observe symptoms of teething in infants for the first time should consult a pediatrician in all unclear situations. It is better to bother the doctor once again than to allow the child to develop the disease. With your second baby it will be much easier, and the signs of teething will not seem so scary.
The date of appearance of teeth, like other statistical information, is determined approximately rather than accurately. It all depends on the individual characteristics of the child: someone becomes a “nibbler” much earlier than expected, someone later. It is noticed that boys are slightly behind girls. On average, children begin to erupt teeth at this age:
In today's infants, the first tooth appears at approximately 8.5 months, which slightly delays the growth period of the rest. Before the first year of life, the baby can boast of at least one tooth. As a rule, by the age of 3, a child will have a full set of 20 baby teeth.
Many children have 2 or even 4 teeth coming out at once. Such a load can be difficult for the baby to bear, but paired teething is a completely normal phenomenon.
It is not so important at what month the teeth begin to cut and in what order: this does not affect the “quality” in any way. Therefore, there is no need to worry that the child is a little behind or ahead of his peers - he simply develops at his own rhythm.
It is necessary to carefully care for your child’s oral cavity:
The first visit to the dentist with a child should be made upon reaching 1 year of age.
What to do to relieve your baby's teething symptoms
Babies react very sensitively to the behavior of their parents, especially their mother. Therefore, you can brighten up the teething period by simply giving your child maximum friendly attention. Need to:
Breastfed babies, when teething begins, tend to have contact with their mother's breast as often as possible. During this period, there is no need to set a strict feeding schedule: this will only worsen the child’s condition. In 2-3 days everything will return to normal, but in the meantime you should breastfeed your baby as often as he asks. This will calm him down and reduce his level of irritability.
During the period when teeth are being cut, children have a strong need to scratch their gums with something. As a rule, they use their favorite toy for this purpose. But there are also special teethers made from safe materials that help the baby get through a difficult period. Their prices vary significantly:
Naturally, when a child is actively teething, you want to remove the symptoms of what is happening as quickly as possible. But you shouldn’t place too much hope on teethers: babies often refuse them, preferring a regular rattle to such “specialized” items. In this case, you need to make sure that the child puts only a safe object in his mouth: without sharp corners and small parts that can be chewed off. Many parents “slip” a chilled spoon or pacifier to the baby, or even make do with ordinary drying.
Some parents are sure that their child should not be given any medications. But this opinion exists only until the moment of learning how babies teeth cut. Under the influence of the child’s suffering and relatives tired of his screams, the parents decide to go to the pharmacy. What medicine can relieve teething symptoms in children?
Homeopathy and gels do not always alleviate teething in children, the symptoms of which are almost always accompanied by pain. Therefore, you can give your child an age-appropriate pain reliever:
During the period when a child is teething, symptoms cannot be relieved with Aspirin. It is completely unsuitable for children as an antipyretic or analgesic.
All unpleasant signs Teething in children was known even when medicine was not so developed. Therefore, there are many ways to alleviate the child’s condition with the help of folk remedies. Among them:
It is also necessary to carefully wipe away any saliva that has accumulated around the mouth. If teething is accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea, the child should be fed liquid pureed food and given plenty of fluids to drink.
There are several folk ways used when teeth appear, which must be abandoned:
During the period when the baby is teething, the symptoms are difficult to bear not only for the child, but also for his parents. Baby cries are not one of the classic “joys of motherhood,” but you can’t do without them. But when the baby survives the painful days of teething, he will successfully go through another stage of growing up.