Many babies are a drooling monster, which makes parents very worried, is the baby sick?
In fact, it is a good thing that the baby's saliva is more, and you can also observe the baby's health according to the baby's saliva.
Babies salivate a lot because of the following reasons:
Oral development
The baby's saliva begins to increase from about 3 months, there will be spit bubbles, choking on saliva and other situations, mothers do not have to worry, this is the performance of oral development.
Baby teeth grow
At about 6 months, the baby will grow his first deciduous teeth, but there will be an increase in saliva before teething, and the tusks will also stimulate the nerves on the gums and secrete saliva.
Eat small hands
When the baby sucks on his small hand, it will also irritate the mouth, resulting in increased saliva.
Add complementary foods
The addition of complementary foods will stimulate the secretion of amylase in the mouth to help digestion, and saliva will naturally increase.
With the development of the child's mouth and the maturity of swallowing function, the phenomenon of salivating will gradually disappear around the age of 2. But there will always be some babies who are 3 years old or drooling, and parents should carefully observe the reasons in such a situation and go to the hospital for examination if necessary.
Usually, there may be several reasons why your baby is still drooling after the age of 3:
Oral dysfunction
When the child is 2 or 3 years old and still using the pacifier for a long time, it may cause insufficient tongue exercise and a lot of saliva; in addition, the child's complementary food is too fine, the oral muscles are not fully exercised, the chewing and swallowing function is weak, and the saliva will flow non-stop.
Cause of the disease
When children suffer from mouth ulcers, tonsillitis and other diseases, they will continue to drool.
Intellectual problems
Some children with cerebral palsy and congenital stupidity will be drooling even if they are very large, and they should take their children to the hospital for examination in time.
The child's saliva flow can not be left to it, otherwise the saliva staying on the baby's skin for a long time may cause skin redness or saliva rash.
So what should we do about it?
Use a saliva towel and replace it frequently. It is easy for babies to drool and get the front placket wet, and it is too much trouble to change clothes when the front placket is wet, especially in the cold winter, and it is even more undesirable to let it go. The best way is to use a saliva towel, soaked on the change, clean and hygienic, a small piece, clean up is also convenient, is really a must-have for the family to have a saliva baby.
Properly exercise the child's chewing and swallowing ability, when adding complementary foods, choose some chewy foods appropriately, and exercise the baby's oral muscles;
If the baby has a mouth rash, you can wash it with warm water and apply a layer of petroleum jelly or other skin care products to isolate the skin and away from the water, if the situation is serious, you need to seek medical attention in time;
Cut your baby's nails short to avoid secondary injury. When the child has a rash of saliva, the skin is itchy, the child will not be able to help scratching, and the nails can easily hurt the baby, bringing secondary damage to the skin.