I'm going to collapse these days, and the angel baby who can sleep peacefully at night has been crying every day in recent nights.
From 9 o'clock in the evening, I can cry until 12 o'clock, one will sleep, one will wake up, one will cry, one will make trouble, my husband and I will take turns to fight, hug and coax, jump and sing, do everything in our power, tired into a dog, in order to barely soothe.
During the day, too, the baby could have entertained himself for half an hour, but these days he began to be irritable, crying, asking for attention, and hugging.
According to the previous birth's parenting experience, I suspected that he had teeth, and in the morning, taking advantage of the gap between his mouth and crying, he glanced at it, and sure enough, a small white tip had emerged, and the old mother was excited and happy inside.
After becoming a parent, every time the baby changes and grows, it affects the hearts of parents.
Next, I share the dry content of the baby's teething time, sequence, signal when teething and how to alleviate the discomfort of teething to new mothers, so that everyone can walk more safely and calmly on the road of parenting.
8 teething signals don't ignore
1. Drooling
Most babies will start drooling 2 months before teething, which will intensify when they have teething, and the saliva will be like a continuous drizzle, constantly flowing.
Obsessive-compulsive parents look at it and are eager to put a switch in the baby's mouth, which can be turned off at once, so that the baby can no longer drool.
This is because when the teeth penetrate the gums, they cause a slight swelling of the gum tissue, and at the same time stimulate the gum nerves, resulting in an increase in salivary glands secreting saliva.
Too much saliva is easy to irritate the baby's delicate skin, cheeks and neck are particularly prone to eczema, even if not eczema, saliva irritation of the skin, will be red and painful to make the baby uncomfortable.
Parents can make a bib for their baby with a soft cloth (pure cotton or gauze) and change it frequently.
In addition, parents can use a clean, soft towel to wipe the baby's saliva, and the movement should be gentle when wiping and crying, so as not to hurt the baby.
You can also apply some body lotion to prevent cracking while the baby sleeps.
If the skin around your baby's chin has small bubbles, itching, or ulceration, it is important to seek medical attention promptly.
2. Crying and restlessness
Discomfort with teething can make your baby cry and irritable.
Sometimes the baby will cry for no reason when he is full and awake; sometimes even if the baby holds a toy on his mobile phone, it will not attract his attention and will throw away the crying.
3. Refuse to eat
My little treasure refused to eat during this time because of the pain in the gums, and would become irritable and inexplicably lose his temper when breastfeeding.
He sometimes stuffs things like teether into his mouth and seems to want to suckle, and when he starts pumping, he doesn't have a good taste.
4. Nibble
The biggest feature of a child's teething period is that he likes to bite things.
Sometimes when I suckle, I don't pump well, and I will "viciously" bite my nipples and not let go, and that pain is really painful.
Except for biting the nipple, catching everything will be chewed on the mouth.
I held him the other day, and when I wasn't paying attention, I bit my shoulder.
5. Bleeding and hematoma in the gums
Some babies bleed from their gums when they teeth, and sometimes they form bruised blood tumors.
My neighbor's baby is like this, for this, the neighbor also took the baby to the hospital, the doctor told the neighbor that this blood tumor can not be broken, otherwise it is easy to cause infection.
If ulceration occurs, parents should take the baby to the dentist department in time to consult a doctor to prevent continued infection.
6. Sleep regression
Sleep is greatly affected day and night.
Sleep time is short during the day, it is easy to wake up, it is difficult to sleep at night, and it is also frequent to wake up, before waking up three times a night, now waking up six or seven times.
Sleep regression, excluding other aspects of the body's diseases, the main reason is that one is a big move to turn over, and the other is to grow teeth.
7. Mild fever
When the baby bites something, it is easy to cause infection or inflammation of the oral mucosa, which causes a slight fever, generally low-grade fever, not more than 38 ° C, at this time you can give the baby more water to drink, pay attention to observe the baby's mental state and appetite.
If the body temperature rises to 38.5 ° C, seek medical attention in time.
8. Miscellaneous
The symptoms of each baby's teething are different, and some babies will eat their hands like crazy, wrap their mouths and spit foam, and make pupu sounds when they teeth, and some babies will have diarrhea.
Some babies will also scratch their ears when they teeth, because when they teeth, they will stimulate the gum nerves and surrounding tissues, and the uncomfortable feeling when the baby lies flat will spread to the ears, so the baby will involuntarily scratch his head and scratch the ears.
Baby teething time
My little treasure is four months old in the middle of the cut teeth grow out.
My cousin's family treasure, when it was ten months, the teeth slowly emerged from the small white tip, and in the process of waiting, my cousin was still quite anxious.
Dr. Lilac said:
There are individual differences in the time of tooth attack in different babies, and sex, environmental factors and genetic factors are related, teething sooner or later, does not mean the development of fast and slow.
Each baby teething time is different, do not worry about which month must grow out, 16-18 teeth at the age of 2 is normal, 20 teeth at the age of 3 can be.
The order in which your baby teeth are toothed
Pediatrician Cui Yutao said that baby baby teeth erupt according to this law:
1. The mandibular teeth erupt earlier than the maxillary teeth;
2. The middle tooth erupts earlier than the side tooth;
3. Teeth erupt in pairs symmetrically from side to side.
"Cui Yutao on Natural Nurturing, Visible Development"
Some children will have individual teeth erupting in reverse order, but in the end it does not affect the arrangement of teeth, and mothers do not have to worry.
3 ways to relieve the discomfort of the baby's teething
1. Teether, teething stick
When the baby becomes fond of biting, parents can prepare a pacifier or teething gel for the baby to bite happily and help the baby relieve the discomfort caused by teething.
According to my many purchase experiences, the material of teether is best to choose silicone, because silicone is moderately soft and hard, heat resistance is good and non-toxic and tasteless.
When using teether, pay special attention to the cleanliness and hygiene of the teether.
The toothpaste is in frequent contact with the baby's saliva, milk, food, and surrounding dirt, and is particularly prone to mold, especially teethers with sound holes.
In order to avoid mold growth, it is best to boil in boiling water for 5 minutes a day to disinfect, and generally 3 months to change a toothpaste for the baby.
Teething sticks are cereal supplementary foods for infants and young children, which can not only alleviate the discomfort of the baby's teething, but also supplement nutrients.
2. Massage the gums
Mom can wrap her fingers in medical gauze, dip them in ice water, and gently massage her baby's gums for 2 minutes at a time.
Massage and ice can both relieve the discomfort of your baby's teething.
3. Comfort your baby more
Baby teething is a particularly difficult process for both mom and mom, my girlfriend said that when her son had teeth, she didn't sleep well for more than three months, and every morning she got up with "panda eyes".
Parents should be more patient and accompanied, we adults encounter physical discomfort, will be uncomfortable need to take care of and care, not to mention such a small person.
In addition to using toys and complementary foods to divert the baby's attention, parents also need to use more language and hugs to give the baby emotional comfort.
brief summary
Baby teething is related to the baby's health, the improvement of chewing ability, but also related to the baby's facial beauty. Parents should be a little more patient and accompany their babies through the teething period smoothly.
Finally, I wish every baby a healthy and beautiful mouth of white teeth.