Is You're Baby Teething? How To Ease The Pain

Is You're Baby Teething? How To Ease The Pain

Many people don't know it, but an infant's teeth actually start developing months before the baby is born. Read more . . . .

Tooth buds bein appearing in the fetus by the 5th or 6th week of pregnancy. By the time the baby is born, all 20 of the primary teeth that will be sprouting over the next 2 1/2 years are already present and accounted for in the jawbone.

Here's how to ease the pain for your baby when he or she starts teething.

1. Cooling Method. Chewing on teething rings, particularly those you can put in the refrigerator and keep cold, works very well and feels good on the baby's gums. For a baby who's 6 months or older, even a clean, cold washcloth to chew on feels good.

2. Gauze the Gums Today. You should probably start cleaning your baby's mouth before the teeth appear. A small gauze pad or even a soft baby washcloth can be wrapped around your forefinger, lightly moistened, and used to massage the gum pads.

Doing so removes the bacteria buildup and gets the child used to having someone poking around inside the mouth. That way, when that first tooth does come in, you can start brushing it right away without a lot of trauma. Daily massaging makes for much healthier gum tissue.

Now, how soon should you start? Our doctor recommended you start doing this the day you get the child home from the hospital. But you're probably not too late to begin today. A couple of times a day is good, especially at bedtime.

3. Serve a teether. Take a piece of cold apple and wrap it in a wet, child size washcloth. Most of the standard teething rings have no flavor, so an apple will give the baby a little more incentive to bite down and work those teeth through the gums.

4. Use Over-the-Counter meds for pain and swelling. I recommend trying the types of things most parents already keep handy for pediatric pain. Usually, that would be Children's Tylenol. (check and see if there is still an issue with Children's Tylenol, as it was in the headlines not too long ago. Have not heard anything on the news lately, so I would google it to be sure).

There are a number of topical anesthetics that are good for relieving teething teething pain and are available over-the-counter at any drugstore. Just wipe some on the gum pads and it'll bring quick relief.

May you're baby grow up to be a healthy little boy or girl. Good luck, and thank you for your time today.

One of the most common myths is that babies will run a fever when teething. If there's a fever, it's not a teethin fever. It means something else is going on in your baby's body. You should see your doctor as soon as possible.

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