Five sign your baby is teething

1.  Buldging gums 

You can see the outline of the teeth as they are buldging inside the gums. 

          2.  Biting

A baby that is teething will gnaw and gum down on anything she or he can get their mouth around.  The counter pressure from biting on something helps relieve the pressure from under the gums.

 

             

              3.  Baby drooling

Babies do tend to drool more when they teething. Give your little one a teething bib or change her shirt when it’s soaked, and make sure you wipe her cheeks and chin often, or she could get chafed skin.

              4.  Fussing

As the sharp little tooth rises closer to the surface your baby’s gums may become increasingly more sore and painful, leading to your baby being very fussy.  

           

             

              5.  Night waking

You may find your child wakes more often at night when the pain gets bad enough with teething pain happening during the day and night .

Remedies for teething

•      Anything cold

o  Cold spoon

o  Frozen washcloth

o  Ice rub an ice cube along baby’s gum

                               

•       Medications

o  Analgesic

o  Teething gel

 

Teething does not make your child sick!