A teething program can help parents anticipate and ease discomfort for babies during the process of developing new teeth. Knowing the typical teething schedule and signs of teething can be helpful in relieving a baby’s discomfort. There are many remedies for teething pain in infants, including traditional medicine and homeopathic teething remedies.
An infant teething program can help new parents anticipate and ease discomfort for babies during the process of developing new teeth. Babies can start teething as early as three months of age or as young as one year old. Children usually have all 20 primary teeth by their third birthday. While a teething schedule varies from baby to baby, teeth usually erupt in a specific pattern and babies often exhibit similar symptoms of teething.
Most often, children will have the two lower front teeth, i.e. the central incisors, first, followed by the four upper front teeth, called the central and lateral incisors. The two lower lateral incisors usually come next, followed by the first molars. The four canines, located next to the lateral incisors, emerge successively and the remaining molars are the last ones. Children typically keep those baby teeth until around age six, when their permanent teeth begin to erupt in a pattern and sequence similar to how their baby teeth came in.
Knowing the typical teething schedule and the signs of teething can be helpful in relieving a baby’s discomfort. One of the most obvious signs is swollen gums, where the outline of the new tooth is visible within the gums. Babies will often be fussier than usual and will drool a lot when teething. Often a teething baby will start chewing and biting at everything within reach and will wake up frequently during the night.
Doctors sometimes disagree on whether teething and fever or teething and vomiting are related. Parents often notice a correlation between these teething side effects and a baby’s teething schedule, and awareness of these possible symptoms is important. Children often have a rash on their face, chin, neck or lips and parents should gently wash the area with warm water and then dry it thoroughly. Some babies cough or vomit somewhat due to the extra saliva generated by teething. Mild diarrhea is common, and children can experience low-grade fevers in temperatures below 101 degrees.
There are many remedies for teething pain in infants during a teething program using both traditional medicine and homeopathic teething remedies. Ibuprofen and acetaminophen are generally both effective and safe for babies in the midst of a teething program, and parents should check with the baby’s doctor for the correct dosage. There are many teething gels available over the counter that numb the gums, and there are homeopathic tablets that can be placed under a baby’s tongue to relieve teething pain as well. Babies usually respond well to anything cold when teething is imminent, including a frozen towel, refrigerated teething rings, or frozen bananas or bagels.
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