Emergence of the first milk teeth – the major stage in life of your kid. Their eruption directly demonstrates that the organism of the baby is preparing for expansion of a diet at the expense of firm food. However process of eruption not always takes place smoothly and without serious consequences. Most of children during this period become irritable and whimsical, and their state of health sharply worsens. In such situation it is important to distinguish the symptoms connected with emergence of teeth from symptoms of a possible disease.
Instruction
1. The average term of emergence of the first teeth – 6-8 months. But deviations from it for 2-3 months both in that, and in other party are possible. At someone teeth appear in 4 months, and at someone the first cutter gets out only by a year. Therefore it is rather difficult to be guided by concrete terms in the matter, each child is individual.
2. One of the most eloquent symptoms of a teething is plentiful salivation. At the same time in corners of lips and on a chin of the baby there are red spots and small heat-spots. To remove irritation, accurately wipe a child's face with gentle hygienic napkins or a clean scarf and grease with children's cream which is suitable for your kid.
3. Eruption of milk teeth causes desire to bite something firm and thus "to scratch" the inflamed gum in the child. Offer the kid special tooth teethers. They are on sale in pharmacy, and many are supplied with effect of cooling. To cool such teething toy, it is enough to place of it for 20 minutes in the refrigerator, and after to give to the child. Get several toys teethers that it was possible to change them.
4. The most intensive growth of teeth happens at night therefore the dream of the kid becomes uneasy, and some children cannot sleep at all. To console the child during night awakening and to alleviate his suffering, apply it to a breast. This safest and effective anesthetic. Grease the inflamed gums of the kid bottle-fed baby with special gel with effect of anesthesia. Previously make sure that the child has no allergy to this medicine.
5. Indirect signs of a teething are temperature increase of a body and frustration of a chair. In many cases the inflamed gums really can cause similar symptoms. At the same time it is necessary to watch a condition of the child carefully. If it is impossible to bring down high temperature, and the chair is not normalized within several days, surely consult with the expert.