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Teething in Toddlers
As your baby grows they will go through many stages. Some will be
exciting to watch as your baby makes progress from a tiny totally
dependent infant who does little more than eat and sleep to that fun
loving toddler who begins to explore the world with each new step
they take. Sometimes though there are phases that are difficult for
your child. One is during the toddler teething phase.
Some people believe that when their child is going through that
toddler teething phase that all sorts of ailments can be ascribed to
the fact that there are new teeth coming in. They claim anything
from diarrhea and vomiting to fever are caused by the eruption of
their toddler's next teeth.
There are many who will disagree with this. They will say that
though the toddler teething phase can be a painful one for baby s
mouth that it does not cause symptoms that sound more like disease
than just the normal sufferings of a small mouth that has baby teeth
popping up.
Some of the symptoms of toddler teething will often include
drooling. If baby drools a lot they can wind up with a rash on their
faces from the drool sitting on the skin for extended periods of
time. So, it's a good idea to keep your toddler s face as clean as
you can without irritating baby more by constantly wiping their
face. Their gums will swell as the teeth push through and this makes
their mouth sensitive enough that it may affect their appetites.
Don t worry about this. Just find your toddler something softer to
eat while they are suffering this pain.
The toddler teething phase often makes your little one irritable.
That too is perfectly normal. It may even make sleeping more
difficult. There are a few things you can do to help this
discomfort. One is to get them one of the baby gels that you rub
onto their gums this will relieve the pain and is available in
several flavors so that it tastes good for baby. There are also
teething rings that can be put in the freezer and so provide baby
with something cold to gum on. This also can alleviate some of the
teething pain.
Baby Teething Symptom Controversy
There is a lot of controversy over what should be considered a baby
teething symptom and what is actually a sign of baby being unwell.
It is almost as if you have those who have been taught the old
school of thought and others who were taught the more modern ideas.
Those who believe that any symptoms that baby has during a teething
episode should be lumped together and called a baby teething symptom
will find their opponents sitting strongly against that.
When baby is having a teething episode, that means when teeth are
coming in and baby is feeling unwell, there are some who believe
that baby will suffer from fever, earaches, runny nose, diaper rash,
diarrhea and vomiting all because the baby is teething. On top of
this they will say that the other symptoms of irritability,
drooling, lack of appetite and swelling gums are just the basic
ones.
Opponents to this method of thinking will tell you that the only
rash that baby will be suffering from is the rash on their face. The
baby s drooling usually causes these and so you must work hard to
keep baby's face dry without causing further irritability to an
already irritable child. They will speak out against lumping the
reminder as a baby teething symptom and tell you that if your little
one is suffering from any or all of these symptoms that you should
take him or her to the pediatrician and have baby examined, maybe
there is something wrong.
No matter the type of baby teething symptom your little one is
suffering from you should understand that teething pain is hard on a
little one. They need lots of extra understanding as they tend to be
so irritable and something to chew on to ease the pain will be a
very useful thing for your child. There are other remedies for
teething pain including ointments that can be rubbed on gums to ease
the pain.
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