Why Do Some Babies Develop a Teething Fever?
The order of baby teething is the order of teeth growth of young children. In general, your baby starts to grow its first tooth about seven months old, but the cusp may have been seen a little by the age of three months.
Baby teething order
- Generally, babies begin to grow teeth at 6 months. Sometimes when the baby smiles, two small teeth are exposed above and below. They are sharp and cute. So, what is the normal sequence of baby teething?
- The right order for baby teething
- 6-8 months: Two middle incisors grow in the lower alveolar, and two more incisors follow the upper alveolar.
- 8-12 months: The upper alveolar grows two outer incisors, and then the two outer incisors of the lower alveolar emerge from the gums.
- 12-16 months: first milk molars appear in the upper and lower alveolar grooves.
- 16-20 months: Canine teeth grow in the upper and lower alveolar grooves.
- 20-30 months: two lower primary molars grow in the lower alveolar and two second primary molars in the upper alveolar, so that the 20 primary teeth are aligned.
- The baby started teething from 6 months, and about 2 and a half years old, the baby teeth are almost full, and 20 baby teeth are formed.
- The above is the normal sequence of baby teething. Xiao Bian reminded that the order of teething of the baby is related to heredity and nutrition. Usually the baby's teething is in order, but the order of the baby's teething is reversed. It is not a problem as long as the teeth are of good quality.
- Generally speaking, babies begin to grow their first teeth about seven months old, but the cusp may have been seen a little when they were three months old, and some of them will not be seen until twelve months old. . The speed of teething is genetically affected, so if the couple had teething early in their childhood, the baby would probably do the same. Symptoms of teething are about two to three months earlier than you can actually see teeth coming out. These symptoms vary from person to person, but generally the following are not:
- Slobber:
- Babies start to drool from about ten weeks to three or four months of age. Teeth can especially stimulate the secretion of saliva.
- A rash on the chin or face. Your baby's chin and facial skin may be allergic to rash due to prolonged contact with saliva. To avoid this, you should always wipe your baby's saliva. When the skin is dry, rub a mild lotion to moisturize.
- Minor cough:
- Excessive saliva can cause nausea or cough in your baby. As long as it's not a cold or allergy, it doesn't matter.
- Bite. Teething babies may bite when they see someone (or something)-from his own hand to his mother's nipples, or even a stranger's finger-nothing more than to use the force of a bite to reduce the pressure on the teeth under the gums .
- pain:
- Inflammation is the only way for gentle gum fibers to deal with approaching teeth. It can cause severe pain in some babies, and some babies do not feel at all. In particular, it is the most uncomfortable to grow the first tooth and molar (but the molar will not grow until about one year old).
- irritability:
- As the tooth tip gets closer and closer to the top of the gum, the inflammation becomes worse, and the constant pain makes the baby irritable.
- Refuse to eat. Teethed babies often become restless while feeding. He may be anxious to pump because he wants to stuff something into his mouth, but once he starts pumping, he will have pain in his gums due to the action of sucking, and then he has no interest in pumping. Babies who have already begun to eat solid foods will also refuse to eat solid foods, so they must rely on breastfeeding or formula to supplement their nutrition. If your baby refuses to eat seriously, take it to the doctor.
- diarrhea:
- Some doctors agree that diarrhea is associated with long teeth-it may be that swallowing too much saliva causes loose stools; some doctors reject this. Whether or not they are related, parents should not neglect their baby's diarrhea.
- Mild fever:
- Fever, like diarrhea, is what doctors say. However, inflammation of the gums does cause mild fever (below 38.3 degrees C). If the fever persists for more than three days, you should still see a doctor.
- Sleepless:
- Babies often do not sleep all night because of uncomfortable teeth. If your baby suddenly wakes up, don't rush to coax him or feed him and see if he can settle down by himself. This situation often occurs when the first tooth and molar are grown.
- Gum bleeding:
- Sometimes, long teeth can cause bleeding in the gums, forming a bruising sarcoma. There is nothing to worry about, most doctors recommend that they naturally break down. Cold compresses can reduce pain and accelerate the disappearance of internal bleeding.
- Pull your ears and rub your cheeks:
- The pain of the gums may be transmitted along the nerves to the ears and jaw, especially when the molars are long, so the baby may scratch the ear or touch the cheek.
- A few days before the baby's teeth emerge, the child may have some abnormal manifestations, such as crying, increased salivation, like biting fingers and hard things, poor sleep, and loss of appetite, and some have low fever, mild diarrhea, local Gum may be congested and swollen. Generally speaking, the above phenomenon lasts for 3 to 4 days, and the deciduous teeth burst through the gums. Some children's teething later, does not indicate any physical problems. The newly-grown deciduous teeth cannot be eaten, so the child cannot be eaten hard, and the mother should not let the child sleep with the nipples.
- Basal body temperature of normal children is 36.9 ~ 37.5 . Generally, when the body temperature exceeds 1 ° C above the basal body temperature, fever can be considered. Among them, low fever means that body temperature fluctuates around 38 ° C, and body temperature is higher than 39 ° C in high fever. Continuous fever for more than two weeks is called long-term fever.
- The above-mentioned basal body temperature refers to the rectal temperature, which is measured from the anus. Generally, the oral cavity temperature is 0.3 ° C ~ 0.5 ° C lower than it, and the armpit and neck temperatures are 0.3 ° C ~ 0.5 ° C lower than the oral cavity temperature.
- If your baby measures 38.1 degrees from the anus, it is low fever. If measured from the neck or armpit, the rectal temperature is about 38.7 degrees to 39.1 degrees, which is already a high fever.
- The personal principle is below 38.5 degrees. Do not take antipyretics, take antipyretic needles, and give your baby plenty of water. Note that the ambient temperature is too high. In the hot summer, the temperature is very high, and the baby's ability to regulate the body temperature is poor. When the mother holds the baby, the heat is not easy to radiate, which makes the body temperature rise. But this kind of fever usually doesn't last long, then keep the child in a cool place, fan it a little, give the child some cool fruit juice, or give the child a warm bath, and the temperature will drop to a few hours later. normal. In winter, if the indoor temperature is too high, and the baby is too wrapped, it will also increase the baby's temperature.
- If the fever is above 38.5 degrees, please ask the doctor to confirm the virus infection or bacterial infection immediately. For viral infection, use antiviral drugs (such as ribavirin). For bacterial infection, use antibiotics (such as cephalosporins). Anxious to reduce the fever, the fever is only the appearance, we must find out the cause.
- Also I want to say don't superstitious infusion. The doctor said, do nt take an injection if you can take the medicine, do nt take an infusion if you can take the injection. The key is to use the right medicine instead of heavy medicine.
- Teething is usually between 4 and 7 months. After more than 4 months, the baby starts to drool, and the first tooth comes out at this time, and the position is generally in the middle of the lower gum.
- It is important to have healthy teeth in all your baby's physical conditions. Teeth can help your baby chew food; when he begins to learn to speak, teeth determine his bite and pronunciation; teeth also affect the growth of the baby's palate.
- The American Academy of Family Physicians makes seven suggestions on how to take care of your teething baby.
- 1. Teething is generally not painful, but some babies may feel uncomfortable and irritable. You can use clean fingers or moist gauze to rub the gums into your child's mouth, which will help him; the cool teething ring can also be used to ease the gum discomfort during teething.
- 2. Be cautious with the use of teethers. Excessive use of teethers is not good for children.
- 3. Teething will not cause fever. If the child has a fever, he should be taken to the doctor for another reason.
- 4. Breastfeeding is good for your baby's dental development.
- 5. A baby can use a water glass when he is 6 months old, and do nt give him a bottle when he is 1 year old. These are good for his tooth development.
- 6. Just add some water or plain pure milk between meals, don't let children drink fruit juice or other drinks, because there is a lot of sugar in it. If you want to give your baby some fruit juice or sweetened milk, you can let your child drink it directly at meals.
- 7. When your baby has his first tooth, he should brush his teeth twice a day. The most important time is before going to bed at night. Use a gentle baby toothbrush to gently brush his teeth.
- What should I do if my baby has slow teeth? Most babies sprout 6-8 when they are 1 year old, and 20 when they are 2 to 2 1/2 years old. Experts remind us that during the baby's teething period, complementary foods and a balanced diet are essential for the healthy development of teeth.
- The early and late tooth eruption is not an important indicator to measure the baby's growth and development. In general, the timing of a child's teething is mainly determined by congenital factors.
- Some children can start teething at 4 months, and some children have just had their first baby teeth at 10 months. The baby can check the trace elements in this way. If normal, the parents do not need to be overly anxious and do not abuse the calcium supplements. The tooth eruption sooner or later has a certain relationship with genetic factors, physical development and the position of the tooth germ. It's not that "emerging the child's eruption late or emerging a few months early" is not normal. Generally speaking, we do not agree with this view, as long as the child's whole body growth and maxillofacial growth and development belong to normal physiology. The range is fine.
- A variety of mineral salts such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, fluorine and vitamins are required during the development of teeth. If the mineral salts ingested by pregnant women are insufficient, causing vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women, it will affect the development of fetal tooth germs and make the baby Teething is delayed, so pregnant women should eat more green vegetables and soy products, and often sun exposure.
- If the baby has insufficient sunlight after birth, the ultraviolet rays in the sunlight can promote the conversion of a substance called 7-dehydrocholesterol in human skin into vitamin D, which is an essential substance for promoting bone and tooth development. Malnutrition is often Caused by improper feeding, such as simply feeding your baby milk and rice cereals, and not adding supplementary food on time, it is easy to cause vitamin D deficiency and severe malnutrition in your baby.
- The time and speed of the baby's teething is one of the signs that reflect the baby's growth and hair condition, and it is related to heredity, climate, lifestyle, and physical fitness.
- Every parent will worry about whether his baby is developing normally, so he will inevitably compare his baby with others' babies. Even if the children are the same age, the baby's physical development will be different. A simple analogy is that girls will have menarche, but coming sooner or later depends on the person's physique. No other impact. The baby is the same. Some children will leave before the age of one, and some children will not stabilize until 1 and a half years old; some children will begin to grow teeth in 5 months, and some children will not grow teeth slowly. These are the most normal things for a baby to grow. Don't worry too much!