Teething

Teething

Teething stages in children

Teething During this stage, the child feels pain accompanied by high temperatures and excessive saliva secretion. The child's gums may swell, and he may have diarrhea; The mother should work to relieve the child’s pain by offering him a tether after placing it in the refrigerator, or any type of cold vegetables or fruits; such as carrots or tomatoes; But care must be taken to stay with the child to avoid suffocation.

Teething medications can be purchased at the pharmacy to help relieve pain; Such as teething gel and then massage the baby’s gums with it. It contains a natural anesthetic that will help relieve pain, and it contains antiseptic ingredients that prevent any infection.

The child's teeth must be kept clean to prevent cavities using a special children's toothpaste and a toothbrush. His teeth must be cleaned twice a day; The easiest way to do this is by placing the child on the mother’s knee and then placing his head near her chest and brushing his teeth in a circular motion, or a piece of gauze can be wrapped on the mother’s finger and put a small amount of paste on it and wet it with water and then rub the child’s teeth, and the child will get used to brushing his teeth always and will depend on Himself in cleaning them.

And work must be done not to give the child a lot of sweets and sugars and reduce them as much as possible, and to refrain from giving him acidic drinks that are harmful to the teeth.

Baby teething stages:

• There are many stages that a child will go through at the beginning of his teething, including:

• When the child is six months old, the lower middle years will begin to appear; They are also called incisors, and this period lasts up to eight months of age.

• After completing eight months of age, the upper-middle years will begin to appear.

• After the child completes ten months, the teeth will begin to appear on the lower sides to the age of one year.

• And between fourteen and twenty months, the windmills will begin to appear.

•  At the age of two canines will begin to appear.

• Then the growth of the molars is completed until the age of three years, and thus the process of the emergence of the child's teeth is completed.

• Some children may delay teething until the age of the first year, so there is no need to worry about the delay, care must be taken to feed the child well and drink milk, and he can be given cold sugar-free drinks to calm his pain or cold water, and distracting the child and playing with him may forget his pain, and can Wiping the child’s chin constantly whenever he drools to prevent any rashes on his skin, and in the event, the child is in great pain, the doctor should be consulted to advise or provide medicines containing paracetamol or ibuprofen to relieve the child’s discomfort from the pain.