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What are the symptoms of teething?.
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Every child will experience
teething differently some have symptoms and others do not. Some of the symptoms
of teething are described below:
- Your child may become
irritable or restless due to the pain caused by the tooth forcing its way
out of the gum. You may notice this particularly when the back teeth or molars
are coming through.
- They may have difficulty
sleeping at night and during the day.
- You may notice your baby
wanting to bite down or gnaw at things. This is because biting down helps
to relieve some of the pain.
- They may bite down on
their hands and fingers too
- You may notice they
are drooling or dribbling more than usual - this is because teething stimulates
the production of saliva
- Due to the drooling
or dribbling your child may get a sore face or chin, so try to remove the
dribble as often as you can with a soft cloth
- Your child may start
to rub their cheek or pull their ears as the pain from their back teeth coming
through transfers.
- They may get cold like
symptoms such as a runny nose, have a raised temperature and look flushed.
- Some children can have
runny poohs - this is thought to be caused form the excess saliva that is
produced making the child’s poohs runnier.
- Some children can go
off their feeds and have an upset tummy. Some may want feeding more.
- Sometimes they can develop
a nappy rash.
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