early teething

[gail]

my baby girl is 13 weeks old and i think she's starting to teeth! she's quite irritable, dribbles and bites her fist/ bottom lip bless her!

she doesnt seem to eat much at the moment either...her feeds are getting shorter...is this normal?

gail
xxx

[cazfletcher]

sounds normal to me, just like my son. try calgel on her gums if a teething ring is too hard, which it might be. the feeding is ok as long as shes still gaining weight. also with her teeth, look out for a bump or dip in her bottom gum at the front, then she will get a little white line, then a short time after that, the tooth will break through. once that happens she'll be back to normal, but if youre worried, ask your health visitor. hope this helps x

[emilyalwaysblue]

My son had his 1st tooth at 4 months. I didnt find the bottom 2 teeth much of a bother but the other 4 that he has have all come from hell I think, Devil teeth. He has had ear infections with each of them, and he got them all whilst my husband was deployed with the RAF, Those nights were the worst

[cheshire]

Hi Emilyalwaysblue

Isn't it just the pits??

My babe was like that for a couple of weeks just recently - the back teeth! He woke every half hour and screamed the place down.- it was a nightmare..

How can something as small as a baby's tooth cause so much disruption and chaos??

Hxx

[emilyalwaysblue]

I could sympathise with my son when he had earache because I know how much that it hurts, its so painful, but I have never had a toothache (touch wood) so I get angry because I cant sympathise. The amount of times I have put him down and screamed into a pillow with frustartion. My son also had eczema so it flare up when he is teething which is a nightmare aswell

[cheshire]

Hi Emily

Yeah, same with me. It flares up when immunity low GP says. So he is aching and scratching all at once.



xx