If you want to know when to start looking
for signs of teething, ask your own parents (and those of dad's).
Not exact matches
In addition to watching your baby
for other
signs of illness or
teething, you can also then think back on any new foods recently introduced, and take them away to see if it helps.
For example, when their poops are more liquidy or they have diarrhea, this may be a
sign of teething.
Since there are so many reasons why a baby's stools may start to smell, the best you can do as a parent is to look
for other
signs of teething as well as illness and also think back on any introduction
of new foods or formula.
If your baby is suddenly much more cranky that usual
for no apparent reason, it might be a
sign of teething.
Here are the
signs of teething that you should be looking
for:
You can mostly point out if your baby is entering the dreaded
teething stage by watching
for some
of these sure
signs listed below.
This can often be a good
sign that your baby is ready
for weaning however it can also be easily confused as it is also a
sign of teething and general good child development.
Teething will affect babies differently, but it's common
for your little one to experience
signs of discomfort and pain as the first few teeth starting coming through.
In May, Lily's second birthday passed, and again, no
signs of weaning We have some boundaries set around night nursing (so mama can get some sleep) and around nursing in public, but
for the most part, she has full access to the breast and still nurses 4 - 6 times per day, more when she's
teething, overstimulated, sick, growing...
A sudden increased demand to breastfeed, not because
of teething pain or illness, is a common
sign that your child is ready
for solids.
Keep in mind though, that
teething is an important milestone every infant has to cross, and the helplessness you feel can be mitigated by keeping a lookout
for and the
signs of teething.
The most reliable
sign of teething is when you see a tooth poking through, but you do not have to wait
for this to happen because there are several other reliable symptoms.
My 6 month old has been showing
signs of teething for a while but nothing has come through yet.
It doesn't work
for every baby, but many mamas claim that amber soothes sore gums and reduces
signs of painful
teething.