What is the cause of the 2-year-old baby's fever when teething?

A two-year-old baby is very fragile and weak, and parents take great care of them, fearing that something might go wrong with their baby. However, raising a baby is a very complicated matter, and various situations may arise, some of which you know and some of which you don’t, often catching you off guard. Two-year-old babies are in the teething period. Most babies are growing teeth at this time, but some babies often have fever symptoms when they grow teeth. So what is going on?

Fever: Some babies will have a low fever when they are teething, and the body temperature is mostly below 38.0 (rectal temperature).

Drooling: When teeth first erupt, they stimulate the nerve endings on the gums, increasing saliva secretion, but the baby cannot swallow too much saliva at once, causing involuntary drooling.

Itch: Because the embryo pushes upward when it erupts, the baby often feels itchy and uncomfortable, so he likes to bite the nipple, people, or hard objects to eliminate the discomfort.

Crying: Teeth grow not only during the day, but also at night. Due to itching and discomfort, babies often cry and make noise at night during teething and have difficulty falling asleep. These phenomena will continue until the teeth erupt.

Some babies will experience varying degrees of fever when their teeth begin to erupt. As long as the body temperature does not exceed 38.5°C, and the baby is active and has a good appetite, and does not cry too much, no special treatment is needed, just give the baby more boiled water; if the body temperature exceeds 38.5°C and is accompanied by irritability, abnormal crying, refusal to eat, diarrhea, etc., you should seek medical attention in time and ask the doctor to check whether there are other infections.

The above are some problems about baby teething. I believe that if your baby has a fever due to teething, you must not be anxious and treat it calmly. The more anxious you are, the more chaotic it will be. If it is not serious, just use the scientific methods above to simply deal with it and see the baby's subsequent reaction. If it is very serious, please be sure to take your baby to see a doctor. Children's bodies are not as good as adults'. If there is a problem, you must seek medical attention in time to avoid serious consequences.