What is the reason why a 7-month-old baby drools?

Many parents and friends will face such a problem: the baby likes to drool for a period of time, and drools frequently. Most parents will believe that drooling is mainly because the baby is now growing teeth. So is this idea correct? Because the baby is still young, adults don’t often pay attention to him. So what is the reason why the baby drools frequently?

Saliva is a very good natural liquid that lubricates food. The ingredients in saliva can break down enzyme components and some nutrients in food, allowing our body to absorb them better. It is normal for babies to drool during their growth process. Babies will drool to varying degrees at each stage of their growth.

The baby has just been born. Newborn babies do not drool because their saliva secretion function has not yet fully developed, so they cannot secrete saliva.

The baby is four months old. When the baby is four months old, parents begin to gradually add some starch-containing foods as complementary foods. At this time, the baby's saliva secretion function begins to gradually improve, which will stimulate the nerves and the baby will start to drool.

Babies five to six months old. At this time, the amount of drooling of the baby will begin to increase, but because the baby's swallowing function is not fully developed, the baby cannot control the action of swallowing food well, and the space in the mouth is not that large, so saliva will flow out. After the baby is seven months old. The baby is starting to grow small teeth. At the same time, the growth of teeth will cause discomfort to the baby's gums, stimulate the nerves on the gums, and cause the baby to secrete a lot of saliva, so it is normal for the baby to drool at this stage.

As time goes by, the baby's teeth grow out and the energy in the mouth will become greater and greater, and the baby can start to swallow slowly, and the baby's drooling will gradually become less. However, because everyone's body is different, some babies may drool for relatively longer periods of time.