Why does my baby drool?

Many children love to drool. Most children will have this problem. Parents should not pay too much attention to this situation, because this situation also happened when you were a child. As long as the child grows up, it can be changed well. At the same time, you must also pay attention to wipe off the child's saliva in time to keep the child's body clean.

It is normal for children to drool when they are young because their chewing ability and facial muscle contraction ability are relatively weak, so their mouths can never close, which leads to drooling.

The saliva of a newborn baby is only enough to moisten the oral mucosa. The amount of saliva secretion will increase significantly when the baby is 3 months old.

When the baby is 4 to 5 months old, start adding complementary foods. As foods containing starch are gradually added to the diet, the salivary glands are stimulated by these foods and saliva secretion increases significantly. In addition, the baby's mouth is small and shallow, the swallowing reflex function is not yet perfect, and he cannot use swallowing movements to regulate saliva, so as long as there is too much saliva, it will overflow the "dike" and flow out of the mouth.

Babies aged 6 to 7 months begin to grow their first teeth. When the deciduous teeth erupt, the small teeth push outward from the gums, causing mild swelling and discomfort in the gum tissue, thereby stimulating the nerves on the gums and causing a reflex increase in the secretion of the salivary glands. At this time, seeing a baby over half a year old drooling often indicates that the baby is about to grow teeth, and the young mother should be happy.

In addition, many babies like to put their fingers, rubber nipples, etc. into their mouths and suck them, which also stimulates the secretion of the salivary glands and increases saliva.

Because each baby's growth and development are different, children who develop faster will stop drooling when they are one and a half years old. Most children will gradually and effectively control their swallowing movements and stop drooling before the age of two as their muscle motor functions mature.

So this has a great impact on the child's growth and development, so parents must not worry too much. You only need to pay attention to the child's hygiene in normal times and take good care of the baby. After the baby develops healthily for a period of time, this situation can be well solved.