Causes of bleeding gums in babies

After the baby is born, the joy of becoming a new parent must be filling your heart. A newborn baby is tiny and very cute, but also very fragile. They need careful care from their parents to grow up healthily. As a parent, you not only have to feed your baby, but also pay attention to his or her physical changes. Have you noticed that your baby has bleeding gums? Do you know why your baby's gums bleed?

1. Gum inflammation causes bleeding. This inflammation is called "eruptive gingivitis" in infants and is often caused by poor oral hygiene. This type of gingivitis that occurs in children during their teething period has two main causes: first, oral contamination or mucosal trauma caused by biting things with the mouth; second, failure to clean the oral environment in time after eating during the teething period, which causes bacterial fermentation and stimulates mucosal inflammation. If the inflammation is more serious, you can go to a regular hospital and ask a doctor to perform periodontal cleaning and apply a layer of 1% iodine glycerin solution locally, which is very easy to cure. Try to avoid forming bad habits such as biting clothes corners, biting hard objects, and sucking fingers. Pay attention to oral hygiene, develop a good habit of rinsing your mouth after meals and performing regular oral cleaning and care to prevent gingivitis.

2. If you brush your teeth incorrectly or use an incorrect toothbrush, or the toothbrush is too wide or too long, it can damage your gums and cause bleeding gums. Parents can choose a toothbrush specially designed for infants and young children, which should generally be a children's toothbrush with 2 rows and 6 bundles of bristles.

3. Vitamin C deficiency can also cause bleeding when the pulp is touched, or even spontaneous bleeding. At this time, you should go to the hospital for a clear diagnosis, differentiate it from some blood system diseases, and receive appropriate treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

4. Bleeding gums may also be caused by inflammation. Babies' getting "internal heat" is also related to diet, such as eating too much spicy food, eating too much blood-activating food such as shrimp and crab, eating too much meat, etc.; getting "internal heat" is more likely to occur when the weather is cold and dry, the child is unwell, has a cold, etc.; getting less sleep, overworking during play, etc. can also easily lead to internal heat.

Now that you know the reasons for your baby's bleeding gums, can you take better care of your baby? Pay attention to the baby's oral hygiene, supplement vitamin C, reduce feeding the baby spicy and irritating foods, etc. Children are difficult to take care of and require a lot of care from their parents. Of course, seeing a cute baby grow up healthily is also a very fulfilling thing for parents.