Baby care for teething at four and a half months

In fact, in life, everyone's physical condition is different. Since the baby is just born and is not yet well adapted to the external environment, as the child's body develops day by day, he or she gradually begins to reach a certain age for teething. So let us understand together, is it normal for a baby to grow teeth at 4 and a half months?

Discomfort symptoms and care during teething

Drooling is normal and nothing to worry about. When the baby is about one year old, as the depth of the oral cavity increases and the swallowing function improves, it will gradually disappear. However, care work during this period is still essential:

◆Saliva has a certain stimulating effect on the skin. Use a soft cotton cloth to wipe the baby's saliva in time. Be gentle when wiping, otherwise it is easy to scratch the skin and cause infection.

◆Wrap a small bib around your baby’s neck to collect the baby’s saliva to prevent it from getting your clothes wet.

◆If the area where you drool is red, you can apply some astringent ointment. If the skin is already a little ulcerated, you should not use medication on your own and you must go to the hospital to see a doctor.

Itchy gums When teeth erupt, they stimulate the gingival nerves and cause some discomfort. These symptoms will disappear when all the teeth grow out. However, there are some small ways to relieve them: ◆ Wipe the gums with gauze dipped in cool water every day. If it is summer, you can wrap a small piece of ice in cotton gauze and apply it to the baby for a cold compress, which can temporarily relieve the discomfort caused by teething.

◆You can buy some products such as teethers or teething sticks for your baby to bite. This can not only relieve discomfort, but also train your baby's chewing ability, killing two birds with one stone.

◆Because of gum discomfort, the baby may bite his lips and tongue, which will not only hurt himself but also affect the growth of teeth and cause buck teeth. Mothers should pay more attention to their baby's every move and stop it in time if they find their baby biting his lips.

As long as the body temperature does not exceed 38℃, and the baby is in good spirits and has a good appetite, no special treatment is needed. Just let the baby drink more boiled water. If the body temperature exceeds 38.5℃ and is accompanied by irritability, crying, refusal to drink milk, etc., you should seek medical attention in time.

Diarrhea When the baby has diarrhea, the frequency of bowel movements increases but the amount of water is not high, you should temporarily stop adding other complementary foods to the baby, and focus on easily digestible foods such as porridge, thin and soft noodles, and pay attention to the disinfection of tableware; if the frequency is more than 7 times a day and the amount of water is high, you should seek medical attention in time.

When a baby shows symptoms such as crying and irritability before teething, you can usually calm him down by letting him bite a teething stick to divert his attention. In addition, you can also give your baby a facial massage when he is teething to relax his facial muscles, which can also achieve better results.

From the article above, we learned that when the baby is 4 and a half months old and starts teething, we need to pay attention to the care of the child during the teething period. The child may experience itching and grinding of teeth when pressed. You can choose to buy some safe things for the child to help him grind his teeth.