What is the reason for 3 month old baby drooling?

It is common for 3-month-old babies to drool. There is no need to worry about this situation. Most babies will drool. This is very normal. However, in our daily life, we should pay more attention to the baby's condition. Only in this way can we control the baby's healthy life. Let's take good care of our baby.

Starting from three months old, the amount of saliva secreted by babies gradually increases due to the development and improvement of their salivary glands. At this time, babies cannot swallow their saliva into their stomachs, nor can they spit out the saliva when necessary like adults or older children. Therefore, starting from three months old, children tend to drool. Some babies drool a lot, and their chins and clothes on their chests are often wet. At the same time, due to excessive accumulation of saliva in the mouth and throat, children can often hear "gurgling, gurgling" or "huffling, huffling" sounds in their throats, whether during the day or at night. The sound may worsen when lying on their backs or when the child's body position changes, sometimes accompanied by a choking cough. Especially when the child is awake and moves his hands and feet around, the "phlegm" and choking sounds are more obvious.

All of the above are normal phenomena. As children grow older and gradually learn to swallow their saliva actively, this phenomenon will slowly improve or disappear. However, the time of improvement or disappearance is different for each child. Some may disappear as early as 8 to 9 months, while others may still be drooling at around 2 years old. If a baby continues to drool after the normal period, he should be taken to the hospital to see a doctor in time.

It is worth parents' attention that drooling in some babies is pathological, indicating that the baby has certain diseases.

If children drool a lot and have ulcers and inflammation at the corners of their mouth, it is called drooling caused by angular cheilitis; if it is accompanied by congestion or ulceration of the oral mucosa, refusal to eat and irritability, it is called drooling caused by stomatitis; if it is accompanied by atrophy of the facial muscles on one or both sides and weakness in chewing, it is drooling caused by indigestion and intestinal ascariasis; if it is accompanied by intellectual disability and dementia, it is caused by incomplete development of the brain and nervous system. The above pathological drooling needs to be examined and treated in the hospital. Generally speaking, once the primary cause is eliminated, the drooling in children will improve or heal. Because saliva contains digestive enzymes and other substances, it has a certain irritating effect on the skin. Children who drool frequently may experience redness, erosion, and peeling of the skin on their chin and other parts of the body due to their saliva frequently soaking the skin.

The above is about the problem of drooling in 3-month-old babies. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. In our lives, we should observe the baby’s life more and care about their life. This is very good and very healthy. Take good care of our baby’s physical health, so that we can better protect them and it will be conducive to their healthy growth.