The baby's teeth are coming out in the wrong order

As babies grow and develop, they will grow teeth. The first teeth that erupt in a baby are deciduous teeth. The eruption of deciduous teeth follows a certain order, but many parents will find that the order of their baby's teeth eruption is incorrect after observation, so they become very nervous. In fact, this is a very normal phenomenon. The order and time of baby's deciduous teeth eruption vary to a certain extent. As long as the deciduous teeth can grow out before the age of three, it is relatively normal.

1. What should I do if my baby's teeth grow in the wrong order?

The order of tooth eruption is a statistical law, and there are individual differences. Each person has his or her own physiological eruption age. Generally speaking, the eruption time can vary within 8 or 9 months to one year, especially for infants and young children. We believe that the eruption of the first deciduous tooth within 1 year old and the eruption of all deciduous teeth within 3 years old should be within the normal physiological range.

2. The five stages of baby teething

1, 2 tooth stage

Generally, a pair of deciduous central incisors on the baby's lower jaw will quietly erupt when the baby is 4-8 months old, and from then on the baby is no longer a toothless baby. Babies at this stage like to put anything they can get into their mouths and chew it, which makes people laugh and cry. Sometimes they will even imitate adults' actions and chew chopsticks and spoons.

During this period, mothers can try to give their babies some semi-solid foods, such as mashed potatoes, egg yolk puree, oatmeal porridge, etc., so that the baby can experience the transition from watery diet to paste-like diet. Complementary foods with a slight consistency can make the baby aware that his food is beginning to change, laying the foundation for adding solid foods in the future to allow the baby to practice chewing with his teeth.

2nd and 4th tooth stage

Around 8 to 12 months, two or more teeth will grow on the baby's upper jaw. At this time, the baby's nutritional needs are getting higher and higher. During this period, the mother should give the baby more choices, such as pureed meat, minced meat, tomatoes, tofu, etc.

However, if the baby has poor chewing ability and weak digestive function, the nutrients in the food will not be easily decomposed and utilized without being crushed by the teeth before entering the digestive system. Therefore, parents should consciously use solid food to guide their babies to practice chewing during this period.

3.6~8 teeth stage

The baby's upper lateral incisors will erupt when the baby is 9 to 13 months old, and the lower lateral incisors will also erupt when the baby is 10 to 16 months old. During this period, the baby begins to slowly adapt to solid food, and the digestive function of the stomach and intestines gradually matures.

During this period, mothers can give their babies solid food, such as steamed eggs, vegetables, etc.

4. 8-12 tooth period

Around 13 to 19 months, your baby's first deciduous molars (molars) will appear.

With the presence of deciduous molars, the baby's chewing ability is greatly improved. During this period, the baby will be very enthusiastic to use a spoon to put food into his mouth. Even if he eats all over the table, it is worth encouraging the mother. This will also have an impact on the baby's future personality.

During this period, you can reduce the intake of liquid food and increase the intake of solid food, such as soft rice, bread, vegetables, meat slices, etc.

5. 12~20 teeth

During the 16th to 20th month, the baby's 20 deciduous teeth gradually grow in, completing the entire eruption process of the deciduous teeth series. During this period, the baby can not only swallow food by himself, but also his feeding skills are gradually becoming perfect. The mother can give him ordinary slightly softer food, such as rice, noodles, soybeans, etc.