All babies experience teething differently and while there are several signs & symptoms, some lucky parents and their babies don't suffer any noticeable symptoms at all. However, those that do can suffer painful discomfort and irritability.
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Signs that your baby may be teething:
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Baby's first teeth (bottom center incisors) typically start to show between 4 and 7 months, followed by the upper middle teeth between 8 and 12 months of age. Your little one makes a cute little bunny! Around 9 to 13 months you'll notice the upper left & right incisors joining the top row, again followed by the lower lateral incisors, left & right at around 10 to 16 months. Then come the top molars between 13 and 19 months and their bottom companion molars at typically 14 to 18 months.
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That toothy gap between the top incisors and molars is soon filled by the upper canine teeth and the lower canines appear shortly after at around 17 to 23 months going a long way towards completing your little stars big smile! Did you know that baby's first teeth are whiter than permanent teeth so that first toothy smile will be brighter than the brightest star! The molars at the back usually come through around 2-2 and a half yrs and finally the upper back molars before the age of 3yrs completes your baby's primary set of 20 teeth. |
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All this may start to happen from 3 months of age and you may notice your baby begin to get irritable and cranky because of the soreness and swelling in the gums before the first tooth comes through. They may try to bite on their fingers, toys or anything that creates pressure on their gums to relieve the discomfort. Rubbing gently on their gums might help to soothe them or providing safe objects to chew on too. Try our Baby Teething Biscuits or our Banana Teething Brush. You might also like to try the special healing properties of our Baltic Amber bracelets.
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