Teething?

nomnommama

Mommies who's LOs are teething, how do you know? I asked my Pedi and she said no, but my DD has been a cranky drooly chewing on her hands mess for the past few weeks. Do you all see teeth coming in? I just want her to be happy again and this plus the 4 month wakeful has got me worried that it will be forever until that happens.

Jess & Drew

We are kind of in the same boat. Our ped told us that they can start "pre-teething" loooong before they actually cut a tooth. DD has been chewing and drooling for a month now. I keep feeling her gums, but there is nothing there.

littleredfish

I was told teeth can shift around a lot before actually breaking through, plus the gums stretch and expand. This causes the "pre-teething" discomfort that makes babies drool, fuss and get runny noses, just like if they were teething without anything breaking through.

We're there now as well. Some nights with a runny nose that's gone by morning, tons of whining and drooling while trying to stuff her whole bib in her mouth. Poor muffin; breaks my heart.

keenie814

My daughter just had her first tooth come up on Saturday. I thought that she was teething and my pedi said no too, but 4 days later she had a tooth! Looking back, she was really fussy, drooling and if you put your finger in her mouth, she was chewing on it. I could feel 2 small bumps on her gums too. Since I believed the pedi, I didn't give her Tylenol or frozen teethers, but I will trust my mommy instinct next time. I have a friend who uses frozen organic sweet potato fries as teethers. Obviously you watch them while they are gumming them, but sounded like a good idea to me. Good luck!

nicole0066

My LO has been drooling like crazy lately and shoves her hands in her mouth all the time.  I have been feeling for teeth, but so far we have none. 

joshandpanda

nicole0066:

My LO has been drooling like crazy lately and shoves her hands in her mouth all the time.  I have been feeling for teeth, but so far we have none. 

same here...  

mkflower3000

Jess & Drew:

We are kind of in the same boat. Our ped told us that they can start "pre-teething" loooong before they actually cut a tooth. DD has been chewing and drooling for a month now. I keep feeling her gums, but there is nothing there.

This for us except DD only started a couple of weeks ago. I've also definitely heard that they can sometimes teeth for months before anything even comes through. 

I know one of the signs is that their gums get redder (DD's are still white), but I'm not sure how common that is. 

keenie814

I thought of 2 other things that she did. She would stick out her tongue and was sucking in her bottom lip. She must have been able to feel them moving around.

mrsshawnavanb

DD cut her first tooth yesterday, coincidentally she was 5 months old yesterday too. I felt her gums over the weekend and there was just a bump and then all of the sudden a tooth poking through!! She had been drooling and putting everything in her mouth.