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Preemies and teething

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When do preemies start teething - their biological age or their adjusted age? Lily has been acting fussy and off for a few days and a lot of my mommy friends say it sounds like teething. She's almost 5 months biologically but less than 2 months adjusted. Thanks!
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  • franciscazfranciscaz member

    I imagine it would be adjusted...

    Honestly I wouldn't worry.  My son was an early teether at 9 mos, so you should still have time.

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  • Rachel&JoeRachel&Joe
    i have been wondering this same thing.  stella has not been fussy but she has been chewing on EVERYTHING & drooling.  who knows.  i don't want to get her a sophie the giraffe to chew on because i think she will gag herself with it. :)
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  • TriciaJoyTriciaJoy member

    I swear to you, Robbie started teething about 4 months. Drooling, chewing, you could see the teeth under the skin. Know when they came through? A week before his first b-day. It's a two stage process- first the buds drop in, then they have to work through the skin. The process can happen REALLY early and you may or may not see teeth soon.

     

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  • mrspaul07mrspaul07
    Lily started teething at about 5.5 months.  She got her first tooth the day she turned 7 months and now has 7 teeth.
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  • lemen99lemen99 member
    I thought Andrew was showing signs at 3 months adjusted - maybe he was - his first 2 teeth showed up at 6 months adjusted!
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  • SBMBride406SBMBride406
    Marino started teething at 5 months actual, 3 adjusted. Now, he didn't actually cut a tooth for another 5 months (10 months actual, 8 adjusted). But he was full on teething (fussy, drooling, gnawing on everything) beginning at 5 months. He still only has 5 teeth at 16 months. Its a wonder he can eat all the things he eats (yesterday he ate rice crackers!).
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  • kamcfarlanekamcfarlane member

    ok, my preemie, in addition to being the tallest preemie ever (he was way above the growth chart at his NICU follow-up, making him taller than 100% of babies, which DH of course took to mean he was the tallest preemie baby ever Smile ) also developed teeth WAY earlier than any other baby, preemie or not, that i know.

    he started drooling and the whatnot at his 4 month appointment and had 8, yes, 8 teeth by the time he was 9 months old (and it might have been before, i can't remember)!

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  • FutureMrsCuoghiFutureMrsCuoghi
    Dr. said K could be teething too.  It's possible!
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  • njkarennjkaren
    Brandon was a 26 weeker. He started teething when he was 7 months actual, 4 months adjusted but didn't get his first teeth until he was 11 months actual, 8 months adjusted.
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  • *Sweet pea**Sweet pea* member

    Skylar started to show signs of teething about 3months were now 10months and still no teeth :(

     

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  • ejh090305ejh090305 member
    My daugter had 4 teeth by 6 months. which is 4 1/2 adjusted. It varies for all children. Personally I think she teethed early even for a non-preemie.
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  • ejh090305ejh090305 member

    imageRachel&Joe:
    i have been wondering this same thing.  stella has not been fussy but she has been chewing on EVERYTHING & drooling.  who knows.  i don't want to get her a sophie the giraffe to chew on because i think she will gag herself with it. :)

    My LO loved her Sophie with a passion. They are just so easy to hold on to and soft on their gums. Give it a whirl.

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  • christiney06christiney06 member
    imageTriciaJoy:

    I swear to you, Robbie started teething about 4 months. Drooling, chewing, you could see the teeth under the skin. Know when they came through? A week before his first b-day. It's a two stage process- first the buds drop in, then they have to work through the skin. The process can happen REALLY early and you may or may not see teeth soon.

     

     

    this for us too.  it took 5 months for the little suckers to finally pop through.  he was 8 months ( 6 1/2 adjusted).  

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  • littlewonderslittlewonders

    Amaya has been starting to act like her gums are bothering her about a month ago, at 3 months adjusted. No signs of teeth, though, and probably not for a while.

     What's Lily doing when she's acting fussy? I sometimes get the feeling that many moms of normal "easy"  term babies seem to be blaming any and all fussing on teething, it seems :) Our LOs were still very fussy at your LOs age (still are, actually). That probably doesn't help, but at least you're not alone :)

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