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Baby drooling a lot...teething??

SharLovesAlexSharLovesAlex member
in March 2015 Moms
My baby boy is just two months old, but I noticed that for the past week and a half, he's been drooling a lot and making bubbles with his mouth. He also makes a smacking noise with his lips. My mom says he's teething, but he just turned 2 months! Could that be it? Or maybe he's just figuring out things he can do with his mouth now? Anyone going through or has gone through something similar?
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Re: Baby drooling a lot...teething??

  • klcarr19klcarr19 member
    The teething process can begin early but won't typically cut teeth until 4-6months... I read that somewhere but my LO is doing the same and she is 10 weeks
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  • KD32412KD32412 member
    PP is correct. Normally babies don't start teething till a bit later, but every kid is different. Bubbles, cooing, lip smacking, sticking out their tongue could be just baby "communicating" with you. Those could be his hunger cues, or he's just practicing using his mouth.

    Teething is usually accompanied with excessive drooling, irritability, baby chewing on things, and sometimes fussiness during feeding (the sucking motion aggravates the gums).
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  • sj3019sj3019 member
    My son is 2 months as well and he's doing the same. I don't think it's teething though..
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  • katyg1988katyg1988 member
    I have heard that around this time, babies start to produce amylase in their saliva that will help with digesting solids later on. It causes them to drool more!
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  • Christina80xoxoChristina80xoxo member
    Mine is doing the same thing. Pediatrician said it's very unlikely that she's teething. I thought the same thing.
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  • larenzoDSGV0325larenzoDSGV0325 member
    My son is 7 weeks and he has been very fussy lately and he chews on everything like he's constantly hungry, I try to give him the bottle and he doesn't want (only when he actually is hungry) & he's drooling like crazy & he's also blowing lots of bubbles. My family members rhink he may be teething as well..
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  • liveeeannliveeeann member
    At two months, infants start to produce more saliva. Also, they are still learning to swallow that saliva so they will begin to drool around this time. It's normal and most likely not teething.
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  • SharLovesAlexSharLovesAlex member
    liveeeann said:

    At two months, infants start to produce more saliva. Also, they are still learning to swallow that saliva so they will begin to drool around this time. It's normal and most likely not teething.

    Thanks for the info!
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