Drooling....

Emma - posted on 02/24/2009

my baby is 4months and she drools alot and she has always hot her hands in her bouth chewind on her fingers wich makes her drool even more she has also started going through a faze were she just seems to love useing her drool to blow bubbls lol i dont think it is a sighne that she wants more food as she has between 1 and 2 solid meals a day aswell as her milk feeds but i have had alot of people includeing the doctor and nusary nurses saying that it is one of the first sighns of teething even if your baby doesnt seem to be irritated by there gunbs any you dont seem to see or feel any teeth trying to pop through yet it may be a sighen that the gumbs are prepareing for the teeth to start comeing through

Nancy - posted on 02/21/2009

My daughter drools like crazy! She also shows other signs of teething...ear pulling, diaper rashes, decreased appetite, chewing on everything, mild coughing (from the excess of saliva) and crankiness. It'll go on for a day or two and stop for a few days and then start up again. I've been told that this can go on for a little while before her teeth actually come in. So pull out the bibs and keep an eye out for skin irritations on his chin from the drool.

Jolene - posted on 02/19/2009

My girl is drooling these days, but she is also chewing on everything, refusing to eat a times, not sleeping well, and crying inconsolably at times. I don't see any teeth yet, but I give her teething tablets and they calm her down.

Nicole - posted on 02/19/2009

bubby's body would still be getting used to all those solids anyways...so id assume drooling would still be a major part of their development...

i guess i come from the philosophy - if bubby is happy, they aren't in any discomfort and it doesn't bother them - then I don't really worry...

Kelsey - posted on 02/19/2009

Well we started him on rice cereal, carrots and apples so he's getting food... I don't know I fell bad when he's soaked to the bone in drool....

Nicole - posted on 02/19/2009

I've heard and been told the same as what Sara has said - it is bubby getting ready for solids.  My bubby is a massive drooler, we go through bibs like no tomorrow - but.. not a sign of a tooth at this stage.

Becky - posted on 02/19/2009

Mine is drooling too and likes to blow bubbles and make the farting type noises with his mouth. My mom thinks he is teething or wants to start eating cereal.

Sara - posted on 02/19/2009

I have read that babies around this age drool a lot, and it doesn't necessarily mean that they are teething. It is their salivary glands maturing, getting ready for food. My 4 month old drools a lot too, but has no signs of teeth.

Christine - posted on 02/19/2009

babies start teething behavior at about 2 months even though they might not get their teeth until several months after.  The spitting might be his attempts at making sounds which is foundation for launguage.  encourage it, but if it bothers you, you can always try to mimic the sounds he's actually trying to make to help him establish it faster.