Teething - Belleville,IL

It can vary a lot. My niece did not get teeth until just after she turned one year. She was told if she had not cut any teeth by 18 mos they would do an xray to see if there were actually teeth in there. Some babies get them at 3 or 4 months old. The drooling does not necessarily mean teeth are coming, it just happens that their saliva production increases at a similar time to teething (6ish months) and they don't know how to swallow it yet (or that they should be swallowing it). I think another reason drooling is associated with teething is that the drool tends to spill out more as the chew on things, and they tend to chew on things as the teeth are coming in. My babies had varying experiences with teething, with my first I only knew he was teething because I felt a tooth in his mouth. With my third there was a couple weeks of fussiness, decreased appetite, poor sleeping, giving tylenol, etc. Hopefully yours will go smoothly. Be patient.

I would suspect any day now. My daughter showed signs of teething for months and months but no tooth appeared until like 8 months. Teething tablets did seem to work for my kiddos too, also just tylenol or motrin.

You can get teething tablets at most big name stores like Target, CVS, Walgreens, Babies R Us, etc. They are usually in the baby aisle or sometimes in the pharmacy. If you can't find them ask a pharmacist to help you, likely they will know. I will add thought that I would have to soak the tablets in a tiny bit of water (like half a teaspoon maybe?) so soften them up. It says on the directions to just put them under your child's tongue...but yeah right! :) Anyway, I would let them soak for a few minutes, smash it a little to get it mixed up and then suck it up with one of those baby motrin syringes that come in every box. Then I'd shoot it into my kids mouth and they just swallowed it. Worked like a charm!

If you child has trouble sleeping due to tooth pain, just give a little motrin before bed and that will help.

Good luck! I did find that after the first few rounds of teeth came in, in got a lot easier. My kids were less fussy and just rolled with the flow more! The first few times it's kind of scary I think, they just don't know what is going on and it's painful. Hang in there!

Always remember that every baby is different. With my daughter she didn't get her first tooth until she was 6 months old. But my son got his first tooth at 4 1/2 months and they came in two's. He was miserable. He was eating fine but didn't sleep very well. He is 15 months and has 14 teeth. As a matter of fact he just got 1 last week and 1 yesterday.
They will drool for a couple of months before the tooth breaks.
At 8 months he is chewing on things alot more so the drool with be heavy at times. Be patient they will come. Just remember what I said that every baby is different and try not to compare babies cause it will drive you nuts. If you notice any changes in eating or sleeping then try to make him as comfortable as possible. Give him some tylenol or they have homeopathic teething drops that are all natural and can be given more often then the tylenol. Best of luck and again be patient... they will come. :)

Where can i find those drops at? Please and thanks so much.