Baby starts teething from the age of 6 months to 1 year The first teeth to appear are the lower incisors SIGNS OF TEETHING 1. Excessive drooling 2. Irritability 3. Excessive chewing 4. Sore or Tender gums 5. Diarrhea 6. Slight fever 7. Eruption Cyst 8. Redness of gums. HOW TO HELP YOUR BABY 1. Massage your gums. Whenever gums are sore and tender, babies often tend to be fussier during nighttime. So if they wake up often time try soothing their gums by massaging gums gently with your fingers. Lay them on the bed and do a gentle gum massage with your fingers 2. Get Cold Washcloth. You can find a clean cloth, soak it in water and wring out the water until it's damp. Once damp put it in the refrigerator. Once it's nice and cool, you can give it to the baby to chew on it Make sure never to leave unattended your child when it's chewing on something else they can choke on it. 3. Refrigerate Pacifier or Teething Toys/ Teething Rong. If the baby has a habit of using a pacifier. You can use a clean pacifier, refrigerate it for some time, and can give it to the baby. This coldness helps the baby in numbing the gums and relieving the pain. You can follow the same with teething toys. You can place any solid teething toys in the fridge. Avoid any teething ring or toy filled with gels or liquid which might leak due to excessive biting. 4. Wipe away Excess Drool. Try and make sure to wipe away the drool from your baby's face and keep it dry to avoid and prevent rash and irritation. 5. Freezed popsicle Due to continuous irritation in the gums, babies tend to avoid eating. If possible, try to use breast milk or formula and freeze it to make it into popsicles so that your child can have it. This helps in soothing their gums as well as fulfilling their stomach. 6. Chilled fruit. If your baby is on solid food, then you try introducing them to chilled fruits which can help them with their discomfort. 7. Pain medication Usually, baby teething lasts for 2-3 days, but in case it's very irritating and troubling for the baby you can use some over-the-counter drugs after consulting your pediatrician. Consult your pediatrician for the dosage and type of pain reliever that would work best Avoid lidocaine or benzocaine, cause they might numb your baby's mouth and maybe cause difficulty in swallowing. 8. Schedule Regular Dental checkups. Sometimes while teething you might see a small eruption cyst that is bluish-black in color. you don't need to worry. It's very common and usually subsides after 4-5 days. FOR FURTHER VISIT US OR CALL US DENTAPEX DENTAL CLINIC, MUTHANALLURU CROSS, DOMMASNADRA, SARJAPUR ROAD, BANGALORE. 8369169473.