Teething Molars Signs

By the time your child has developed his winning smile with many of his primary teeth already showing, he would again exhibit signs similar to the ones he displayed when he first started teething. When you observed this in your child after about a year of his first tooth appearance, it might be that your child could be teething molars this time around. To be sure about it, you could try convincing him to open his mouth so you could inspect the gums for swelling or you might just see a visible tiny bud of teeth about to erupt.

Children usually start teething molars between 10 months old to about 14 months old. But again this is not a definite range as some babies may start teething earlier like when they’re only 3-month-old or later, even as late as 2 years old. But the signs of teething molars would manifest the same way in the majority of children.

Just like the first time when your baby had his first tooth appearance, you’ll observe the same signs like drooling excessively, irritability during daytime, gnawing on his hands and fingers or any object he could take hold of, wakefulness during the night, very hard to please and even outright refusal to eat solid foods. Because the molar tooth is bigger than the first teeth that appeared before it, the misery of your child could be doubled this time, so you must prepare yourself to appease your child with his sudden crying at intervals within the day and night.

You could still use a cold teething ring, a cold apple, or a wet cloth massage on his gum. But watch out when giving him the fruit as he already has his front teeth which he could use in biting a large portion of it that might cause him to choke.

And if you cannot console him during the night and his behavior becomes intolerable during the day, you could consult your pediatrician about the best pain reliever that you could give to your baby during the night so both of you could rest well.