Your baby is teething: how to help
This process usually begins six months after birth, but this term may vary depending on heredity and other factors. When teething, the child experiences painful sensations, fever and cries constantly. There is abundant salivation and a slight irritation around the mouth.
It may take a lot of patience. In such a difficult period, you should often take the baby in your arms, caress, distract from unpleasant sensations with toys.
To meet the child's need to chew and hold something in his mouth, you can naturally use special rubber rings or toys, so-called cutters. You can offer your child cracker rings or baby cookies.
To relieve swelling and inflammation of the gums, the child can be given chilled bottled water, cool fruit puree or kefir. It is important that the liquids should not be too cold, otherwise the child will catch a cold.