Teething and Drooling
Generally, around the 6th month you will begin to see the emerging of your infants first tooth! During this period of time you may notice that your baby will drool more often than normal. Drooling will appear more in some babies while it will be less in others.
While your child is teething their gums will produce excess saliva. The saliva which is produced during drooling is designed to moisten and lubricate your baby's tender gums. Drooling serves to help make the teething process more bearable for your child.
In some cases excess saliva will accumulate in an infants mouth and slowly drip down the back of their throats settling on the child's chest. This will cause a persistent cough and can be very harmful. This can occur when your baby is lying down. As a solution it may be helpful to use a small rubber suction which is designed to gently suck excess saliva from the babies mouth
Drooling can occur at various stages during the teething process
producing excess saliva as each new tooth begins to emerge. In the near
future we hope to put a nice selection of Baby Bibs on this page for you to
browse. Baby Bibs are helpful if you have a teething baby that drools.
