When Do Babies Start Teething?

Growing teeth for a baby is not easy. This is because not all children have the standard rate of tooth grow as it all depends on individual. So, how exactly parents know when do babies start teething? Simple, the answer is on the body of your baby. Their body will tell them when it is time.  Being an observant parent, it is not difficult to realize how strange their baby might act. 

They might be fussier than usual or even crying almost all day as they can't tell how much they are suffering. Besides, parents can try rubbing their fingers across their baby's gum to determine it.

When do babies start teething? In general, children gain their first tooth around the age of six month, or nine months. The first tooth that appears in a child's mouth is usually the top two middle teeth. It is rare case indeed to have first tooth growing at other places first. 

Once the first two teeth have appeared, the process of growing teeth continues. Followed by the first two teeth will be the growing of the first set of molars. As front molars need more space to grow, they will appear after the first two teeth because the babies' mouth still provide ample spaces for growing. 

On average, the first molar will appear roughly within ten to fourteen months, and the second set tends to appear subsequent to the first molar which is around the second and the third year.

Then, when the babies are almost a year and a half, their fangs tend to appeare. Fangs are also known as canine teeth. When they are almost eighteen months old, they already have a complete set of teeths that are inspectable by dentist. 

In this period of time, it is easier to define whether your children have normal set of teeth, or the abnormal ones. Abnormal cases are having teeth growing out of fashion or seem to be going crooked.

What can parents do when their baby starts teething? For most of the babies, growing teeth brings discomfort. Parents might face condition where babies are fussier, diarrhea, slight fever and facing difficulty in sleep. 

The most obvious action is that babies find things to chew. Parents can buy things like amber teething necklace, baby teething rings and even frozen waffles can be used to help ease their baby's discomfort arising from the teething process.  Apart from teeting rings, parents can also consider using gripe water for babies which can also ease the discomfrort of teething although it is only commonly used for colicky baby.
 
It is not hundred percent where all babies have conditions stated above. So, when do babies start teething?  

The most accurate way is pay extra attention to baby teething symptoms and observe your baby for accurate prediction.