Q: Hi Doc, please is it normal for a baby to sprout the upper teeth first?
A: When it comes to teething, there are varying grades of normal. The usual time for babies to start teething is between 4 to 10 months. However, some may have developed some teeth as early as three months and some as late as one year. Indeed, some children are born with teeth (neonatal teeth) and that is absolutely not witchcraft as I always say whenever I write on this 😀 If you have more than one child, you would have also noticed differences in the speed or rate of development from one child to the other. Each child is different 😉
In the same way, the bottom central incisors (teeth at the middle of the mouth) are usually the first to sprout. But your baby could very well decide to do it differently and sprout the top incisors first. There’s absolutely no problem with that. The bottom incisors are likely to follow almost immediately after.
So enjoy your baby and his/her uniqueness. Remember this lesson when he/she grows up and don’t try to make him/her to be like any of your other children or heaven forbid, your neighbour’s child! 😀 Let’s encourage our children to ‘stand out’ and not ‘blend in’
For more on teething, please click on the links below:
Daily Health Tips: Is It Okay To Give My Baby Teething Powder At 3 Months?
Please remember to visit my blog http://www.chatwithdrketch.com to search for any wellness topic you might want answers to. For instance, if your question is on teething, just type teething into the search box and you will be presented with all my posts on the subject. That should answer your question(s). If it doesn’t, please be sure to bring it here! 😀
Have a great weekend y’all. Have you noticed how the rest of the year appears to be quickly racing by? Is it just me? 😀
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