My baby was born via c section & was 8.6lbs she had white buds on some of her top teeth when born. Now I have noticed she’s sucking her hands a lot and dribbling a lot more than usual. Is this a sign of teething?
Can my baby be teething at ten weeks old? - Mamafit
Can my baby be teething at ten weeks old?
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Hi Christina, welcome to the Mamafit community 😊That’s a really good question, the short answer is that it’s unlikely but not impossible!
It’s really common for babies at this age to suck on their hands a lot, it’s a developmental thing. They’re working on their motor control - getting hands to mouth, and all the nerve endings in their fingers and mouth make it a really interesting experience. Having their hands in their mouth a lot causes their little salivary glands to go into overdrive so they make *lots* of drool! Teething babies do also drool lots and chew on their hands and anything else they can get in their mouth, so it can be difficult to work out the cause.
Most babies start to teeth around 6 months so 10 weeks is a little early for the ‘average’ baby (if there is such a thing!). However all babies are different, some don’t get their first tooth until after their first birthday, and occasionally babies are born with one or more teeth 😱
A mum came to a Mums SOCIAL walk one week and said she thought her 2 month old was teething, the following week baby had a little pearly white!
If your little one is teething you will likely see other symptoms too such as a sore red spot on their gum where the tooth is coming through, just one red cheek, or even a mildly raised temperature, they also tend to be pretty grumpy and can have (more!) disrupted sleep.
If your baby is showing these other symptoms they may well be an early teether, if it’s just the drooling and chewing then it’s likely developmental, having said that babies do like to keep us on our toes!
