Dear Friends,

My daughter will turn 15 months next week. She started her teething process very late, at around 13 months. She first showed signs of teething in her lower jaw. She also had symptoms of teething like slight fever but not loose motions. We could see the clear white teeth below the jaw skin. Now the skin has torn and the teeth is just about visible thats it. This was 1.5 months back and after that the teeth has not come out anymore. In the meantime her 2 front tooth in the upper jaw have come out.

Pls ket me know if this is ok or do i need to be worried with the lower jaw. How long does it take for a teeth to come out and after one teeth comes out when will the others come out? Has anybody else also had this kind of an experience with their baby? Could u pls share it with me? Is there any medicine or anything else which i should apply to her gums.

Thank you very much.

Rgds,
Preeti. Hetal replied. it is not necessry that teething signs like swollen gums, hardning, drooling or fever will let the teeth come out at once..it dpends on individual ccasees,,my dd started teethng at 3months but she was droolng and havng protrudng gums and thn 1 of herr front lower teeth,,got rupturd,,it was her first teeth and tht white line with rupturd gum was there for almost 1 month ! not to mention, her fussineess was prolongd one thru out the month,,,
she got her first teeth in 5-6month,,just the next week after 1 lower one came out,,the other one as well, came out in just 2 days ! and then it was a gap of around 2months,no teething,,and thn again all started in 8th month,,
its a process and its natural,,its differnt for all babies and its not necesry that after frist set of teeth comes out,,the second ones just comes in a day or weeks,,,it dpends on how body is able to cope up with teething,,during my dd premolars and first molars,,she got 3 at a time,,all in period off 48hours,,while the prev ones were like 1 a month or some ruptured but didnt come out for months together,,and the otherr came out earlier thn those exposed gums !
so that was my experience,,and as far as your teethng process is going fine and is ongoing until she gets all her teeth,,its perfectly fine !
yes, offer her lots of vit c juices,and lots of dairy products,,,this will help her fight with fever and also will extra calcium diet,,your child will be able to cope with teething process at ease !
make sure to make it a concern at your 15month appointment, if you are in US,,some dr have offerd calcium supplemnets,,if child is sufferng more than he should during the teething or for prolonged teethng prcess for 1 teeth,,,,or he might just prescribed a multivitamin,,only if he feels the needs,,,
no worries,,make sure the ruptured teeth is cleaned well with a light finger rub,,to eliminate all posblities of infections,,,15months old eats alot of foods,,and such opend gums are just the right places of food deposits or decay,,,flush her mouth, with lots of fluids intakes and it will help her ease as wel,,
if she is unable to bear the pain,,orajel or teething tablets works great,,if you are inIndia, ask your dr for one.
these should help !
good luck,take care.