Two Teeth Already!
Owen showing off his new teeth.
Like most mothers I enjoy seeing Owen hit milestones. I saw his first smiles, watched him hold his head up, and track objects moved across his line of view. But when he started drooling, putting everything in his mouth, and acting like his mouth hurt; I couldn’t believe he could be getting a tooth at just 3 months old.
The evidence was undeniable when a bright white tooth popped up just the next day. This was one milestone that I wasn’t excited about seeing early. I was very nervous about nursing a baby with teeth. I know it is possible but I thought I would have more time to get used to the idea. Since Owen was teething, he was chewing on everything and I knew that I would be one of the objects of his affection. I did some research and found out that it shouldn’t hurt when the baby is nursing properly. The goal is to remove him from the breast before he gets the chance to bite when he is done eating and just playing. If he does bite then I should say, “Ouch” loudly and remove him from the breast. I put this to the test when Owen chomped down on me that very day. Saying “Ouch” loudly was easy because it was very painful and then I stopped him from nursing. He made a very sad face, bottom lip sticking out and all, and started to cry. I waited about 30 seconds and then comforted him. He hasn’t done it again so I guess it was successful.
Over the next 2 weeks, a second tooth erupted. Luckily, Owen wasn’t too uncomfortable from this whole experience. My little guy is growing up fast!
Did your baby get teeth early?
Serophina drooled for the longest time and finally popped a tooth at four months… and I thought that was early!
Way to one up, Owen!
My kids must be on the opposite end of the spectrum – my earliest was at 13 1/2 months. I can’t imagine having a baby with teeth at three months!
That’s great that Owen didn’t seem to be in a lot of pain with those teeth — some babies (ahem, not mine of course, haha yeah right) have a tough time and scream their heads off for days, weeks even, arg!
He is adorable, by the way (: