Teething!

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Babies vary as to when, and in what order, regarding the arrival of their little 'pearls'. However, generally speaking, the estimated arrival timeline of baby teeth is:

Bottom two central incisors: 6-10 months
Top two central incisors: 8-12 months
Four top & bottom lateral incisors: 9-16 months
Four top & bottom canines: 16-23 months
Four first molars: 13-19 months
Four second molars: 23-33 months

Total: 20 baby teeth in the span of more or less 33 months (almost 3 years).

Babies might be facing some, if not all, of the following symptoms during teething (a tooth moves towards the gums and cuts through):

Chewing and gnawing own fingers and anything they put into their mouth
Drooling much more than usual
Irritable, cranky, and clingy
Might wake up crying in the middle of the night
Mild fever (below 38°C). Note: Some pediatricians rule this out
Runnier poop than usual (not diarrhea)
Nappy rash
Drinking less milk and/or eating less solid food
Tender and swollen gums where a tooth is about to cut through

My boy started excessive drooling when he was about 4 months old. About two weeks later, he was in a frenzied state of gnawing everything but preferred chewing my fingers. This lasted for quite a while. He had mild fever once. He was super cranky and clingy several nights for as long as I can remember. I bought an amber teething necklace for him when he was 5 months plus. His drooling reduced noticeably.

One day, he turned 6.5 months and his FIRST lower incisor cut through! Woohoo! I think the second bottom tooth is following soon.

Suggested remedies for teething:

Amber teething necklaces (I bought from Natural Baby Essentials)
Chilled teething rings
Teething toys (make sure they are made from safe materials from trusted sources
Homemade teething biscuits
Frozen teething food such as frozen bananas, frozen apples, and breastmilk popsicles (momsicles)