How many teeth does an eight-month-old baby have?

When babies start to grow teeth, mothers will be very concerned about whether the baby's teeth have grown completely. There is no strict rule on how many teeth babies should have at eight months old. Because the baby's physical condition is different. So no matter how many teeth your baby has, it is normal. Mothers don't need to worry too much. However, mothers need to pay attention to any discomfort that their babies may experience during the teething process.

Babies will have some abnormal performance during teething, and different babies will have different performances. Generally speaking, the symptoms of baby teething mainly include the following nine aspects:

1. Pain: Your baby may show signs of pain and discomfort.

2. Bad temper: The discomfort caused by teething can make the baby bad tempered and cry a lot, which is especially obvious one or two days before teething.

3. Red cheeks: Mothers may notice red spots on their baby’s cheeks.

4. Drooling: The excessive saliva produced during teething will cause the baby to drool frequently.

5. Chewing, biting or chewing things: If you put anything near the baby's mouth, he may do the above actions.

6. Swollen gums: Check your baby's mouth to see if there is any redness or swelling on the gums.

7. Restless sleep: Your baby may wake up in the middle of the night and seem irritable, even though he had been sleeping soundly before.

8. Increased body temperature: Teething can cause the body temperature to rise slightly, so your baby may feel a little hotter than usual.

9. Butt pain: Although we don’t know the reason yet, some mothers have noticed that babies are more likely to suffer from diaper rash and may have loose stools when they are teething.

Baby teething precautions

Baby teeth cleaning precautions

In order for your baby to have good teeth, you must help him develop good habits of cleaning his mouth from the age of 0. From the time your baby starts drinking milk after birth, it is best to clean your baby's mouth every time after drinking milk. You can use gauze to clean it or rinse your baby's mouth with clean water. Even if babies who have not yet started eating complementary foods are very resistant to cleaning their mouths, they should be cleaned at least once a day before going to bed at night.

1. When the baby is teething

When the baby is teething, the gums, gums and gingiva are very fragile. If milk stains or food residues remain on them, the originally slightly inflamed gums will become more serious. Therefore, you must pay attention to cleaning the teeth in the growing area, but the force should not be too strong to avoid hurting the growing teeth.

2. After the baby grows teeth

The new teeth should be brushed with a soft toothbrush specially made for children, but the entire mouth can still be cleaned with gauze or a towel dipped in clean water. If your baby is able to hold things with his hands at this time, you can let your baby learn to brush his teeth.

3. Teeth cleaning method

(1) You must use a toothbrush and gauze to clean your mouth at the same time.

(2) The method of using gauze to clean the mouth is the same as before.

(3) When brushing your baby’s teeth with a toothbrush, use the same method as for adults, making sure to brush every side of the teeth.

(4) The baby brushes himself first, then the mother brushes the baby again, and finally checks to see if it is clean.