{"id":14441,"date":"2020-08-26T12:33:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T16:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getmaple.ca\/?p=14441"},"modified":"2025-01-15T14:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T19:10:56","slug":"welcoming-babys-first-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getmaple.ca\/blog\/welcoming-babys-first-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming baby’s first teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your <\/span>baby\u2019s first teeth<\/span> will likely arrive in a predictable order, but their reaction to teething is anything but predictable. For some babies it\u2019s painless and they show very few signs that they\u2019re teething, while others can hit every symptom on the list. Whatever your experience, it can be hard to distinguish between fact and fiction when it comes to teething. We\u2019re helping you sift through the misinformation to welcome baby\u2019s first teeth gracefully.<\/span><\/p>\n

When do babies get teeth?<\/h2>\n

Charts<\/span> for teeth order are helpful for showing which teeth should come in when. But parents shouldn\u2019t be concerned if their child\u2019s teeth come in out of order \u2014 your baby hasn\u2019t read the medical text. Typically the bottom two come in first, followed by the top two and then they sort of fan out from there (check out this <\/span>chart<\/span><\/a> for a handy visual).<\/span><\/p>\n

Babies are unpredictable. Until that first tooth comes through the gums, you can\u2019t always tell if your child\u2019s behaviour is due to teething. <\/span>So how do you know when a baby is teething?<\/span> Age is usually a good indicator. <\/span>Teething age<\/span> for most <\/span>babies<\/span> is between six to ten months (though some kids cut teeth early, and others late). <\/span>Baby teeth<\/span> that <\/span>come in late<\/span> aren’t usually a cause for concern, unless your child still hasn\u2019t cut their first teeth by 18 months. If this happens you should speak to a pediatric dentist, as rarely, this might be a sign of a congenital condition, anemia or cysts in the gums.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Symptoms of baby\u2019s first teeth<\/h2>\n

You\u2019ve likely heard that <\/span>when babies do start teething<\/span>, they get a fever. In reality, this tends to be more like a spike in temperature than a real fever. Fever is more likely to be a <\/span>teething symptom in 1-<\/span> to 2-<\/span>year-olds<\/span> as some get <\/span>teething fevers<\/span> when their <\/span>molars<\/span> come through. The most common teething symptoms include:<\/span><\/p>\n