Could it be possible that since i didn't drink a lot of milk during my son's pregnancy, his first tooth may come in late? (he is 6 months old) His cousin is only i day older and he already has his two bottom teeth.
2007-02-14 07:48:19 · 14 answers · asked by Yezmin Fernandez 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
no .... all kids develop at different stages.....
i have a cousin and a niece that are a day apart and one is crawling and the other isn;t.... kids learn at their own pace....
It has nothing to do with u did or didn't do.....
just think about it this way..... she had to deal with the fussy cranky baby first....
2007-02-14 07:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by laydenirvine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in the way you think. Drinking more milk only increases your intake of calcium and vitamin D, which are necessary for the baby's well development and your own bones maintenance. 1 cup of milk gives you only15% of the recommended daily intake of calcium for pregnant women (which is 1200mg/day), so for it to be too much, you would have to drink more than 7 cups of milk a day (considering that you don't have any other source of calcium).
Also, every child is different. My first child got his first tooth at 8 months, while my second one got her first at just turning 6 months old, and I had basically the same diet and care for both pregnancies.
I also have read that some children don't get the first tooth until after the first year of age.
2007-02-14 08:01:53 · answer #2 · answered by Mel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The growing baby will take all the nutrients it needs from your body, even so much as you suck the calcium from your teeth if it cant get it anywhere else. The amount of milk or other calcium rich foods you eat while pregnant really doesnt make a difference.
Google studies for prenatal nutrition.
Besides that, the amount of calcium in you child right now does not effect WHEN his teeth break through. It does decide how strong his bones will be, and how he's able to make and metabolize other nutrients. 6 months is not late for a first tooth at all.
Some kids dont get ANY teeth until their toddlers. I was one of those kids.
2007-02-14 07:53:54 · answer #3 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but the amount of milk you drank during your pregnancy certainly saved your bones and teeth from decay. The baby in development will take the nutrients it needs from the mom's body, this is very true with calcium. You can take supliments all you want while pregnant, but the baby will always take what he needs from your bones. The fact your sister's/brother's baby already has teeth has no baring on anything you did in pregnancy. It's genetics, pure and simple. Unless of course you've developed some bad habbits like putting baby to bed with a bottle, and/or giving him sweet juices without washing his mouth. That can cause decay under the gums and rot the teeth outright.
2007-02-14 08:42:06 · answer #4 · answered by Gig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. In cases of severe malnutrition (generally only in the third world), the tooth can have enamel defects called hypoplasias. They look like little pits or lines. But even in that extreme case, the timing of teething is not affected.
Six months old is not late for the first tooth. My daughter got her first at 7 months, which was right on schedule. His cousin is simply early. :)
2007-02-14 14:27:10 · answer #5 · answered by stormsinger1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This has nothing really to do with the teeth. Each child is diffrent my child for example pushed through almost all her teeth by the time she was 18 mths (she is now 2 and only has 1 2yr moler to go ). My neighbours girl is now 2 and only has about 1/2 dozen. Each child grows at diffrent stages. so don't worry to much about it. It will happen soon enough.
hope this helps
2007-02-14 08:02:57 · answer #6 · answered by Kylie K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO.
If it makes you feel any better , Not one of my kids got a tooth before 10 months of age BUT when it happened there were no "teething nightmares" like everyone complains about AND their pediatrician said it is healthier for their baby teeth to come in later because there is less time /chance for them to develope baby bottle tooth decay.
2007-02-14 08:26:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
My son didn't start getting his teeth until he was 10 months. Then they all started to come in at once! He has eight teeth at 11 and a half months.
They say that the longer the teeth take to come in the better (stronger) the teeth will be.
2007-02-14 08:13:49 · answer #8 · answered by Baby #3 due 10/13/09 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No nothing to do with it all babies get teeth at different times. My son didn't get his first tooth until he was 8 months old and his second tooth at nine months. but my daughter cut her first tooth at 4 months so all babies are different not to worry.
momof4
2007-02-14 07:53:46 · answer #9 · answered by mary3127 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 6 children, and they all got their first tooth at different times. Every child is different in everything in their developmental stages. You are probably the one lacking calcium, as the baby takes what you have when you are pregnant.
2007-02-14 07:53:09 · answer #10 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋