drooling?????

Question

my baby is two and a half months old and she has started drooling like crazy. why?

Answer 1

Most likely she is starting to teeth...good luck. Babies also don't have the reflex developed to just swallow the split.

Answer 2

It is normal for babies to drool. As babies grow and mature, they are better able to manage their saliva. Most children don't drool when awake or asleep after the age of 4 years. However, children with neurological problems have difficulty making their muscles and nerves work properly. They have trouble swallowing saliva. Drooling is frequently seen in these children at older ages.
Saliva comes from three pairs of salivary glands, plus many smaller glands. All of these are found in the mouth. Two parotid glands are inside the cheek area. The pair of sublingual glands are under the tongue. The two submandibular glands are close to the lower jaw.

Answer 3

This may sound crazy but, your baby might be starting to teething. I've seen babies as young as 1 months old start developing the telltale signs of teething; drooling, white bumps on the gums, batting themselves on the ear (drool can seep into various parts of the ear, or so I've been told by dr.'s).

Also, excessive drooling can be a genetic thing. Some people just produce more spit than others.

If you have any concerns though, please talk to a nurse or doctor, because although it might be nothing, there illnesses that manifest themselves in excessive drooling.

Answer 4

Somewhere around that time a baby starts to produce saliva in larger quantites, it's just a normal stage of development. One step closer to being able to eat!

Why drool? Well, babies that age still tongue-and-spit stuff out of their mouths. Bottles and breasts and pacifiers get sucked on, but if it's not suck-able it gets spat out, not swallowed. Same goes for drool.

It may also be that her gums are bothering her with teeth starting to push their way through (though it might yet be months and months before they appear). This may stimulate drooling.

Hope that helps!

Answer 5

Our daughter drools CONSTANTLY and has since she was about 3 months. It comes out in BUCKETS I SWEAR. But it is a normal thing for alot of reasons. The two main reasons are that #1 she's producing too much saliva as her glands are maturing, and she can't swallow it fast enough, #2 she MIGHT even be on the early stages of teething.

One thing... go buy a good large pack of soft washcloths, you are gonna need em. :D

Answer 6

believe it or not, she could be teething. My granddaughter started drooling at one month and as she had no signs of illness. I couldn't believe she would be teething, but then at 3 months, there they were her first two teeth. She had 4 by time she was 6 months. Yes, this is a bit early, but not unheard of.
In absence of any other signs of illness, you may consider this. However, if there are any other signs or symptoms of illness, or if you have not had a check up for her recently, call and see your pediatrician. IT is always best to make sure nothing more serious is going on.

Answer 7

Excessive drooling is usually link to tracheoesophageal fistula.Aspiration precaution please.Put your baby on the side and make use of bulb syringe to suction secretions.Report this to her doctor. Barrium Swallow might be ordered to detect any abnormality. Be cautious to feed her or dont attempt to feed her cause she will be blue or cyanotic if you do so.Any abnormality suggest surgery or feeding will be done thru a tube.

Answer 8

My baby is 5 mths old and she to had her part of drooling but dont worry it will pass after the 4th month. It is caused coz of excess saliva which they dont need and its a babys way of spitting them out...

Answer 9

aww she is at the tender age of getting teeth,she may have teeth already but there is more to come.Hence the drooling is normal :)

Answer 10

don't worry that's normal with some children.I think because they grow new gum and she is biting any thing even your finger and if u feel her head u will find it hot right? for that mix some olive oil and water in small cup then put some in your hand and apply it on her head it will make her feel good.