my babies gums are white at the bottom. could she be teething? and shes not taking her bottles.?

Question

Shes irritable, crying and she wont drink her bottles..but shes constantly puttin her hands in her mouth knawing on her hands. So Im not sure if she's teething or what. But Im concerned cause she wont eat.

Answer 1

Darline she is teething.

There are safe things you can try to curb her pain. There are things to do to ease it for both of you.

When a baby begins teething, there is no set pattern on when it will begin, how long it will take and how painful it will be. For one baby cutting a tooth might happen overnight without pain, while another child might have to go through a long, drawn out and painful experience. (ALAS, that is 99.9% in my experience!)

You may sometimes visibly see a hard white rise or lump in the gum for several weeks, while sometimes there may be no visible clue at all until the tooth actually appears.

Teething often follows hereditary patterns, so if the mother and father teethed early or late, your baby may follow the same pattern. On average the first tooth comes in during the seventh month, although it can arrive as early as three months, as late as a year, or in rare cases even earlier or later.

As the sharp little tooth rises closer to the surface your baby’s gums may become increasingly more sore and painful, leading to fussiness. It is worse during the first teeth coming in and later when the molars come in because of their bigger size

She will be irritable, drool, gnawing, diarrhea, poor sleeping, crying, perhaps a chin rash, are all signs of teething. Also sometimes a low grade fever.

Teething rings, water filled and chilled rubber teething toys; mom and dads fingers can all provide counter pressure that can sometimes bring relief. Light massage and pressure really seemed to help my babies.

Offering your baby a cold bottle of water or juice can also help. If sucking on the bottle bothers your child, offer a cold cup of water. I found the breast was often a wonderful help although I was gnawed once or twice. OUCH! The water can also help replenish your baby’s fluid if they’re drooling a lot or have loose bowel movements.

Cold food has also been found to be helpful by some parents. Chilled applesauce, yogurt and pureed peaches may be more appealing to your baby and also more nutritious than a chilled teething ring. An older baby might like gnawing on a cold apple slice.

When nothing else helps, you can also turn to the Infant Tylenol. Before giving your child Infant Tylenol (acetaminophen) always check with your doctor first. Your doctor will tell you if it’s all right and what the proper amount is to give your baby.

Baby Orajel and other teething pain medicines that are applied to the gums can also provide some relief. Some parents say the Baby Orajel type products work great, while other parents will say it doesn’t. Also check with your doctor before giving this type of over the counter pain reliever to your baby

Also in health food stores there are often natural products that can be applied to the gums that will minimize pain.

I was a BAD mother. LOL.My husband bought one bottle of brandy for christmas every year. I kept the empty bottle knowing there was a few drops in the bottom. Once or twice I just dabbed a bit on the sore spot and it worked beautifully. My girls are FINE!

Teething time for me was a time of long walks pushing the stroller along the seawall, even at night. It was a time of driving if all else failed.

The good news? It passes!

Answer 2

Baby White Gums

Answer 3

it sounds like she is--that is what my baby was doing, except she is horsing down food like she never ate before.
my baby is 9 weeks--she started with a low grade fever last monday
through the past week she's had the low grade fever off and on, gnawing on her hands, shoving her whole fists in her mouth, very red cheeks, pushing at her gums with her fingers, pushing at her gums through her cheeks--she was very unconsolable 2 evenings last week.
even though she has a fever--she is SUPER happy, smiling, playing, 'talking', etc--
I pretty much knew she was probably teething by her actions, but with the fever and her still being soo happy and hungry-I called the doc.

my baby is loving an ice cold bottle straight from the fridge-and I put water in the rubber part of the nipple and froze it-she loves that too since teething toys are too big for her mouth right now.

Answer 4

Sounds like teething as long as your are talking about white gums where the teeth would come out. If you are describing white that looks similar to left over milk on the inside of the mouth or on the tongue then it could be thrush. In which case you need to see the dr.

For teething, my favorite was always frozen wet washcloths.

Answer 5

yea shes teething!!! Try using a teether that you freeze, or take a washcloth and get it damp and stick it in the freezer for a bit and give to her that will help as well, give her some tylenol for the pain, and also baby ambsol or how ever you spell it, that stuff works great :)

Mom of 4 boys and 29 weeks with boy 5!!

Answer 6

Sounds to me like she is teething. Run to Wal-Mart and get teething tablets, they are a little pricey but they are natural and disolve quickly, I use them for my daughter and they work great and are safe. I wouldn't use baby origel, my daughter hated it because it made her whole mouth numb and she screamed at the top of her lungs until she could feel her mouth again.

Answer 7

Probably is, my six month old is doing the same thing. Take your clean finger and rub her gums, you can tell if it is soothing to her.
Those are the signs and alot of drool!

If her sleep is disrupted try tylenol or motrin before bed. Good Luck it can be rough!

Answer 8

The not eating could be an ear infection. My 3 month old would cry when we tried to feed her, we took her to the dr. and she had an ear infection. It turned out the sucking caused pain.