Why do babies have fevers when they are teething? How to tell if a baby has a fever during the teething period?

Babies do have some abnormal behaviors or symptoms of teething during the teething period, and fever is one of them. Because when teeth break through the gums, if the baby's oral hygiene is not good, the gums are easily inflamed. In addition, babies generally have poor resistance, which may cause fever.

Why does the baby have a fever when teething?

Gum inflammation is the main cause of fever in babies during teething.

Before teeth erupt, when the teeth try to break through the gums, a "wound" will be created, which can easily cause inflammation. In addition, when teeth erupt, babies like to bite things randomly, such as toys and fingers, which affects the "wound". In addition, many novice parents don't know much about their baby's teething, and do not deal with their baby's gum inflammation in time, which leads to severe gum inflammation and then fever. The fever caused by teething will recur, so parents need to provide fever-reducing care.

How to tell if your baby has a fever during teething

1. Sleeping restlessly at night

When the baby is in good health, it is very easy to coax him to sleep. However, once the baby reaches the teething stage, it is more difficult for the mother to coax the baby to sleep. If parents find that the baby is difficult to coax and is often easily awakened during a period of time, they can consider whether the baby is teething.

2. Unexplained fever

During the teething stage, babies may have an inexplicable fever. They may play well during the day, but parents may feel that their babies are too hot when they hold them in the afternoon. Normally, the temperature of a baby's fever during teething will not exceed 38.5℃. Parents can use a thermometer to measure the temperature. The fever at this time is easy to reduce and will not affect the baby's normal eating and drinking. The baby is also in good spirits. At this time, it can be considered that the baby's fever is caused by teething.

What are the symptoms of teething in babies?

Some babies will start teething quietly, which will give parents a surprise from time to time. My own child Ruirui is one of these children. He did not feel any discomfort when teething, and then we saw the little teeth coming out. The whole teething process felt very angelic. However, babies are individual differences. Some babies will feel relatively uncomfortable when teething, and some will even feel earth-shattering. The discomfort of teething will make the baby feel uncomfortable. Some babies will cry incessantly, some will have a fever, and some will not sleep well... So some babies will experience a low fever when teething.

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Like fever and diarrhea, many doctors have different attitudes and opinions. However, during the teething period, inflammation of the gums can cause the baby to have a mild fever (below 38.5). But parents should pay attention. If the baby's fever lasts for more than three days, you should still take the baby to see a doctor.