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Excessive drooling in 4 month old?

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broadcity · 25/05/2016 12:28

Hi,

I'm a FTM to a 4 month old DD and I've been wondering if her level of drooling is 'normal'! I have her in a bib permanently and she soaks several a day. Sometimes she'll open her mouth and saliva will fall out like it's been collecting in there.

She eats well and is gaining weight. I can't see any signs of teeth coming through. The drooling doesn't bother me as such - I just wanted to check it's not a sign of a problem as there is rather a lot of it!

Thanks.

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Riversmum1 · 25/05/2016 12:59

Same for my DS. Fists are constantly in his mouth too, think its all totally normal!

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MyBreadIsEggy · 25/05/2016 13:00

Totally normal Smile
My DD was the same, no obvious signs on her gums that teeth were coming but then when she was 4 months old she woke up one morning and the tops of two little teeth had popped through her bottom gum Grin

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ElspethFlashman · 25/05/2016 13:01

It's teething. They're moving around under the gums. It may be months before you actually see a tooth but omg the amount of bibs you'll get through!

My two were like bloody Newfoundlands from 4 months on. Constant drool. It was a right pain. Normal though!

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broadcity · 25/05/2016 17:25

Thanks everyone. It's the sheer volume of it that's taken me by surprise! Especially when she opens her mouth and it just pours out! Lovely.

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Bonhomie321 · 25/05/2016 17:29

If not teething, has she got white patches in her mouth? My son had thrush in his mouth causing excess drool. Easy to remedy with drops from the doctor.

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whatsnewsmellycat · 25/05/2016 17:43

So so soooo normal. My DS was like a tap at that age, but didn't see any teeth until 9 months.

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gatorgolf · 26/05/2016 20:50

Gym son dribbled loads up until about age 3, sometimes you could literally wring out his bibs. I ended up going docs who told me it was perfectly normal and some kids dribble up to about age 7, ds is now 6 and has thankfully grown out of it a couple of years ago

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