Teething at 10 weeks??

[henrysmama2012]

I think I am probably way off base in this suggestion, but is there any way a baby can start teething at 10 weeks? My LO has suddenly started dribbling, chewing his hand and blanket and being fussy sometimes at the bottle (although he is still having all his milk). Usually he is never fussy - he can't wait for his milk!-so I wondered if maybe it feels a bit uncomfy to him or something (hence my teething theory)? Of course teething at 10 weeks might not be possible but that is why I am asking experienced Mumsnetters for their opinion (-:

My youngest son was only 4 weeks when he had his 1st tooth come through so yes your baby could be teething at 10 weeks. When he was a year old he had all his teeth.

He was constantly grizzling when he was a newborn, still in the hospital, and the midwives call out the neonatal consultant to see him and gave him a clean bill of health, twice.

Of course he can! And when they teethe, all their teeth move a little, not just the ones that are about to erupt, so it's really quite a painful experience. If you don't want to give him calpol or the like, we were recommended Ashton's powders for DD3 who was teething from 3 mo and got her first teeth at 5.5 m. They worked amazingly on her.

I don't have a baby myself but I was born with a tooth and was teething from birth so it is possible at any time, sorry!

It's great to hear your comments - thank you for replying! It's nice to know that this is probably the reason for his constant chewing of his blanket so I'll buy something to try and make the little guy feel a bit more comfy

babies start chewing on things around this age regardless of whether they're teething or not - it's a developmental stage. Ditto fists in mouth and dribbling.

Of course he could be teething as well!

Have you checked inside his mouth for signs of oral thrush? That can cause fussy feeding and dribbling.

Thanks Narmada that is useful to know - I can't see any specific signs of thrush but I'll have a good luck just in case...

Also, babies typically become much more interested in their surroundings at around your baby's age. Distractibility can be a right pain. Drink a bit, pull off bottle/ breast, have a look around, drink a bit more, ooooh, look, isn't that wallpaper interesting, now, what was I doing, oh yes, drinking my milk...that sort of thing.

Oh yes he really noticed the light & the tv the other day - and even the fireplace was endlessly fascinating for a while