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Young baby dribbling excessively

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PestoPasghetti · 03/09/2022 22:40

Has anyone had this with their little one, before teething is even an issue? Literally soaking through bibs and needing constant chin wiping. He's only just 5 months old! He had a tongue tie which was snipped a couple of months ago. He's very 'talkative' and meeting other milestones well (query dairy or other intolerance though) but this volume of saliva is insane!

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LaMadrilena · 03/09/2022 22:47

Yep, DD was the same! I was constantly buying bibs because we never seemed to have enough dry ones! She quite often got a rash on her chin despite our best efforts. There was nothing actually wrong though, and it did eventually abate. Although now at 14 months she's got another tooth coming, and is dribbling again... I occasionally have to mop up puddles where she's been playing! 😅

Cucumberbund · 03/09/2022 22:57

My little one got her first tooth at 5 months and dribbled non-stop.

Dilbertian · 03/09/2022 23:19

Yes, I had a drooler. I was told that as she was passing milestones appropriately, chewing solids and developing speech, there was no concern until 18m. If she was still drooling at 18m the HV said she would initiate referral to SALT.

Literally the day dd turned 18m she stopped drooling. It was like a tap had been turned off. She continued dribbling in her sleep for many years, and still does it as a teen if she sleeps on her stomach.

It was a soggy 18m. I kept dd in wool vests as long as possible, because if she drooled on cotton vests they got soggy and she would get a rash on her chest. Soggy wool vests did not cause a rash. I think they were merino vests - not cheap. But also not too hot in spring and autumn.

I went through a lot of bibs! MIL used to make dd pretty frocks with matching bibs which she lined with towelling. I used to go out with 3 or 4 bandannas: dd would wear one, one would be tied loosely to the buggy handle to dry out, and one would be ready for use. Each would last about half an hour.

I recommend the towelling-lined bandana bibs. Plenty of them.

I didn't like the bibs with waterproof backing. Because they didn't not soak through she would end up wearing them for too long and the soggy neckline would give dd a rash.

She used to get a sore chin from all the dribble, so I would put my plain lip balm on her chin to protect it. Which explains why one day she took dm's red lipstick and applied it to her chin Grin

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