Does teething cause this behaviour? 4month baby

[Purple1998]

Hello! So I'm 100% certain my baby is teething, there isn't any visible teeth yet but I can see an out line of what is about to become a couple of teeth on his bottom gum.

I'm just slightly concerned, I'm trying not to worry too much as I'm sure his behaviour is down to teething...

Basically he began his first 2 months with colic and has always been a bit of a wingey baby however he appeared to become more happier the more developed and aware he became but now he's more upset than ever just after having a happy patch. Don't get me wrong he does have his happy moments during the day but he just seems to want to either scream and be awake all day or scream until I manage to get him to nap... he's went from waking every 2-3 hours on a night to waking twice for a feed also... which is amazing however I'm just wondering if I should be concerned over this sudden change?

He gets all flushed and cries and screams as balls of salvia pour out of his mouth 😔 I thought with him having all this extra sleep on a night he would want less during the day but I feel like he just wants to sleep because of the discomfort of his gums. Also I think it's effecting his feeding because when he is breast feeding he will pull off and hum pain and discomfort as he's sucking his lips inwards so I'm concerned he is depriving himself feeds 😭

Does this sound like teething? Or do you think I should raise concern?

Would love to hear about other mams and their experience with baby teething.

Don’t know what the previous post is about but it could well be the start of teething @Purple1998! My baby is about to get to this age but from what I’ve heard about teething it’s a real bump in the road! Can you give calpol or similar? Someone brought me some teething ‘powder’- I haven’t used it but that also might be some help. Good luck and I’m sure some more knowledgeable mn’s will be along soon! Xx

Ha I was reading @Littlemissmuffetttt post expecting the link to teething to become clear at any minute.

OP my little lad is 8m old and teething for the 2nd time so you have my sympathy, it's tough!

His bottom teeth came in around 5m. You could see the outline of the teeth under the gums for a long time before they actually broke through, it was definitely a few weeks.

We've been recommended nurofen and anbesol liquid this time round. Definitely seems like the nurofen is helping more than Calpol did.

That said, 4m was really tough, I think they do go through a difficult stage at that age anyway. His sleep was dreadful and he was grizzly ALL THE TIME. I remember this as the toughest month. Breastfeeding got really tricky as he was distracted all the time.

Have you tried feeding when he's just woken up? I find offering milk as soon as mine wakes encourages him to drink. We did this lots around 4-5m and I'm doing it again now. He's also been mainly throwing any solid food on the floor...

Hope his teeth come through for you soon, once they're out it's not nearly so bad.

Our DD is 15 weeks old, and it sounds very similar to what we're experiencing. We're not breast feeding, but have found she's gone from being able to eat well to screaming about sucking on her bottle and not eating, even if it's been 4/5 hours since last feed, worried about her not eating we'd tried Teething gel as were no other signs of issues then offered the bottle again 10 mins later and she drank the lot. Its been the case a few times so far.

Could be teething but there is also a huge developmental leap around that age which can change sleep patterns and behaviour. They often discover their hands and want to put hands and everything else in their mouth, which can be the cause of lots of drooling too. Sleep needs can change rapidly as baby learns new things. Sometimes they need more sleep, other times less. Be responsive to their cues for feed and sleep and don’t worry too much about a fixed routine as every baby is so different.