Baby Teething Advice

When do babies start teething?

Babies can start teething anywhere between 3 to 6 months old and in some cases, teething doesn’t start until after 12 months. Usually by 2 to 3 years of age babies will have a set of about 20 teeth emerge.

How long does teething last?

There’s no universal time for a baby’s teething to begin, so don’t worry if your little one is slightly earlier or later than the most common months above.

Teething signs

Noticing the symptoms that may show your baby is teething is the first step to helping ease their discomfort. Common signs of teething can include:

• Chewing fingers or toys
• Excessive drooling or dribbling
• Mood changes, soreness and swelling of gums
• Refusing to eat or drink
• Not sleeping very well
• Biting when breastfeeding
• Slight elevation of body temperature

These are all mild symptoms that should improve with time. If your baby is extremely distressed, however, contact your doctor for further advice and treatment. Teething symptoms often appear 3-5 days before the first tooth begins to emerge. They should subside once this first tooth has broken through the skin, but in some cases symptoms can continue afterwards.

How to help teething

It’s no surprise that babies struggle with sleep whilst teething, but there’s a few different things you can do to try and help ease the discomfort for your little ones.

• Gentle gum massages
• Give them a clean and cool washcloth to such on
• White noise to help redirect your baby’s attention
• Give them teething rusks or teething wafers

What are rusks?

Teething rusks, also known as teething biscuits, are a type of dry biscuit that dissolve as your baby tries to bite into it, whilst doing so it can help to soothe their gums and ease soreness from teething.

When can babies have rusks?

Most baby teething rusks are made for babies 6+ months old, as this is around the age that most babies are being weaned onto solid foods and is commonly when teething symptoms start. 6 months is when you can introduce rusks under close supervision.

Teething wafers

For an alternative to rusks, opt for teething wafers – made with three or four types of grains and enriched in iron, our wafers come in delicious flavours including banana & pumpkin and blueberry & banana. The perfectly balanced snack to help soothe sore gums and suitable for babies 6+ months old.