My almost 4 month old is very irritable?

Question

hi everyone, i am a first time mom and my little guy will be 4 on the 29th, he has been very irritable during the day since about 2 weeks, he is drooling alot and his hands are always in his mouth but i do not see any sign of teething( swollen gums), what can this be any help please? he always wants to be held...

Answer 1

Those are signs of teething.  Even if you don't SEE any teeth or swollen gums.

Try some Teething Tablets.  At Walgreens, in the aisle with the baby care stuff.

Answer 2

He could still be teething even though there is no sign of swollen gums. My daughter is exactly the same and she is also 4 months old. She dribbles a lot and always has done. She is also very irritable. About 4 weeks ago she was diagnosed with reflux and i was told that dribbling is a symptom of reflux (not the most common symptom) But if your baby isn't spitting up at each feeding, seems uncomfortable whilst feeding and cries a lot then it probably is just the teething. Ways to ease it are teething gels, cool teething pads or even try a chilled rubber weaning spoon.