My daughter turned 4 months old & I noticed that her 2 bottom teeth are coming out. Infant cereal?

Question

On the same day that she turned 4 months I noticed her two bottom teeth coming out. Is this too soon? She has doubled her weight but I'm still nursing exclusively. Does this mean that I need to start her on infant cereal? I don't have her drs appt. til next wk. Also, how long do they stay fussy for...we'll be flying next wk and I'm wondering if she'll still be in pain?

Answer 1

Fussiness is individual.  One of my twins was fussy from teething and the other one didn't seem to notice it at all.

As for cereal, you don't have to start cereal just because she has teeth.  In fact, I'd recommend against it because it will interfere with nursing, which is what she really needs to thrive.  :-)

Answer 2

My oldest got her first teeth at 4 months.  I don't think it's extremely common, but it does happen.  You don't need to start her on solids yet.  It's still best to wait until she's 6 months old.

Answer 3

"Is this too soon"  No.  My daughter got teeth at 4 months, too.  Most babies get them a few months later, but early teething is normal.  Some babies are even born with a tooth.

Cereal is recommended to be started at 4-6 months.  I started my daughter at 4 months because she was off the charts height and weight wise (6'8" Daddy).  

Every baby handles teething differently.  My daughter didn't seem too bothered.  The frozen teething rings helped, as did teething biscuits.  She drooled an awful lot though.  I recommend investing in lots of bibs and just letting her wear one all day long.

Answer 4

No it soesn't mean you have to start her on solids at all. Nor is it too soon for teeth...it's about average. If you dont want her to have cereal yet dont offer it...they dont really need it till 6 months though I did give mine hers at 5 months as she is a bigger baby...20 pounds and tall too.

Answer 5

No, you don't need to start cereal.  Neither doubling her birthweight nor getting teeth is a sign that you need to start solids.

Six months is the usual time to begins solids,and many mothers and/or babies aren't interested until 7-9 months or more.

Just keep nursing. (She can't bite you while nursing.)

4 months is early for teeth, but there's nothing wrong with getting teeth early, anymore than there is anything wrong with getting them late. (7  months is average.)