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Hi
how do we get to know if the baby is going through teething?
My little one is getting cranky, I don't know what exactly it is for.
she is 4 months now. When does the teething phase start in a baby? Right now, her symptoms are getting cranky, refusing milk, and putting her hand in her mouth.
how do we get to know if she's teething and what the medications are?

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#askanexpert 
Hi
how do we get to know if the baby is going through teething?
My little one is getting cranky, I don't know what exactly it is for.
she is 4 months now. When does the teething phase start in a baby? Right now, her symptoms are getting cranky, refusing milk, and putting her hand in her mouth.
how do we get to know if she's teething and what the medications are?

Accepted Answer

during teething (pain can start as early as 3 months)
there is itching, pain, drooling of saliva, swelling in the gums, oral finger insertion, irritability and crying during the teething process.
it will come intermittently for few days to few weeks and then will go away. usually teething pain doesn't come after 2 years of age.
with the help of your fingers you can press the gums of the child to decrease the pain as well as you can give a pacifier but it should be clean. 
you can give a cold cotton cloth to bite and press between the gums
when the child is crying due to pain not resolving then you can give paracetamol which dwill also help in decreasing the pain.
long-term medicine on daily basisr (homeopathic /allopathic )(they are painkiller)are usually not advisable.
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Accepted Answer

Hello dear parent! Teething might start as early as 4th month and continue until 18 months in few babies. Continue to exclusively breastfeed your baby well on demand. Keep Babyhug teethers handy. Gently press your child’s gums with a soft cotton cloth dipped in cold water to reduce teething symptoms