My baby is 8 months old. he is teething. he is scratching his head very badly. it got wounded and is bleeding. I applied oil, washed his head. But nothing will work. why is this happening? can you please tell me?

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Babies get headache while teething and out of irritation he must be doing it. Try to distract him when he does so and calm him down with. feed ir toys or some play. Also take care of the wound by applying antiseptic. To relive his paining gums give him lots of finger foods or sterilized teethers to chew upon.

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Thank you bhurabhi bharali sashimi and prerna for your suggestions. I will try to massage and soothe him. thank you :)

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hello

most of the child do this in teething period.. don't worry.. try to distract your baby whenever he doing like this.. teething period is very difficult for Babies n parents...

for smooth teething

rub a clean finger over your baby's sore gums. Babies like to feel that kind of pressure on their gums because it distracts their brain from the sensation of teething pain

give your baby teething ring before giving you keep in fridge and then give.. so they feel relax

you may like to offer your baby a  pacifier chewing on the teat may help your baby to soothe himself.

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for teething...

Generally during teething baby get irritation in his gums, due to which he puts all the things in the mouth.. He tries to chew on everything...
 So please massage his gums regularly.. And don't allow him to put everything in the mouth as it could lead to loose motion...

you should give her steamed carrot sticks to chew on (as teethers) ... it will give relief to the teething irritation... but always supervise for the choking hazard...

you can massage his gums with your clean fingers... just gently massage his gums.. put a little pressure... not much...

Keep the surrounding hygiene and clean
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Baby tends to drool a lot during this period.. If not wipe out immediately then it will result into rashes...

During the teething period, body produces excess saliva... Which can also lead to loose motion if swallowed...

Breastfeed him more often...
as the baby is teething, he may cut you while breastfeeding... So try to massage his gums before every feed.. it will relief him from the  irritation till you feed...Also you can use nipple shield till he is teething to feed him. .
Or express the milk and feed him....

give her a lot of healthy fluids ... as baby don't like to have solid when they are teething due to pain...

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he is doing that to soothe himself

My baby is 8 months old. he is teething. he is scratching his head very badly. it got wounded and is bleeding. I applied oil, washed his head. But nothing will work. why is this happening? can you please tell me?

A. Thank you bhurabhi bharali sashimi and prerna for your suggestions. I will try to massage and soothe him. thank you :)

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