One and a half year old baby drooling excessively. What's going on

  During the process of a baby's growth, various symptoms may occur, some of which are completely normal, such as drooling, but there are also some babies who may experience excessive drooling. In this case, parents are often not calm. So, what's the reason for a one and a half year old baby having excessive drooling?

  

One and a half year old baby drooling excessively. What's going on1

  What's wrong with a one and a half year old baby drooling excessively?

  1. Baby drooling has a process. Newborns do not drool because their salivary glands are underdeveloped and produce less saliva, leaving no excess saliva flowing out of their mouths; At this time, the baby's main food is milk or liquid food, which does not stimulate the salivary glands much.

  2. The teething period of a baby is the most frequent time for saliva to flow. When baby teeth erupt, the small teeth protrude from the gums, causing mild swelling and discomfort of the gum tissue, stimulating the nerves on the gums, and reflexively increasing saliva secretion from the salivary glands.

  3. As babies grow and develop, those who develop quickly will stop drooling at one and a half years old, while most children will gradually and effectively control swallowing movements before the age of two due to the maturity of muscle movement function.

  4. It is normal for babies to drool. However, due to the acidic nature of saliva, which contains digestive enzymes and other substances, the oral mucosa provides protection and prevents it from invading deeper layers. But when saliva spills onto the skin, it can easily corrode the outermost stratum corneum, causing skin inflammation and leading to childhood skin diseases such as eczema.

  What should babies pay attention to when drooling?

  1. Be sure to wipe off his saliva at any time, without using force. Gently dry the saliva to avoid damaging the local skin.

  2. Wash your mouth with warm water and apply oil to protect the skin on your chin and neck. It's best to wrap the child's mouth to prevent saliva from staining their clothes.

  3. A handkerchief for wiping baby's saliva should be soft in texture, preferably made of cotton, and should be washed and ironed regularly.

  4. If the baby drools severely, it is necessary to go to the hospital for examination to see if there are any abnormal symptoms in the baby's mouth, whether the swallowing function is normal, and so on.

  After reading the above answers, everyone knows what causes a one and a half year old baby to drool excessively. Parents do not need to pay too much attention to the problem of drooling in babies. This is a normal physiological phenomenon for babies, as their development is not yet complete. However, parents should pay attention to taking care of their babies to avoid skin eczema caused by drooling.

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