Diaper Swappers

lulusmom · 06-22-2008, 04:23 PM

My 10-month dd has her front two bottom teeth and four front upper teeth. The last couple weeks she has started grinding her teeth randomly, making a really unpleasant noise. Dh gets really upset because he thinks she is going to damage her teeth, while I think it's just a phase that she is playing with her new teeth and will probably pass. Should I be more concerned about it? I mean, dh has two older daughters and he said they never did this and it's REALLY worrying him, however he IS the worrywart in the family when it comes to dd so I don't know if I'm blowing off something to be concerned about. TIA!

joanna19 · 06-22-2008, 04:26 PM

HI mama!

My dd did this too and I posted about it because it was so annoying and I thought her teeth wold get wrecked. It is a phase. My dd did it, stopped for a long time and is now doing it again actually. Also it does not damage their teeth according to some posters in my thread about it.

I just put my finger in her mouth and say, "please stop", usually she will get distracted with something else that's going on.

I know, super annoying, but it will pass.

snelson924 · 06-22-2008, 04:29 PM

my DD is only 7 months, has only 1 tooth in and she's ALREADY trying to grind them!

ThatLinGirl · 06-22-2008, 05:14 PM

Ah, that fun phase.

When my daughter went through it, I was reassured that it is passing and they're too young to really do any damage in the meanwhile.

OneFabMama · 06-22-2008, 05:15 PM

It's normal! I think most kids do it. It's one of those "because I can" things. Something they can control.

She wont cause any damage!

lulusmom · 06-22-2008, 10:10 PM

Oh good, now I have ammo to reassure dh! Thanks mamas.

jls~Kain~Drake · 06-23-2008, 01:41 PM

Both of mine did it....ds1 well into his 2's but ds2 hasn't done it in awhile...he probably stopped around 2yo.

06-22-2008, 04:23 PM	#1
lulusmom Keepin' it Crunchy! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,989 Ratings: 113 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	10-month old grinding her teeth? My 10-month dd has her front two bottom teeth and four front upper teeth. The last couple weeks she has started grinding her teeth randomly, making a really unpleasant noise. Dh gets really upset because he thinks she is going to damage her teeth, while I think it's just a phase that she is playing with her new teeth and will probably pass. Should I be more concerned about it? I mean, dh has two older daughters and he said they never did this and it's REALLY worrying him, however he IS the worrywart in the family when it comes to dd so I don't know if I'm blowing off something to be concerned about. TIA! __________________ Helen-Natural birthing, extended bf'ing, cosleeping, non-vaxxin' mama to Holly Lu 8/18/07

06-22-2008, 04:26 PM	#2
joanna19 Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 8,384 Ratings: 187 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: 10-month old grinding her teeth? HI mama! My dd did this too and I posted about it because it was so annoying and I thought her teeth wold get wrecked. It is a phase. My dd did it, stopped for a long time and is now doing it again actually. Also it does not damage their teeth according to some posters in my thread about it. I just put my finger in her mouth and say, "please stop", usually she will get distracted with something else that's going on. I know, super annoying, but it will pass. __________________ Jo -- babywearin' mama to Anni 06.07 & Tennyson 12.09 --- ALWAYS

06-22-2008, 04:29 PM	#3
snelson924 Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 3,267 Ratings: 203 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: 10-month old grinding her teeth? my DD is only 7 months, has only 1 tooth in and she's ALREADY trying to grind them! __________________ --->>>jill.<<<--- wife to robert (9/24/05)~~~ mom to abigail, my 30weeker (11/10/07) & isaac, my full-term wonder (2/20/10)

06-22-2008, 05:14 PM	#4
ThatLinGirl Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: DC Posts: 5,447 Ratings: 268 Feedback: 100%	Re: 10-month old grinding her teeth? Ah, that fun phase. When my daughter went through it, I was reassured that it is passing and they're too young to really do any damage in the meanwhile. __________________ Lindsay, mama to Caroline Lois (05/28/06) and scrunchy new Kate (12/31/08)

06-22-2008, 05:15 PM	#5
OneFabMama Cause Thats How I Roll Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Missin' SoCal Posts: 12,460 Ratings: 146 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: 10-month old grinding her teeth? It's normal! I think most kids do it. It's one of those "because I can" things. Something they can control. She wont cause any damage! __________________ Jena. Fabulous Mama To 3 year old Riley Nicole & 7 week old Logan Parker born @ home.