thread: Everyone else seems more worried than me... late teether, 16 months and no teeth

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  1. #1
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    Jul 2007
    Melbourne
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    Both mine were late teethers as well. DS was about 14 months when he got his first and DD is 3 in a week and she still doesn't have any molars. I wouldn't worry. There is the option of having a dental xray just to make sure the teeth are actually in the gums waiting to come down but only do it if you are really worried.

  2. #2
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    Feb 2006
    Newcastle, NSW
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    My DS2 didn't get his first tooth until 15 or 16 months (can't remember which one right now sorry)

    I copped the same things as you are. I loved my gummy little guy and having no teeth didn't stop him from doing the things toothy bubbas were doing. My DS could strip the meat off a lamb cutlet just as well as a child with teeth! lol

    One thing that was of a concern to me and the MHN was my sons speech delay. They believed it to be contributed to the lack of teeth and I often wonder if that is true, as when he did start developing teeth his speech picked up too.