Teething symptoms for almost 1 month but still no signs of any tooth yet?

[Carmen2]

I thought DD was teething when she was 5 1/2 months old because of these signs:

bad nappies giving her a red bump especially after a poo
number of poos increased (about 4-5 times/day) where it used to be a maximum of twice/day
drooling (in the very beginning, now it has stopped)
constant smacking of lips flicking her tongue up and down to rub her gums
chewing on teething toys
very whinny
sleeping habits changed completely
not wanting to eat solids
drinking less formula


She doesn't have any temperature, thank God for that...

Could that be teething or am I misinterpreting al of this? How long does teething symptoms go on before a tooth cuts out? THank you all for your replies

[Visitor7]

Each baby is different. It could be days, weeks or months. Nina started showing signs of teething at 4 months, but didn't cut her first tooth until 7.5 months.

[Spring Angel]

My DS wasn't himself for about 6 weeks before his first two teeth came through. We are now going through it all again with his top two teeth but thankfully they seem to be coming through quicker.

Hopefully her teeth pop through soon so things can settle in your household.

[~Kim~]

Everyone told me my baby was teething based on stuff like that from the time she was 6 weeks old! We didn't get 1 tooth until 10months and then at 11 months we got 11 in a fornight and we didn't even notice....
All bubs are different, but for mine I've learnt not to give much credence to 'teething symptoms'. All those are developmental things too.

[Carmen2]

I am really disliking the teething symptoms effects which DD is showing. DD has been so clingy and wanting to be held every moment she's awake. During her sleep, she's moving so much she just sometimes wakes herself up... DH and I had to sleep separately at the moment because her cranky behaviours at night would not allow DH to get any sleep... Is there anything I could do in the mean time to ease the teething process? THank you!

[Spring Angel]

Can you feel teeth? It might not be teething, it might just be that she is going through a developmental growth spurt. It is normal for bubs to start getting clingy about now. We even called DS vecro boy because he always needed to be held by me.

If you want you can try giving her some cold teething toys (there are ones you can put in the fridge) so she can chomp on them. If you are certain it is teeth, you can try a bit of bonjela on her gums to sooth them.

HTH