The baby's saliva has greatly increased!

According to the traditional custom in Taiwan Province Province, when the baby is about 4 months old, there will be a so-called "saliva-taking" ceremony, which is to wrap a string of cakes around the baby's neck with a long rope to stop the child's saliva. But if dad thinks that the baby's saliva can be "stopped here" through the ceremony, then I'm afraid it's all wet! For the baby to enter the non-staple food and teething period, the amount of saliva will increase greatly after 3 ~ 4 months!

Why? The amount of saliva secreted by newborns is actually not much, only about 50 C.C., which is only enough to moisten the mouth. When the baby is 3 ~ 4 months old, with the development of physiological needs, 1 day can secrete about 200 c.c.c. Generally speaking, baby drooling is a normal physiological phenomenon, but the main reasons for drooling are as follows.

Salivary glands are developed and saliva secretion is vigorous. The "salivary gland" composed of parotid gland, sublingual gland and submandibular gland is the source of baby's saliva production and secretion. After most babies are 3 ~ 4 months old, with the gradual completion of salivary gland development, gland secretion will become more and more developed. Inhalation and swallowing are not harmonious, and saliva is easy to overflow. For the baby who is entering the stage of non-staple food feeding, the coordination ability of oral muscles begins to change from simple sucking to more complicated chewing and swallowing. When the baby's swallowing function is not skilled, and the muscle functions of oral sucking and swallowing are not coordinated, saliva is easy to overflow and spread from the baby's shallow mouth. Feeding non-staple food, the mouth becomes more and more * * * According to the demand for nutrition, the baby must start to contact foods other than breast milk or formula milk in about 4 months. When the food sources are more and more diversified, the baby's curiosity will increase, and he will suck his fingers or put things in his mouth. The saliva line in the baby's mouth will also secrete more saliva because of many factors. Before the baby's teeth germinate and the mouth is affected by * * * again, I believe many fathers do it more frequently than mommy, holding a small square towel in their hands and chasing the baby's saliva. Dr. Xie Mingyun pointed out that in addition to practicing eating non-staple food, food will make the baby drool crazily, and long teeth will also secrete saliva.

After the baby is about 7 to 8 months old, because the deciduous teeth that are about to erupt will have a * * * effect on the gums and nerves in the mouth, in addition to the swelling of the gums, it will also make the baby feel uncomfortable; Salivary glands will also become sensitive and secrete a lot of saliva. "At this time, the child's saliva will become more and more obvious than before. 」

Babies' oral period originated from Freud's development theory. When it comes to baby's personality development, especially gender identity, we should mention Freud's theory of sexual consciousness development. There are five stages in the development theory of sexual consciousness: oral stage, * * * stage, sexual organ stage, incubation period and reproductive period. Oral sex (also called oral sex desire period) is the first stage of infancy in Freud's theory of sexual consciousness development. Oral sex may last until the baby is 2 or 3 years old, so oral sex lasts from 2 months after the baby is born to 2 or 3 years old. Function 1. The oral cavity is a stage where the oral cavity feels particularly strong. Babies like to put things in their mouths, often drool, or suck, swallow and bite with their mouths to get some sensation.

Feature 2. The oral stage is in line with the baby's teething stage (teething starts around 6 months, and the first tooth grows before 1 year at the latest).

Characteristic three. The baby will not feel uncomfortable when teething, but because the teething stage and the oral stage overlap, everyone will think that the baby needs to grind his teeth when teething, and his gums will be uncomfortable. In fact, there will be some swelling in the gums during the baby's teething, but it will not make the baby feel pain or discomfort.

Useful! Although the function of a lot of saliva is shallow in children's mouth, or the ability to absorb and swallow is uncoordinated, it lies in teeth, food and so on. , leading to the continuous flow of saliva, don't underestimate the annoying saliva at the corner of your child's mouth, but it has an extremely important role and status in physiology!

Helping to digest "oral cavity" is the source of human digestion. Saliva secreted by salivary glands contains many enzymes (such as lactose invertase), which can decompose simple enzymes such as starch. When food is eaten in the mouth, it is chewed through the teeth to facilitate swallowing into the throat; Saliva not only plays the role of lubricating food swallowing, but also contains enzymes, which can bring about preliminary digestion; Immunoglobulin A contained in saliva can also provide immune protection for babies. Moisturizing mucous membrane Because of the existence of saliva, the mucous membrane tissue in the oral cavity can be protected in a moist state and will not feel uncomfortable because of excessive dryness. Assisting swallowing saliva can not only effectively moisturize and protect the mouth, but also help the baby to lubricate his throat and learn swallowing ability. Cleaning the saliva in the mouth can keep the mouth moist and flowing for a long time, so that the residual teeth or food residues can be left in the mouth and easily taken away by flowing water, which can effectively keep the mouth and teeth clean; Furthermore, saliva can also form a protective film on the outermost enamel of teeth, which can effectively prevent tooth decay. Saliva secretion that promotes growth will naturally increase with age; * * * of food can also enhance saliva secretion, and with the help of taste buds, it will help to improve your baby's appetite and promote growth!

Please pay attention! Related diseases Although it is a normal physiological phenomenon for Xiaobaobao, who is in teething period and has immature swallowing ability, drooling as long as there is a burst of laughter, food or oral discomfort, but if the child has a high fever, slow response and stunted development; Or after 2 ~ 3 years old, the saliva is still flowing, so dad will be more careful than mommy to doubt whether the baby at home is sick or drooling.

allergic rhinitis

Common age: children over 3 years old are easy to see.

Symptoms: Inflammation of the nose caused by other factors, such as nasal allergies and colds, are mostly similar. The common symptoms of allergic rhinitis are itchy nose, runny nose, stuffy nose and sneezing. If patients have persistent spraying, nasal congestion, involuntary itching, or smell special smells (such as cigarettes) in some seasons, they should pay special attention to possible allergic rhinitis.

Influence: Children with allergic rhinitis are prone to open their mouths and breathe because of nasal symptoms such as runny nose and stuffy nose. If the swallowing ability is not good, saliva will overflow easily when the small mouth is opened.

Treatment: To solve the "drooling" phenomenon of children with allergic rhinitis, the first task is to thoroughly treat the disease. For babies with allergic rhinitis at home, in addition to the doctor's instructions, antihistamines, steroid nasal sprays and other drugs are used in the choice of drugs; Controlling the environment and keeping the baby away from allergens is the most important thing.

Adenoid hypertrophy of larynx

Common age: children over 3 ~ 4 years old.

Symptoms: Hypertrophy of tonsils and adenoids will obviously reduce the space of upper respiratory tract in tonsils and adenoids in children and hinder gas circulation. In terms of nasal symptoms, children are prone to nasal congestion, runny nose, easy mouth breathing, drooling, nasal obstruction when talking, snoring during sleep and other symptoms.

Impact: This kind of "obstructive sleep apnea" is prone to obesity. As long as the upper respiratory tract is narrow in any part such as nasopharynx, oropharynx, tongue base and throat, it may cause this disease. Patients will have symptoms such as snoring at night, dozing off during the day, headache and drooling. Due to poor sleep and life, children are also prone to hyperactivity and anxiety.

Treatment: For most children with hypertrophy of tonsils and adenoids, endoscopic tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy is the first line of treatment. It is mainly to use minimally invasive knife or low temperature cold touch gasification stick to remove the hypertrophy of adenoid tissue to solve the problem of poor breathing of children.

cerebral palsy

Common age: newborn babies can detect it.

Symptoms: Children with cerebral palsy and other brain development abnormalities, or sensory integration disorders, often have poor oral muscle coordination due to nervous system abnormalities, resulting in continuous saliva flow. Parents can observe the growth process of children from birth through outpatient service or self-assessment to see if there are problems such as low coordination and integration response, abnormal and slow development of oral muscles and nerves.

Influence: The reasons for poor oral muscle coordination are quite complicated, including brain nerve development defects, cleft lip and palate, congenital genetic diseases and so on. In addition to the growth retardation caused by the disease itself, the mouth will overflow because of poor coordination and closure.

Treatment: The treatment of cerebral palsy must be as early as possible. For children with cerebral palsy, treatment is a long-term struggle and hard work, which depends on a complete set of treatment strategies to effectively improve the quality of daily life of children with cerebral palsy. Taking cerebral palsy as an example, the actual treatment policy, in addition to the use of cranial nerve drugs, also includes functional treatment such as physical therapy training and muscle strength balance, which is a very important part of the reconstruction plan.

Other oral diseases

Common age: caused by bacterial or viral infection, which can occur at any age.

Symptoms: For children, when inflammation and ulcers appear in the mouth and throat, children will be afraid to swallow or reduce the number of times because of swallowing pain. Such as throat inflammation, herpetic pharyngitis (enterovirus); Or there are herpes on the lips, tongue, oral mucosa and other parts. It will make children drool because of pain.

Influence: Different from cerebral palsy, children with allergic rhinitis and other problems will drool for a long time. For patients with oral diseases caused by bacterial and viral infections, drooling will only occur if they are unwell during the infection. As long as the symptoms are relieved, the problem of continuous drooling will disappear.

Treatment: discomfort caused by blisters or holes in the throat. Generally speaking, as long as proper antiviral drugs or antibiotics are followed, symptoms can be alleviated and the problem of drooling can disappear.

Do this! In the face of a baby who is learning to swallow and is teething, although "saliva dripping" is a necessary process of growth, saliva overflows from time to time, which still makes dad more annoyed than mommy. In addition to changing the bib and clothes for the baby from time to time to avoid the odor on the child; You must also regularly clean up toys or furniture that are accidentally soiled because the baby drools.

Babies who keep drooling are hard to like except that they look unclean; Because saliva contains a variety of digestive enzymes, it is easy to bring bacterial infections such as skin inflammation, eczema or abscess rash around the baby's mouth, chin and even neck. Parents should not be careless in daily care! Aside from the drooling caused by the disease, in the face of endless drooling during the child's growth, dad should not be more careless than mommy. Learning proper nursing is very important to protect the baby's delicate skin!

Wipe regularly to keep the baby's face, neck and other parts dry and comfortable. When dad sees that the saliva is about to "drip", he must wipe the saliva spilled by the child immediately. When wiping, you can use a small cotton square towel with soft texture, and the strength should be gentle to avoid excessive friction and damage to the skin. Protection of bib If you are afraid that the child's saliva will flow out in large quantities and dirty the clothes, you can put a cotton bib on the baby's clothes cover to keep it clean, and remember to clean it regularly to prevent the cloth from stinking and reduce the interest of children in using it. Warm water cleaning When wiping the saliva at the corners of your mouth, it is best to avoid using wet paper towels containing essence or bleach. You should take a small cotton square towel and dip it in proper amount of clean warm water to wipe the baby's skin. After cleaning, apply a thin layer of vaseline on the place where saliva is easy to flow out to protect the chin and neck skin and reduce the harm and * * * feeling caused by saliva. Correctly training to feed children non-staple food, from mud to solid food, not only helps the baby not to be unbalanced in nutrition during the embarrassing weaning period, but also can feed food through a spoon, which is involved from the lip to the tongue, crushed and swallowed; And after teething, more complicated chewing and swallowing movements, through a series of correct oral muscle training, not only help children absorb nutrition smoothly, but also help their pronunciation and early language development (about 4 months). How about a nipple? Some parents will doubt whether to use pacifiers for their children, fearing that "the more the pacifier sucks, the more dependent it is" or "the more saliva you suck, the better it will be". According to the development theory, it is reasonable to give the baby a pacifier moderately if the baby needs it. Some parents worry about what to do if the baby is completely satisfied and always clings to mommy. In fact, from the point of view of psychologists, proper satisfaction will make the baby more independent in the future, while children who are not satisfied in the oral period may rely too much on their own personality in the future. Cute baby/cookie skin, shot in Yan Xi/professional photography for Pandora children.