Does baby drooling mean spleen and stomach deficiency? When does baby drool more?

Babies are prone to drooling during their teething period, which is a common phenomenon among babies. Generally, as the baby grows older, the drooling phenomenon will gradually improve. The reasons for drooling in babies are also different.

Does baby drooling mean spleen and stomach deficiency?

It may not be a weak spleen and stomach, it may be teething, and babies will drool during the budding period. You can scrub your baby more often to avoid causing eczema, a skin problem. Saliva can corrode the surrounding skin. Usually, after the baby eats, you should rinse the baby's mouth frequently to avoid oral infection. Newborn babies will drool, but it will be much better when they can sit and crawl. They will drool a little when they grow teeth. But some children play together, and others don't sweat much, but he sweats profusely and his clothes are wet? Some children not only drool, but also don't like to eat? Some children have irregular bowel movements, frequent diarrhea or dry stools? These are actually manifestations of weak spleen and stomach in babies!

Especially when the baby's teeth have grown out, but the drooling is still very serious, then the mother should pay more attention to the baby's spleen and stomach problems! Generally, it is recommended to regulate the baby's spleen and stomach through the effect of diet therapy. Hawthorn can regulate the spleen and stomach, and many medicines for regulating the spleen and stomach contain hawthorn. Malt can also play a role in regulating the spleen and stomach. You can eat some yam appropriately. Yam has the effect of moistening the lungs and strengthening the spleen and stomach. Red dates, herring, and coix seed all have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. The mother can cook it for the baby appropriately. Of course, if the baby is young, you can drink more porridge and use porridge instead of rice. Babies with weak spleen and stomach should eat small meals as the principle.

The baby's spleen and stomach cannot be adjusted in a day or two, but mothers should pay attention to their daily diet. Drooling while sleeping is also a sign of weak spleen and stomach. At the same time, for babies who drool frequently, in order to prevent the baby's saliva from causing inflammation of the skin around the corners of the mouth, mothers can apply some moisturizing cream or skin cream on the baby's chin (I personally recommend Cetaphil) to prevent the saliva from soaking it red. At the same time, mothers should also remember to change the baby's clothes and bibs frequently, use clean and soft tissues to wipe the baby's saliva, and keep the baby's lips and jaws clean.

When does your baby drool more?

Every baby drools, but the drooling situation varies at different stages of the baby's life.

Newborn baby: less saliva

Saliva is the common name for saliva. Babies have relatively less saliva after birth. The function of their salivary glands is not perfect at this time, and breast milk and formula milk do not stimulate their glands strongly.

4 months: Saliva begins to increase

1. Stimulation of complementary food. After four months, saliva will often flow out from the corners of the baby's mouth. For some babies, breast milk or formula milk can no longer meet the body's needs, and rice flour, rice paste, etc. begin to become complementary foods for children, which are relatively stimulating to the salivary glands. The child's mouth is small and it is difficult to accommodate a large amount of saliva. In addition, the swallowing ability is poor, so saliva flows out naturally.

2. Stimulation of bad habits. At the same time, children may also develop habits such as sucking their fingers and pacifiers, which also affect the salivary glands.

6-7 months: Increased drooling

At six or seven months, teeth begin to bulge out, and the amount of saliva in the child will increase. When teeth grow, the baby's gums will swell, and the surrounding nerves will be stimulated, thus inducing the secretion of salivary glands.

The pros and cons of baby drooling

The benefits of drooling

1. Protect your teeth

The erupting teeth will cause the child's gums to swell, and the baby's diverse diet will breed bacteria, leading to inflammation around the teeth. When the baby's teeth grow, the saliva increases sharply. Saliva contains factors that inhibit bacteria and can play a cleaning role, thereby reducing the occurrence of tooth decay and inflammation.

2. Moisturizes the mouth

Saliva can keep a child's mouth moist and prevent dryness.

3. Enhance Appetite

The baby's sense of taste will come into play under the stimulation of saliva. At this time, the child's appetite will be much better than before, and the taste buds will gradually mature.

4. Promote the development of language and movement

When drooling, it will drive the operation of the oral organs - lips and tongue, and the language function of the human body also relies on these two organs, so the baby will speak earlier. Saliva will also stimulate the child's swallowing instinct, and over time, the baby's movements will be improved.

The disadvantages of drooling

1. Affects aesthetics

There will often be saliva on the child's face, and his clothes will be wet and feel dirty, making the child look very sloppy.

2. Corrosion of skin

Saliva is acidic, so it is somewhat corrosive. Children's skin is delicate, and the skin that is often soaked in saliva, such as the corners of the mouth and cheeks, will become red.

How to care for baby drooling

Mothers can reduce the adverse effects of excessive drooling on their children by dealing with their baby's drooling correctly and effectively.

1. Clean up in time

The baby's saliva will flow out from time to time, so parents should wipe it in time. It is best to use a cotton towel for wiping, and the action should be gentle to avoid hurting the baby's delicate skin.

2. Take good care of your skin

Mothers should use warm water to clean the parts of the baby's face soaked with saliva, such as the mouth and cheeks, every day, and apply baby lotion to nourish the skin.

3. Change and dry clothes frequently

Saliva can wet children's clothes and pillows, leading to the growth of bacteria. Once a child's clothes are soaked with saliva, they should be replaced in time. In addition, the pillows and quilts that the child has slept on should be exposed to the sun frequently.

4. Wear a bib

Bibs have a significant isolation effect. Mothers can make simple and convenient bibs themselves according to their children's body shape, which can reduce the number of times the baby needs to change clothes.

5. Don’t pinch your baby’s face too much

Many people can't help but pinch their baby's chubby face. Parents should pay attention that if babies with increased saliva are pinched on the face frequently, it will stimulate the salivary glands and make them produce more saliva.