My 9 month old son grits his teeth constantly. Any suggestions on how to get him to stop? I will take any advice you can give me.
Is it more of a grind? My son did the same thing at that age. I think he was just playing with the new "objects" in his mouth. It didn't last very long--a few weeks I think. I tried to keep a pacie in his mouth to deter it. He simply got bored with it and gave it up!
My son did that around 9 months and it TOTALLY freaked me out. Not only did i think he was ruining his teeth but I HATED that terrible sound. He is 1 now and I havent hear him do it in months. I went searching for reasons for this teeth grinding and everything I read said its just a phase--getting used to his new toofies.
My sons did this too... its just something new... Baby teeth are pretty tough.. He will get bored with it and stop.
Diddo to all the other responses. Both my daughters did this and both of them stopped on their own - we tried to discourage it without calling attention to it. We would give my first something to munch on since she didn't take a passie and with my second we gave her the passie.
I asked my sister about this (she is a hygenist) as my 14 month old does it as well and it freaks me out! My sister said it is very normal and little kids do it all the time so not to worry. They will eventually stop.
