Born with two teeth - An American infant born with two teeth becomes a hit on the internet
A netizen named Bushuyishan posted on Aiwanbao website: "My daughter Nini was also born with two teeth, and they look even better than those of the American baby's. He thought it was because his wife often drank rib soup during her pregnancy.
Is this "little accident" due to excessive nutrition?
Recently, a netizen named Bushuyishan posted on the Aiwanbao website: "My daughter Nini was born with two front teeth, comparable to the American baby boy!"
He also "showed off" photos of his baby online. The plump little baby had two small white teeth in its mouth.
The day before he posted, the media reported that an American baby boy was born with two teeth, and the doctor said it was very rare.
Most babies don't grow their first tooth until they are 6 months to 1 year old, so why was this baby born with two front teeth? Journalist Huang Ying from Wanbao.
[Curiosity] The baby was born with two teeth, I touched them and they were very firm
The journalist first contacted the netizen Bushuyishan.
The poster is the baby's father, Mr. Wang, who lives in Shangzhuanjia Family Compound on Huaihe Road.
He said the baby's name is Taotao, a girl, born in May last year, weighing 7.5 catties at birth, and already had two small front teeth on her lower jaw.
"My Taotao didn't let me touch her at first, but her mother held her down, and I secretly touched them. These two small teeth are very firm and also very hard," Mr. Wang said.
Mr. Wang said that because Taotao is plump, when she smiles, she shows two small white teeth, and she is very popular among relatives and friends. "There are many people coming to see her."
[Comparison] The American baby boy became famous, and our baby is no less impressive
When Taotao was just born, Mr. Wang also asked the doctor, who said it was indeed rare for a baby to be born with front teeth, but it was also relatively normal and would not affect the child's growth.
Nowadays, Taotao is already 9 months old, healthy, and those two small front teeth are still strong, and she can even take a bite out of an apple.
One day, Mr. Wang saw online that a baby boy named Oliver James in Massachusetts, USA, was born with front teeth and became famous on the internet, so he also put Taotao's photo online to "show off".
"Our baby's small front teeth look better than the American baby's."
[Guess] Why did the baby grow teeth? Because of good nutrition during pregnancy
Speaking of the reason for Taotao's teeth growth, Mr. Wang thought it was because his wife had good nutrition during her pregnancy.
He said that in order to keep up with the nutrition for his wife and child, he stewed a big pot of rib soup every day for his wife, and it never stopped from when his wife was pregnant until she gave birth.
Aiwanbao netizen Bushuyishan provided the photo
[Interjection]
A colleague's child was also born with teeth
When talking about this matter in the office, a colleague said that another colleague's son was also born with teeth.
Such a rare thing also happens around us?
I quickly asked colleague Ms. Lu. Her son is already 4 years old this year, and he was born with two small "rabbit teeth."
She said that during her pregnancy, her appetite was very peculiar, and she could eat a lot of food, resulting in the baby being born weighing 8 catties and 4 liang.
She didn't even finish a box of calcium tablets
"Many people say I took too much calcium during my pregnancy, but that's not true. I didn't even finish a box of calcium tablets during my pregnancy, while some pregnant women take several boxes during their pregnancy."
She disagrees with the idea of excessive nutrition.
When she saw her son was born with two small front teeth, she also asked the doctor, who explained that these were the baby's milk teeth, and there was no need to worry about them as they would naturally fall out later.
Feeding milk hurts because of the small front teeth
Now, her son's two fine front teeth are still standing, as solid as other teeth, and they do not affect appearance.
The only embarrassment for the mother is when breastfeeding, the two small front teeth sometimes bite.
"It doesn't have much effect. At the beginning of feeding, the baby bit me, and it hurt," Ms. Lu laughed and said, "It's my child, how could I let him starve?"
[Consulting Experts]
The doctor says it's called natal teeth
With these questions, the journalist consulted Dr. Li Leping, deputy chief physician of pediatric dentistry at Zhengzhou Stomatology Hospital.
"This is a natal tooth."
Dr. Li Leping said that although this situation is rare in newborns, it has nothing to do with excessive calcium supplementation or excessive nutrition during pregnancy. It is just a small "accident" in the baby's congenital development, and the teeth just grew a few months earlier than normal infants, having no impact on the baby's healthy growth.
Natal teeth refer to one or two teeth that grow when the baby is born, often located in the upper central incisors, and the lower jaw is mainly characterized by deciduous central incisors. In medical terms, these teeth are called natal teeth or early emerging teeth.
After feeding, let the baby rinse their mouth
Dr. Li Leping said that in such cases, parents do not need to worry. Let the teeth grow naturally, and you can also clean them regularly, for example, using sterile gauze wrapped around your finger to wipe the baby's small teeth, and after feeding, let the baby drink some water to rinse their mouth.
If you find that the baby's teeth have signs of loosening, parents should pay attention to observe to prevent the teeth from falling out and being swallowed by the baby.
For the "pain" mothers experience during breastfeeding, since the baby is still in the growing stage, the oral teeth are all relatively fragile. To protect the baby's safety, Dr. Li Leping suggests not extracting the teeth.
[Reminder]
During pregnancy,
Eating well and exercising less
is not conducive to fetal growth
Nowadays, conditions have improved, and expectant parents are willing to spend money on their children, and sufficient nutrition is essential.
Then, is it necessary to stew rib soup every day like Mr. Wang?
The reporter learned that in addition to supplementing nutrition, many women now consume large amounts of folic acid before and after conception.
"I've been taking folic acid for more than half a year," said Ms. Sun, who is already three months pregnant. She takes folic acid daily before and after pregnancy, and she also persuaded several colleagues of the same age to take it together.
In response to this, the doctor said that a balanced diet should be followed, and trace elements can be supplemented appropriately, but overeating should be avoided, and exercise should be increased.
During pregnancy, eating too much or too well while exercising too little not only easily affects the health of pregnant women but is also detrimental to fetal growth and even increases the difficulty of delivery.
For vitamin, calcium, and other nutritional supplements, pregnant women need to follow scientific guidelines when consuming them, and more is not necessarily better.