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For those of you who are not sure what we are talking about notice the white pokey tooth coming in. That's right Ava is getting a molar. We were surprised to find this tooth coming in last night as we brushed her teeth.Ava has not been feeling great and a little crabby, but we weren't exactly sure why. She also has woken up a few times at night screaming like she is in pain, but we couldn't pin point the problem. It never occurred to us that she would be getting a molar. This teething experience has been so different than I expected. I thought they would come in, in order and not take so long to do it. Ava currently has her front 2 bottom teeth, 3 top front teeth (the 4th getting ready to pop out), and now a molar. Papa Bruce and Bob, Is this normal??
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Even with our 4th, Mark, every tooth is a surprise, and in a seemingly random order. The worst is when it takes MONTHS and comes with a few rounds of sinus infections.
The top molars usually come in sometime after they turn one I believe. Ezra was a little early with his teeth and is in the process of popping through his 3rd molar (the first on the bottom). I think it is pretty common for things to happen out of order in babies.
I'm sure you remember Parker's hillbilly teeth. She had the funniest smile for so long. It's rough when they don't have a top and bottom tooth to match up because sometimes they bite themselves. Good luck.
The tooth eruption sequences and timelines that you find online and in baby books are averages from all kids they've gathered data on. It can be quite varied and usually is. I don't think you have anything to be worried about. We're excited about Ezra finally getting some opposing molars so that he can chew better. Hopefully he'll still eat raw veggies!
Dad, the computer hater finally saw your blog (Sunday 17th.), He said, "Baby teeth come in whenever they feel like it." Which I guess is interpreted, any order of eruption is "normal". Hopefully Ava will be able to keep all her teeth and not be a little "vampire" like her dad.
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