Teeth Grinders >.<
Printed From: OHbaby!
Category: Have A Baby?
Forum Name: First baby? Second or more?
Forum Description: Want help? Need support? Want tips? Men and women share advice and tips in this supportive community
URL: https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37918
Printed Date: 25 August 2025 at 2:09pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.10 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Teeth Grinders >.<
Posted By: Whateversville
Subject: Teeth Grinders >.<
Date Posted: 08 February 2011 at 3:13pm
|
Anyone else got one!??!!? Arrghh I hate it. The noise drives me batty.
Any thing I can do to stop him?!? He had four teeth now so grinds them together all the time. Surely it can't be good for them!? |
Replies:
Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 08 February 2011 at 3:20pm
|
DS did this for a while once he got top and bottom teeth, rest assured he has stopped it now. I think he was just feeling them out.
Hopefully your little one grows out of it soon too. -------------  
|
Posted By: Two_Puddle_Ducks
Date Posted: 08 February 2011 at 3:45pm
|
I used to give my guy a little something to chew on every tim I heard him. He seemed to stop it eventually and now on the occassion I do it I can tell him to stop. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
http://lilypie.com"> 
|
Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 08 February 2011 at 4:36pm
|
Yip had the same here when we got the first 4 teeth but she doesn't do it anymore and we're just up to teeth 15&16. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
 Angel baby - May 2008
|
Posted By: Nothing
Date Posted: 08 February 2011 at 4:46pm
|
Yeah DD did it too, she stopped after a couple of weeks, she usually did it when she wasnt doing anything else so I just distracted her with something. ------------- 
|
Posted By: crafty1
Date Posted: 08 February 2011 at 7:14pm
|
oh god that drives me nuts, my boy does it too. Seems to be worse when he is teething. It really sets my hair on end. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
|
Posted By: NZ-rules
Date Posted: 08 February 2011 at 9:21pm
It's awful! DS has 6 teeth, and started this up a fortnight ago, but hasn't done it for the last 2 days so I'm hoping he's stopped now. I tried saying 'stop' everytime he did it but it didn't help at all  ------------- 
|
Posted By: Raspberryjam
Date Posted: 08 February 2011 at 9:51pm
|
Grinding of teeth - especially in sleep - can be a sign of worms - just worth a check
My girl did when she had about 10 teeth - so annoying!! she just stopped I guess, I hadnt given it much thought til you mentioned it, but she didnt have worms either ------------- http://lilypie.com] 
http://lilypie.com] 
http://lilypie.com] 
|
Posted By: QTMum
Date Posted: 08 February 2011 at 10:43pm
|
DS does in his sleep (no worms) and his teeth are really worn down. TBH I'm quite concerned about it but the dentist told me it's only a problem when his adult teeth come through.
I don't know how to stop him from doing something that he is doing completely subconsiously in his sleep. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
http://lilypie.com"> 
|
Posted By: _Deb_
Date Posted: 09 February 2011 at 8:23am
|
Both of my kids went through the teeth grinding stage. It didn't take them long to grow out of it though. I hate it! My girl still does it occasionally. ------------- 
|
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 09 February 2011 at 11:02am
|
We have a teeth grinder and tbh I grind my teeth too, unknowingly and in my sleep lol! I always stop myself when I realise. And when I notice DD I often try to distract her any way I can! Drives me batty though, worst noise ever imo! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
|
Posted By: Lucky apple
Date Posted: 09 February 2011 at 1:55pm
Interestingly, my dentist mentioned that teeth grinding (night time version) has actually been found to be genetic! He was able to tell that I grind my teeth in my sleep too (which I already knew), and my mum and bro do too. I don't have worms! lol |
QTMum wrote:Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 09 February 2011 at 9:42pm
|
Sally, I'd heard that too! My mum and grandma don't but apparently my great gran did (all same side of family) and it looks like DD and I do it too. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
|
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 09 February 2011 at 10:05pm
I have a one of those! DD does it, not so much anymore, but when the teeth were coming in she would sit there and grind them for ages,  Drove me mental I HATE that sound its like fingernails on a blackboard for me!------------- |
Posted By: QTMum
Date Posted: 09 February 2011 at 11:54pm
|
That's so interesting. I'm going to have to go inspect DH's teeth. I've never noticed hime grinding them but maybe he does in his sleep too. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
http://lilypie.com">
|