January 28, 2007...12:56 am
Teething Out of Order
My son is a bit of a weirdo when it comes to teething. He didn’t get his first tooth till he was 8 or 9 months and it wasn’t that big of a deal to him. The 2nd tooth comes in and his fever is 104 and he wont let me put him down. Months go by and a week before Christmas I notice a new tooth coming in. It wasn’t where it should be though. He was getting his lateral incisor instead of his central incisor on the top. AHHHHH. My son was going to either look like a vampire or a hockey player. I actually tried to teach him to hiss. Anyway, I call my mom up because she’s the professional (hygienist) and she tells me it’s OK, rare, but OK. PHEW. Anyway. His four top teeth have all come in weird. First the left lateral then the left central then the right lateral and now the right central is just peeking through. There’s nothing on-line about this phenomenon except another mother’s blog about her story. I think it’s really funny that my son is wacky that way. He still doesn’t have his bottom laterals (which they should get before the tops) but that’s OK, he’s allowed to be different. Anyway, I snapped a photo of it all to share with you. It’s not easy trying to capture a wiggly boy’s teeth but it can be done with some restraint and some tickles to make him smile. This isn’t the most flattering photo of my son but it serves it’s purpose. Enjoy. I hope I gave some other mother of a strange teeth-er some peace of mind with this blog!
18 Comments
January 29, 2007 at 6:01 pm
My son has all four coming in at the same time. He’s six months old. His first bottom tooth came in just before his five-month birthday and the second bottom one shortly after.
Btw, my name’s Laura. I love blogging and am happy to meet other moms going through the same things!
January 29, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Hi Laura!
February 4, 2007 at 5:53 am
[...] He had a great morning, we went on a walk in the park. Then came home and had a delicious carrot and rice cereal lunch. Then Daddy put him down for his nap while Mommy went to lunch with Auntie Jill. Mommy came home an hour later to a crying, no longer napping Buggle and Daddy heading out the door to a meeting. Ah ha, payback for getting to sleep in! Nothing comes free, I tell ya! After several failed attempts to get The Buggle back to sleep I finally got him up and brought him downstairs where he zoned out to Backyardigans on a blanket on the floor. Then his gums must have really started hurting because he was back in full dino-baby mode. I brought out all his toys, and his frozen teething duckie which he liked for a about half a second. Nothin’s quite as good as the Momma’s fingers! He got so bad that I finally broke out the baby Tylenol out and gave him a dose. When Daddy came home we were able to look in his mouth and see what appear to be TWO teethers ready to make their grand entry to the world. Usually, the first teeth to pop up are the two bottom front, and these are farther back. Maybe he’s taking after Silas’ teething program? [...]
July 10, 2007 at 7:37 pm
Nice to see my daughter isn’t the only teething weirdo! I am so relieved to see this blog. Thank you!!!
Happy mamma of 2
Shawna
August 2, 2007 at 8:04 am
My daughter, now 13 months, also is teething out of order. She has the front 2 teeth and 4 on the bottom. Today i noticed both of her top molars have cut through but she’s still missing the other 2 incisors and canines…strange! I also was searching the net but couldn’t find any information on this…is it really this rare to cut teeth out of order?
August 6, 2007 at 1:51 pm
well my daughter seems to be getting all of her top teeth and none on the bottom and she is 19 months old! She has only 1 upper incisor and two upper molars, but the other incisor is looking like it is abot to come through…i can’t imagine what she will look like with only teeth on the top and none on the bottom..lol
September 17, 2007 at 9:29 am
I am pleased to read this as well. My 7 month old son has one central bottom tooth and has now cutting a top lateral incisor. Apparently he should get both central bottom and top central incisors first. I am sure that they will all come eventually.
October 22, 2007 at 5:06 am
What a relief! My 8-month-old daughter cut her bottom two central incisors at 6-months. Today I noticed her top two lateral incisors peeking through. So far, no sign of the top central incisors. I guess I know what she’ll be for her first Halloween - a vampire! Not exactly what I had in mind but … Anyway, after extensive online searching, this was the only site to give me some peace-of-mind that all will be well. Thanks for sharing, all.
December 7, 2007 at 9:56 am
My 8 month old also had gotten her 2 bottom central incisors and her 2 top lateral ones…no central ones on the top, though! She does look like a little vampire!!!
January 30, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Phewf…I am so glad to have read this. My son has both bottom incisors, and is now cutting his left lateral incisor..but no sign of the central ones yet. Good to hear of others with the same situation….
February 13, 2008 at 5:26 pm
my 9 month old daughter has four bottom teeth and does not have any top teeth should i worry
February 13, 2008 at 6:25 pm
No…it’s really really common!
March 4, 2008 at 7:03 am
PHEW!!!! My son got his bottom 2 in normal around 7 months and now he is 9 months and got his Lateral Incisors before his front 2. Yes he looks like a vampire and i was starting to get worried, but thank god it is normal. He looks a little funny but I guess they all teeth different…..
March 5, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I am so happy to read all these comments, I was begining to about my daughter.
March 11, 2008 at 11:54 am
My daughter has her bottom two central incisors, her top two central incisor, her top two lateral incisors and she just got one of her bottom first molars. Is that normal?
March 11, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Not normal but not bad either. She’ll get all of her teeth eventually. My GF’s daughter is 2 and she’s JUST getting her top laterals and she has all of her other teeth.
April 22, 2008 at 10:08 am
Thank you for this blog because it is very difficult to find information on babies teething out of order. Glad to hear my son is not the only baby vampire out there!
May 6, 2008 at 10:10 am
[...] He’s changing very quickly now. He’s just cut 3 teeth, all in the wrong order just like Silas. Not AS wonky…but close. I swear that comes from his Dad’s side because Lucas did the [...]
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