2 year old drools a lot

He definately has a full set of gnashers and has had them for a long time now. I try to teach him to swallow but he just doesnt get it and his shirts are always filled with drool he hates bibs even as a baby ruined so many clothing items.

I have a 2 year old son who drools excessively nonstop.

2 year old drools a lot. My son turned 2 at the end of September and about a month ago or a little longer he has been drooling a lot. I am not sure if this is normal or not but by the end of the day the collar around his shirt is soaked and if he doesnt have a shirt on he will grab his blanket and wipe off his tummy. I have a 2 year old son who drools excessively nonstop.

Whether hes teething or not hes drooling. We tried getting him to wipe his mouth every time he drooled to hopefully draw attention to it so hed stop. Now we constantly remind him to shut his lips but that doesnt last long.

Estimated Reading Time 2 Minutes. Parents of toddlers often wonder why their their kiddos drool so muchespecially when it appears that they have many of their teeth and the issue cant obviously be blamed on teething. Generally a child has all of their 20 baby teeth in the mouth by age two and a half to three.

If your little one drools a lot after he has crossed the age of 2 years you should consult a doctor for the same. Although it is often attributed to over-production of saliva excessive drooling happens because of poor coordination between mouth and tongue. My 2 year old drools.

Our doctor recommended an ear nose and throat doctor to look for obstructions in his throat and check for allergies. We then contacted Easter Seals which will conduct a free in-home evaluation. Our son now has a speech therapist and an occupational therapist to work on muscles in his mouth.

2 year old still drooling. He was the heaviest drooled as a baby and still now drools quite a bit. I try to teach him to swallow but he just doesnt get it and his shirts are always filled with drool he hates bibs even as a baby ruined so many clothing items.

Ive heard of kids still dribbling up till about 3 12-4 so I think its reasonably normal. My ds who is now 6 dribbled constantly so much so that I had to change his tops regularly. As a baby he was permanently in a bib.

Thats it really. My 3 year old drools a river but when I ask him if it hurts he says no yet hes chewing on his hand a lot. He definately has a full set of gnashers and has had them for a long time now.

I asked the GP about it but she didnt take me seriously - I realise its not a serious problem but theres definately an excess saliva issue. A lot depends on your childs innate abilities. But if youre at all concerned about your 2-year-old its a good idea to consult a speech-language pathologist.

Or simply gives up and says never mind a lot. Your child drools when he mispronounces words. This might indicate a physical issue that needs medical attention.

A vibrating toothbrush can be used to wake up the mouth and provide oral motor stimulation. Most children of this age have been drooling so long that they are also unaware of the sensation that their chin or face is wet so doing a lot of training and cueing for recognizing a wet and dry face is needed. You can start with using toys and sponges that are wet or dry and then their hands to.

Drooling is perfectly normal in young children until around the age of 2 years. Drooling normally fully resolves by the age of 5 years. If it doesnt you should consider seeking advice from your childs General Practitioner GP.

I posted about this a few weeks ago. My ds is 2 yrs 4 mths and still dribbles a lot. He has had all his teeth for ages now.

I think he was about 18 months when he got his last ones. The dribbling stopped then for a while but the last couple of months he has started again. My son has 16 teeth does not have his 2nd set of upper and lower molars.

He does not appear to be teething as he had while he was getting in his earlier dentition. He constantly is drooling excessively. It seems like he is not swallowing his saliva at all.

My son just turned 2 12 years old and still drools a lot. He will not wear bibs anymore so we have to change his shirt every couple of hours. He had a severe milk protein allergy when he was born and was put on a formula that he would barely drink.

It would take him a long time to even drink a 3 oz botttle. He no longer has the allergy. My grand son is 2-12says wordsno sentencesat the most 2 words together bad dogalso constantly drools-knows what you are saying if you tell him to go get somethingyou can call his name over and over and he wont respondnot even turn his headbut he is hearing youif you ask him a yes or no question he does not reply or shake his headgone through stages where he holds his pants on.

2 year old who mouth breathes and drools a lot. Was there ever a root cause or something that helped fix it or did they grow out of it. She also snores and drools a lot at night.

Your 2 month old drools so much because thats exactly what 2 month olds are supposed to do. At this stage in development your little one is making more saliva than she can swallow. Baby is also starting to find things to put in hisher mouth which causes even more drooling.

Drooling is normal healthy behavior but it can get a bit messy. A viral infection that inflames the mucous lining of the mouth and throat is another common cause of temporary swallowing problems in children. On the other hand persistent problems with eating could signal an oral-motor disorder meaning that your child cant control the muscles needed for swallowing.

Other possible causes of persistent. Many babies drool You did not say how old the baby was but if he reaches 2 years and is still drooling talk to the doctor and see if he should see a speech therapist. They work with drooling problems as well as speech problems.

11052007 at 616 am. A friend of mine whos DS is 3 has a constant stream of drool coming from his mouth. I dont see her that often but when I met up with her last week it was really bad.

She said shes had him at the dentist who said that all of. My girl is 2 month n 4 days old since last 2 days has started drooling a lotwith frequent spit-ups after feeding irrespective of whether BF or FFShes on combination feedingShes also rubbing her face a lotHowever there is nothing wrong wid her feeds frequency qtyit is as usualShes wetting her usual 8-10. My lil Khloe is 3 mos.

And also drools alot and has every since she was about 3 weeks old. She also keeps her hands together and tries to put her fist in her mouth all the timeshe also moves her tongue around in her mouth all the time every since I can remember. I am a mother of four and all of this behavior is very new to me.