Young mothers face baby’s “mouth to mouth” is not unusually depressed? Worried that this is a disease or a bad sign? Here are some tips to help you understand that drooling is a very normal phenomenon for babies. Teething saliva will increase: Although little babies drool, most of them are normal, but new mothers still need to understand the source of saliva, so as to better determine the current health status of the baby. Saliva secretion relies on local stimulation in the mouth and reflex regulation of the nerve center. Since the baby’s nervous system and salivary glands are not yet mature, it is normal for saliva to flow frequently. However, as the baby’s age increases, the flow of saliva will also increase. Shenyang Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Wen Jiangge Newborn babies do not salivate because their salivary glands are not developed and secrete less saliva, and there is no extra saliva flowing out of the baby’s mouth; plus at this time the baby’s main food is dairy products or liquid food, which does not stimulate the salivary glands much. Three months old baby due to saliva secretion ability gradually enhanced, and individual infants secretion ability is stronger, they will start drooling. 6-7 months of age, the baby’s milk teeth erupt, stimulate the trigeminal nerve will also increase the secretion of saliva, coupled with the small capacity of the child’s mouth, will not regulate the saliva in the mouth, so the saliva will naturally flow. After 1 year of age, there is less saliva: Saliva secretion is also governed by nerves, young children will also be due to brain development is not yet perfect, the ability to inhibit saliva secretion and swallowing function is slightly poor, resulting in frequent drooling. After the age of 1, with the sound brain development, salivation will be less frequent. When the child is 2-3 years old, the swallowing function and the central nervous system will be further improved, and the drooling will not occur. Generally speaking, at the age of 2 years old, babies basically do not have the symptoms of frequent drooling anymore. If the child still drools a lot at this time, it is a pathological symptom. It is likely to be caused by inflammation in the mouth and indigestion, such as: when the oral mucosa is inflamed, it stimulates the salivary glands to secrete and the drooling will increase, sometimes accompanied by yellow or light red mucus, which should be promptly checked at the dentistry department. When a child suffers from cold, cold, and poor breathing, he or she often breathes through the mouth, which can also lead to drooling; the symptoms of drooling can also occur due to underdeveloped brain intelligence or endocrine system lesions. To improve the symptoms of frequent drooling in children, new mothers can put small grains of rock candy into the baby’s mouth after 6 months of life so that it gradually develops the habit of swallowing saliva. In addition, reasonable feeding, eating more fresh vegetables and fruits, changing the habit of kissing and pinching the baby’s cheeks with hands can inhibit the secretion of large amounts of baby’s saliva. To prevent saliva from corroding the skin cuticle and causing skin inflammation when it flows onto the skin. Mothers can also wipe off the saliva for him at any time, do not force, gently wipe the saliva dry to avoid damage to the local skin. Or use warm water to wash the chin where the saliva flows and apply good grease to protect the skin of the chin and neck.