20 July 2008

Drool Baby - 3 month 1 Week 5 Days

Ray has reached the milestone where he starts to drool and i went to check the web and it said that - reason why babies drool so much around 3 months onward is because it helps them grow and develop. This seems unbelievable, but it is true. Stomach acid is neutralized by the saliva, the babys intestinal lining is further developed from all that drool, and heals the esophageal lining that may become very irritated from spitting up regularly. In addition, drool has special enzymes that will help your baby begin to digest solid food when he starts eating it around four to six months of age. And it is also when the tooth begins traveling through the gum it catalyzes saliva production, which in turn means your baby starts to drool!


And every time Ray drools, i have this picture of a crab bubbling from its mouth in my mind.