Nurture Magazine | Page 7

05 teething time The appearance of your child’s first milk tooth is bound to fill you with delight – after all it’s one of their first major milestones and signifies a new stage of development. Usually, babies cut their first tooth around five months – however many babies don’t show any signs for some months after that. “My daughter’s first tooth appeared at four months, but my son didn’t have any teeth until he was 10 months old, and then three appeared within a fortnight,” says Anna, mom to 4-year-old Isabelle and 18-month-old Sam. “It just goes to show they’re all different.” Generally, the bottom front teeth, known as central incisors, come through firs Ё