Question
My baby is about to turn 7 months old, but there’s still no sign of any teeth coming in. What’s going on? Besides the previous blood test revealing my baby has anemia, how should I supplement iron? Are there any methods that can help my baby grow teeth?
Answer
Typically, babies should have 8 teeth by the time they are 12 months old, but some may start later, even as late as 11 or 12 months. This cannot be calculated in the usual way. By around 2 years old, a baby’s 20 milk teeth should be mostly in place. Babies who get their teeth early may also lose them early, grow faster, and may be taller. However, this is not the best standard. Babies who grow too fast too early may have a larger bone age and may not keep up with other children in the future. Every child is unique and cannot be generalized. Here are some iron-rich foods: breast milk, egg yolks, orange juice, vegetable juice, mashed vegetables, liver puree, meat puree, and iron-fortified foods (such as iron-fortified milk powder milk powder, rice cereal, flour), as well as iron-fortified formula milk. This also includes minced meat, fish, tofu, liver, lean meat, dairy products, animal blood, millet, sorghum, corn, dark green vegetables, yellow and red vegetables, black fungus, kelp, and seaweed.