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Baby Drooling

by Radiance
(Singapore)

My bb boy started drooling in his 3rd mth and I worry that it is due to the viral meningitis he had when he was 7 weeks old. He is now 5.5 mths,and still drooling excessively. He likes to eat whatever things he can grasp, and he is growing accordingly.

As I said, he had viral meningitis at 7 weeks, and hospitalised for 4 days. He has passed the hearing test, and PD said he is normal and grows as a 5th mth baby.

Just worried that, is the drooling as after effect of the meningitis or just a process for some baby?

Thanks

Baby Help Line:

Baby Drooling A Side Effect Of Viral Meningitis?

First of all drooling is very much part of being a baby. Many babies drool a lot and it doesn't seem to bother them. Some babies tend to drool so much (regardless of any teething), that they spend their first year wearing a drooling bib every day... Just imagine how wet it will be when these babies are teething..!

Your baby is now in an age when he could be teething and you can find teething symptoms here.

Regarding the drooling being an effect of viral meningitis, I never heard of that side effect. I do know that possible two after effect for young babies are a somewhat delayed speech development as well as hearing impairment, but I think that is only in rare cases and usually not after viral meningitis, but rather after bacterial meningitis.

You can find more information about viral meningitis at the Center of Disease Control here. (Opens in new window.)

Please understand that I am not a pediatrician and if you are worried, why not ask the doctors that took care of your son while he was ill (or some other informed pediatrician).

I wish you good luck and sincerely hope that the drooling has nothing to do with your baby's meningitis!

Paula

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Nov 12, 2008

meningitis at 5 weeks
by: kelz

my daughter had meningitis at 5 weeks old it was diagnosed bacterial meningitis she had 2 LP and antibiotics pumped thru her she was in hospital for 2 weeks but now she is 6 months old she is also drooling and she is always sticking her tongue out and i mean constantly its worrying me too so any advice would be also greatly apreciated kelz

Feb 14, 2009

Drulling
by: Dolma

I have a daughter and she is soon going to be one year..and still she is drulling a lots...i use to change three four times bibs. Do you have any idea that normaly drulling baby when they stop drulling? Need suggest.. thanks

Aug 08, 2009

drooling
by: Anonymous

babies usually stop drooling at about one year old or at most one and a half year old. So, is normal for a child to drools. If the child is still drooling after the particular age, so he/she might hv problem in controlling oral motor/muscles, control of the movement of jaws or sensation problem where the child doesn't even know that he is drooling. Beside these, of course there are other factors that might contribute to this problem which needs diagnosis frm related professionals

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