{"id":57,"date":"2007-08-08T22:08:29","date_gmt":"2007-08-09T04:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mommyspeechtherapy.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2016-10-17T14:57:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T20:57:55","slug":"how-to-reduce-drooling-in-infants-and-toddlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mommyspeechtherapy.com\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"How to Reduce Drooling in Infants and Toddlers"},"content":{"rendered":"

When my daughter Sophie was about 6-14 months old she drooled excessively. She went through bib after bib after bib. I knew that it was more than teething as so many people had suggested. As a Speech Pathologist I had learned that constant drooling may be an indicator of low muscle tone in the mouth. As a result I was determined to do everything I knew how to do to eliminate the drooling, knowing that low muscle tone can also affect speech intelligibility.<\/p>\n

I planned to nurse her until she was one year old which made it easy for me to bypass the bottle completely. I weened her straight from nursing to a straw cup. Once Sophie started drinking from a straw cup and I was able to cut her straw down slowly (as I explained in my post on Pacifiers and Sippy Cups<\/a>, her drooling decreased dramatically. She still drooled a little and so I decided to get her an electric toothbrush.<\/p>\n

How the electric toothbrush and straw cup reduce drooling:<\/p>\n

The Electric Toothbrush<\/strong> 2x a day can help wake up\u009d the mouth by increasing sensitivity. Increased sensitivity makes the child more aware of their drooling.
\n\"How<\/p>\n

The straw cup<\/strong> strengthens the tongue so it is able to retract the drool to the back of the mouth to be swallowed.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

The combination of the straw cup and the electric toothbrush was the solution for Sophie. I was thrilled to be able to dress her with out a bib, not to mention how happy I was about less laundry! If your child drools it may be worthwhile to give these exercises a try. Best of luck!<\/p>\n

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