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Drooling, Will it End? – Speech in The City

Drooling can be caused by postural issues, reflux, numbness, lack of sensation, an impairment of swallowing, nausea, food sensitivity, as a result of medications, poor rest posture of the jaw and/or during teething. In infant development, drooling is very common. We typically see babies drooling into the toddler years. After about two years old, excessive drooling turns into a problem that needs intervention. At three years old, the child should have their full set of baby teeth and there shouldn’t be any drooling at all.

Excessive drooling can be a result of low muscle tone and/or lack of sensation. On the flip side, sometimes, excessive and longterm drool will result in lack of awareness and sensation. The child becomes “numb” to the feeling of the drool since it is something they are used to feeling.

The first step in treatment of drooling is bringing awareness to the drooling. We suggest instead of wiping it off your child’s face you pat it with a cloth, that way the child is getting increased feedback on where the drool is on their face. This aids in increasing the sensation to the feeling of the drool.

Speech pathologists work with your dentist, ENT and/or pediatrician to determine appropriate intervention strategies for when the drooling becomes a problem.

We see many children with autism who experience drooling alongside low muscle tone. Parents report there might be a brief time where the drooling stops but then comes back again. This is where it becomes very confusing to families, because it is unclear if treatment should be sought or not. A speech pathologist works with families to determine if drooling therapy is necessary. We have seen drooling occur alongside growth spurts in children who have low muscle tone. What this start and stop drooling may tell us, is that the child’s system may not be fully integrated and it will come back without intervention.

Drooling is common alongside different neurological and brain based conditions like cerebral palsy. According to McInerney, M. et al, 2018, drooling occurs alongside 40% of children with cerebral palsy due to oral and pharyngeal swallowing challenges. Many of the children we work with have oral motor impairments as a result of cranial nerve damage, resulting in diminished control of the swallow and awareness of the drool. This effects the strength and coordination of the mouth, teeth, cheeks and lips.

We create specialized oral motor strengthening and coordination strategies to help manage the drool. Every person should have customized plans and treatment plans, there is no one stop shop for remediation of drooling. We use a combination or oralfacial myology exercises and tailored therapy programs. And to answer this post’s title YES, we have seen many children stop drooling!

References

McInerney, M.S., Reddihough, D.S., Carding, P.N., Swanton, R., Walton, C.M. and Imms, C. (2019), Behavioural interventions to treat drooling in children with neurodisability: a systematic review. Dev Med Child Neurol, 61: 39-48. doi:10.1111/dmcn.14048

Dribble Stop Tops Review – Keep Your Drooling Baby’s Chest Dry!

A Mum Reviews | November 21, 2016 | Baby & Toddler Clothes | No Comments

Dribble Stop Tops Review – Keep Your Drooling Baby’s Chest Dry!

Sooner or later, all babies start teething and with teething comes dribbling — a lot of dribbling. All this drool soaks clothes and can make the skin on and under the chin (or chins!) wet and sore too. A wet top on the chest can quickly make a baby feel cold too so when there’s a lot of drool, there needs to be many outfit changes throughout the day.

My littlest one is 6 months old now and has been drooling for quite some time now but I think the first tooth will show up very soon as the drool has increased and sleep has been interrupted. She’s chewing everything too!

We have discovered a very helpful product that keeps the outfit changes (and laundry pile!) to a minimum and keeps my baby’s chest dry. Dribble Stop Tops are the original, multi-award winning baby vests that very cleverly keep your baby drier for longer thanks to a discreet protection layer that keeps the drool from soaking through to your baby’s delicate skin which keeps their chest dry and your baby warm and comfortable.

We use a lot of bibs too but I don’t like using bibs when my baby might fall asleep as it’s not safe to leave bibs on then. Dribble Stop Tops are completely safe as there’s nothing around the neck, just a hidden layer under the chest part of the top.

This layer is made of a specialised waterproof material with skin-like breathability and completely covers the chest area which is the main dribble zone! The neckline is extra high too, to ensure maximum coverage.

The material that touches your baby’s skin is lovely and soft cotton jersey which is very comfortable. The tops have press stud buttons on both shoulders which means they are easy to put on and take off your baby. The sleeves are generous and the leg openings soft and comfy.

For us parents, these tops mean less clothing changes (a lighter changing bag and a smaller laundry pile) and potentially better sleep if your baby tends to drool at night too and wake up from a wet or cold chest.

The tops wash really well and can be tumble dried too which I love. The vests come in packs of 2 — 2 White or 1 White and 1 Stripe (Pink or Blue) and in the following sizes 0-3ms, 3-6m, 6-9m, 9-12m, 12-18m, 18-24m. My daughter has size 9-12 months and it fits her well. She’s a big baby and usually wears mainly 9-12 months clothes.

The best way to avoid dribble rash is to keep your baby’s skin dry and these tops really help do just that. It’s very satisfying to feel that my baby’s chest is nice and dry even when she’s drooled lots on her top — the hidden layer works really well!

The price for a pack of two Dribble Stop Tops is just £13.99 which makes the tops about £7 each which is not bad at all considering the quality and the fact that you don’t need as many tops for your baby.

For us, the Dribble Stop Tops are especially useful when we are having a day out and I know I will not have the chance to change my baby’s clothes very often and it is even more important to keep her dry and warm when it’s cold outside.

I would definitely recommend the Dribble Stop Tops to parents of drooling, teething babies! I hope to see more colour options available in the future — some bold and darker colours perhaps (that don’t stain as easily) and long-sleeved tops would be great too.

Buy your Dribble Stop Tops here.

We were sent these items for this review. As always, all my reviews are 100% honest and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

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