Every child is special, but in Almkerk the maternity nurse discovered that the newborn Dymean has something very special. “She didn’t believe it but it really is,” says proud father Dillan. “Our son was born with two teeth in his mouth.”
“The maternity nurse looked in disbelief and then she started to feel,” says the brand new father. “Our son has two lower teeth. You did indeed see two white dots under the gums. One is already growing out of the gums.”
“The dentist and the GP had never seen it all before.”
This special news was immediately shared with their GP and dentist. “They had never seen it all before,” says Dillan. “Our son is now barely three weeks old and will have to go to the dentist for the first time in January.”
It seems to happen sometimes, but it doesn’t happen often, the dentist had already discovered. There is a risk to this rapid growth of teeth. They can stay put or fall out. In both cases they must be drawn.
“If they become loose or stop growing, they have to be pulled.”
If they stop growing, they get in the way of the other teeth. If they are loose and in danger of falling out, they should also be taken out immediately. Otherwise, the baby could choke on it.
“They can also just grow and fall out around the age of six, like other children do,” Dillan says reassuringly. By the way, they had already decided before the birth that the mother would not breastfeed.
“It seemed like a nice message, a pink worm with teeth.”
Perhaps most proud of Dymean is Grandpa Harry the Toddler. He tipped Omroep Brabant on his special first grandchild. “It seemed like a nice message, such a pink worm with teeth”, he chuckles. “He was also born a month early. That makes it extra special,” says De Peuter.