PHOTO: Baby Born With Two Fully-Formed Teeth

A mother has spoken of her shock
after she gave birth to a baby with
two fully formed front teeth.
Vicki Griffiths had planned to
breastfeed little Eva Faith but
changed her mind after seeing the
newborn's teeth.
Eva astounded nurses and
midwives as well as her family
when
she was born weighing 7lbs 4oz at
the James Cook University Hospital
in Middlesbrough.
Initially, nobody realised and it was
only when Mrs Griffiths went to
have a bath after giving birth that
her husband Steven spotted the
teeth in his daughter's lower jaw.
Mrs Griffiths, a 26-year-old child
minder, said: 'When I came back
into the room Steven said, "she's
got teeth, you know!" and then we
both burst out laughing.
'We were in shock, and so were
the midwives.
She had her mouth closed to
begin with, so we didn't notice. It
was quite bizarre to see them.'
She added: 'I had been planning
to breastfeed, but when I saw
Eva's teeth I was put off. I don't
think anybody could blame me!'
Mr and Mrs Griffiths now worry
that Eva will soon start sprouting
more teeth before she is old
enough to have Calpol or other
children's medicine.
The mother-of-three said: 'I kept
asking the midwives and nurses
what I could give Eva if she was in
pain, but nobody was able to
answer me.
'They just kept going away and
then coming back with more
people to look at Eva's teeth.
Nobody could believe it.
'When we came out of hospital I
went to see my GP and he said
that he had never heard of this
happening before.
'Midwives with 25-years'
experience were also saying they'd
never seen it.'
Little Eva Faith was born on
September 8 and is now at home
with her parents and older sisters
Elizabeth, seven, and Emily, five,
in Redcar, Cleveland.
At first Mrs Griffiths thought the
teeth would have to be removed in
case Eva were to choke on them,
but she was checked over by a
paediatrician who said they were
stable enough not to present a
problem.
Eva is now thriving on bottled milk
and delighting all that meet her
with her unusual feature.
Mrs Griffiths added: 'Eva often has
her mouth open, especially after
she has woken up.
'A professional baby photographer
came round to take some pictures,
and she simply could not believe
it. Everyone thinks Eva is lovely,
but can't get over her teeth.'
Jonathan Wyllie, consultant
neonatologist at James Cook, said:
'It probably happens about three
times every two years here and we
deliver 4,000 babies a year. It's
every 2,000 to 3,000 births.
'Babies are born with one or two
teeth and it's usually in the lower
gum.
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