Screaming Teething Babies
My son is a few days shy of eleven months old and STILL doesn’t have a tooth. But they are close. I can actually see one of the two front teeth peeping from behind his swollen gums. For the past four days, I have been about ready to sell the child. He has been whiny, moaning, and in general the crankiest thing I’ve ever seen.
It’s pretty bad when the child grabs a plastic rattle, rubs it all over his gums, and then offers a slobbery, dripping rattle to you as if to say, “Want to share?”
At times like these, I’ve found that the teething rings and frozen popsicles don’t do much to help. Tylenol or Motrin, that’s the way to go. I can tell exactly when the pain medicine has worn off–it’s Jekyll and Hyde. I tried on Tuesday to let him go without any medication, but he fussed all day and was only able to take twenty minute naps. Not good at all.
I think he’s getting four teeth at once–the two top and two bottom ones, and that’s likely the reason for all the pain. If the darned things would just break through the gums, I think he’d be fine. Instead, he has those awfully swollen, red gums. Poor baby. 
Do you have any tips you could offer? Was there anything that helped your child get through teething, aside from meds?
Michelle posted in Writing @ 6:50 am | Viewed 1262 times
beth Says:
We’ve had moderate success with the Hyland’s Teething Tablets, which are “natural”. I suspect we’d have more luck with them if I used more rather than the minimum but they contain belladonna (in teeny tiny doses) and so I worry. I know people who swear by them, which is why we’ve tried them at all, but honestly, most of the time, I just go with Tylenol and snuggles.
Poor baby getting 4 at once!
We’re working on the top 2 here.
Tori Lennox Says:
*hugs*
mary beth Says:
My doctor had me melt a peppermint in DD’s bottle and give it to her. I don’t know why it worked, but it did.
Amy Says:
It does sound like he’s going to break a bunch of teeth, if not all at once, within days of each other. Yikes!
{{{Michelle}}}
Donna Alward Says:
My eldest had a teething ring that looked like a ship’s wheel and had water inside. I would freeze it over and over. It had knobs to gnaw on and the cold seemed to soothe. The other thing she liked was just a damp washcloth. I thought it was gross that she sucked on it but it did help.
Fedora Says:
Tylenol and Motrin all the way for us, at least when I actually figured out that teething pain was the cause for the angst. I was mostly the clueless frustrated mom who couldn’t figure out why the baby woke up for the fifth time that night and couldn’t get back to sleep. A day or two later a tooth would appear. Eventually I kept the drops on the changing table and administered a little more readily
Good luck! It seems to vary with each baby–some of my friends had babies who never seemed bothered by teething (just extra drooly)… Ah well!