My 5-1/2 month daughter has her two bottom teeth coming in. She is sooo uncomfortable. We've used tablets, baby orajel, and some teethers, but she still seems to be in pain. Does anyone have any other suggestion, or tricks you used while your kids were teething? I was wondering, I know the bottom two teeth are the first to come in, but did most of your childrens bottom teeth come in at the same time, or one right after the other? Always can use suggestions. Thanks!
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My children get their teeth in clusters -- 4 or more at a time. We talked to our pediatrician (who ROCKS) and he explained that part of the pain comes from inflammation of the gums as they are coming through. While Tylenol (acetaminophen) is great for fevers, an anti-inflammatory works best for teething - and that would be Advil, Motrin or Ibuprofen. The other thing that really worked is both my daughters loved their tug teether. It’s a Discovery Toys teether that has several textures that work on massaging the gums. It looks like a dog toy but its awesome!
Posted by: PDX_Mom | January 29, 2005 at 03:20 PM
My son cut 8 teeth in 6 weeks starting at 6 months. It was pretty bad ...but then it was over! :) What REALLY helped him was what we called an "icy rag". Take a wash cloth, put a few ice cubes in the middle, fold it over, secure a rubber band enclosing the ice, bang it on the counter to crush the ice, run it under water to get it moist and hand it over! He loved it!
Posted by: PDX_Mom | January 29, 2005 at 03:21 PM
Yup, they came in one right after the other.....it wasn't too bad for us, but I always use homeopathy. 3 pellets of Chamomilla in a 200c dose....then drop another pellet in about 4 oz of water in a nice and clean sippy cup (the drippy/leaky kind works best before they are good at sippy cups) and have her take a sip or even touch the liquid to her lips (it just needs saliva contact) every 15 minutes or so throughout the day. That will help, but distraction is the best helper for the mom too.....get out her favorite toyz for the times when the teeth bother her most and put them away so they are special for those times.... If you like to show her videos (I used Baby Einsteins a lot and still do--my girl is 2) then save those for the teething times..... Naps are good too, take them with her and make them extra special.....that's all from me.
Posted by: PDX_Mom | January 29, 2005 at 03:22 PM
I think my 17 month old boy is getting his "2 year" molars. For the past couple of weeks he has been sticking his hand in his mouth and this past weekend he had a low grade fever with no other cold like symptoms. Today, oh my god, my normally very mellow kid was crying off and on for the WHOLE day!! We gave him some children's motrin before he went to bed, but of course he is not sleeping very well at all. If I already gave him a full dose, I shouldn't give him more, right? Also, I read somewhere that people gave their kids altnerating doses of Tylenol and Motrin, has anyone else ever done this for teething pain? I bought some more Hyland's tablets and gel, but I don't know how effective they are for him. Does anyone else remember how long it took for the pain to subside for these molars? If it doesn't get any better I plan on calling the doctor tomorrow, but I thought I would see what you guys thought. Thanks!
Posted by: Chika | April 17, 2006 at 10:13 PM
Sorry he's is having such a hard time. Does he like cold stuff (popsicles? frozen yogurt tubes?)at all? Ours doesn't so far - TOO cold, but maybe if your little guy doesn't mind that might help him for a while. We really liked Hyland's tablets, but we had been using them since he started teething at 5 months, so Tommy responded (psychosomatically?) to them pretty well. Tommy's molars cut through just after Christmas and we hadn't even realized that was going on with him. I think Motrin or Tylenol is just fine, but if I recall correctly, Motrin is most effective when given pretty regularly - following their frequency guidelines - of course. I assume distraction doesn't help much?
Posted by: Betsy | April 18, 2006 at 08:06 AM
Anders is 17 months and we've got two molars in now, and working on two more--this has definitely been a longer and more painful process than the front teeth. He's just now getting over a few weeks of runny nose, not sleeping, and general clingy-ness and fussiness. On the days/nights when it's really bad (or if he's had a fever), we've given him a little Tylenol, but mostly we've just done the Hylands teething tablets and frozen washcloths and lots of cuddling and co-sleeping.
Posted by: NoPo Mama | April 18, 2006 at 12:52 PM
Hello all! Rowan just turned 3 months old last week, but I swear to Bog, she seems to be teeething. Is this possible? She is drooling, chewing her hand, the whole bit. I do not remember this happening so soon with Fionn...it's so surreal-it seems like she was just born. I'd like to wait a little longer before starting with the Hyland's, but I'm not sure that's necessary. Does anyone have experience with a 3 month old teether?
Posted by: Fionnsnana | April 18, 2006 at 09:13 PM
The doc said my baby was teething, at around 2 months, because he was drooling etc, though he didn't cut any teeth until about 9 or 10 months.
Posted by: L.A Mamma | April 19, 2006 at 01:36 AM
My daughter started teething at around 2 1/2 months and didn't stop til she was 31 months. It would take her f.o.r.e.v.e.r to get a new tooth and it was so painful for all of us. She still needs her top 2 year molars, but I have a feeling the new baby will get teeth before she does. Canines are the worst, by far. Frozen stuff & teething tablets didn't work for us, usually it was acetaminophen which actually seemed to work better than the ibuprofen for us.
Posted by: Blair | April 19, 2006 at 10:15 AM
Better consult your family dentist if the pain persists. The suggestions given here are of sound quality. You can use teethers, and you can give them some anti-inflammatory medicine.
Posted by: Jenna Schrock | November 08, 2011 at 01:01 PM