how long should i give my infant tylenol for teething? he's still crying pretty hard?

Answer 1

I would follow the dosing guidelines on the bottle. If it hasn't worked after a couple of hours and he's still crying... try another approach. For both of my kids, the best approach was to help the teeth break through. you might want to try things like massaging his gums with your finger or give him a knuckle to chew on. Put a clean wet rag in the freezer and let him chew on that.......(closely supervised please!!!!) And Gerber makes some really good teething toys too. Tylenol really only treats the symptoms. You want to take care of the cause.

Answer 2

Are you sure he's teething? Tylenol doesn't really help very well for teething, you need to give him a teething ring to chew on as well as some baby orajel.
Also if he is crying pretty hard he may have a belly ache, or if he pulls at his ears or anything like that it could be a ear infection? Crying really hard isn't a normal sign of teething they are usually fussy but not to the point of crying hard. I would start with a little baby orajel on the gums and if he is still crying hard take him to the Dr to make sure there isn't something else wrong.

Answer 3

I have two babies, oldest is 2 and youngest is 7 months. My youngest is teething right now too. I wouldn't give your infant too much tylenol. No more than 3 times a day with 6 hours in between. They do have baby teething tablets that are 100% Homeopathic. Which means all natural and wont hurt your child. That usually helps calm them down and sleep. They disolve almost instantly and the brand I use is called "Hylands". I give my daughter 3 tabs and an ice cold teething ring. Good luck!

Answer 4

Too much Tylenol can be harmful to babies. Try alternating it with Motrin. Give him some baby Orajel on his gums as well. Or let him chew on a damp washcloth. The texture will help him rub off the skin around the new teeth.

Answer 5

an old wives tail my momm told me about when i had a teething baby wiskey on your finger and rub it on babyes gums i tried it. it did work, otherwise baby oragel nightime formula. the day time dont work except for about ten mins. you should give tylenol every 4-6 hours as needed. never give them more than what is stated on the bottle.. you can overdose and then baby needs to be brought to ER to have stomack pumped.. i tell you this from experience.give him a cold rage to suck on is a nother thing i used to do.or take a wash rage and put a ice cube in it wrap it up and use a string to tie it really tight so the ice cube is not able to escape. do not use a rubber band it is most likely going to break if your child is chewing on it.

Answer 6

You definitely don't want to give him more than the prescribed dose. Try using orajel for babies. Also, you can rub infant Motrin on his gums. This always helped my children when they were babies.

Be sure to rock him and soothe him any way you can.

Answer 7

only give the recommended dose every 4 hours. also you should try baby orajel, and have a few teething rings to rotate through the fridge so he always has a cold one.

Answer 8

Try freezing bagels and letting him chew on them. Also, try rubbing the tooth. Tylenol should never be givin more then the reccomened dose.

Answer 9

how old is your baby?

Have you tried alternating tylenol and motrin? With your doctor's approval of course.

Answer 10

walmart has some teething pills for babies they disolve as soon as the touch thier mouth with the saliva they work so great i used them with both of my children they work fast also