teething help please?

Question

my almost 14 month old baby is finally teething. she woke up last night every hr. i couldnt give her origel or tylenol cuz u have to wait 4 hrs between. im clueless on what to do, shes so old that she really is upset. she swats at her mouth and puckers her lips so they dont touch her gums and she keeps moving her tongue around. I really need to know how to make her feel better, i feel so bad for her i cryed with her at one point last night. ohh and no i wont use wisky so dont give that answer. thanx

Answer 1

At this age you may be able to give her a frozen waffle to chew on. I know it sounds disgusting but my mother swore by it. My girls were happy with a frozen damp washcloth that they chewed on. I kept plenty in the freezer and when 1 thawed, grabbed another. A lot less messy than a waffle!

Answer 2

TEETHING:
___Drooling all over, chews on everything, probably teething!!
Your baby could be fussy because they are teething. Babies can start teething around 3 months and last to 24 months and counting (in phases). Usually teeth arrive around 3-5 months of age although there are always exceptions to this rule. Some babies are born with teeth and others may not get teeth for 10 months. Click Here for a "typical" tooth arrival chart.
___Symptoms & Reactions: Your baby can develop a low grade fever (below 100). Teething can cause your baby's tummy to be upset. It can cause your baby to have a harder time feeding, more spit ups and loss of appetite. Teething can also cause diarrhea. Symptoms can last for a week or more. Usually teething symptoms will come and go as the teeth are coming in phases.
SUGGESTIONS:
___Medicine?: There is medicine for teething, however, they do not suggest any teething medicine until at least 4 months old. At the right age you can use Tylenol or Motrin. Consult your doctor for dosage if necessary before 4 months of age. There are other alternatives. You can try homeopathic remedies like the Hyland's Teething Tablets, they are all natural and sold in most stores.
___What Else to Do: Have your baby chew on their bib, a cold wet washcloth, the chew toys that velcro around the wrist (wrist rattles), and the cool teething toys (not the ones you freeze, just the cool ones that go in the frig). Remember, your baby needs to chew to stimulate the teeth to come in. Also, a baby with colic and other problems can also be teething. Teething can cause you to have an extra crabby baby. Some babies are more crabby than others, it just depends on the baby. Find as many things as possible as options for your baby to sooth the chewing needs.

Answer 3

First off, if you can elevate her head a little while she sleeps it might help. Stick something under one side of her crib. just a fraction of an inch. you dont want her rolling around. It'll help keep her swelling down.

Also, dont use tylenol, its not an anti-inflamitory and wont help with the swelling, which is what causes most of the pain. Use infant motrin, or advil, or something of that nature.

Keep a cold wash cloth at hand. Run it under cool water and wring it out good, stick it in the freezer until its a little crusty. She can bite on it and it'll help a lot. And it freezes up really really fast, unlike teething rings.

It seems horrific, but the pain isnt sooo intense. If you react with a panic, she'll learn to fear pain. Just remain calm and help her to calm down as well. In a couple weeks she'll feel better.

Answer 4

It could be a lot of things, but teething is the most likely. They'll start feeling it before you can see the teeth breaking through. My son got 4 teeth at 4 mo old, so I know it's possible for them to teethe that early!

Answer 5

well after two having teethed years ago, i seem to remember using tylenol and 25 mg benydryl at night to help them sleep if really having a hard time, otherwise i found or bought some good clean flexible tubing o2 tubing works best it is soft and highly flexible, soft rubber tubing would even be best.
make several lengths of tubings, fill it with water or koolaid and freeze them till almost solid not hard.
i kept many around so they had them throughout the day,and used that for them to chew and naw on it froze the ache and if they happened to break on all they got was a cold drink or icy pop.
the oral pain releiver can also work miracles when mom or dad are at the end of there rope also, rub it on there gums and hand them back there chew rings. it was alot cheaper to make the rings than pay 3.00 a peice when you will need several throughout the normal day.
just be sure when you look for tubing look in the housewares section of good stores,or appliance sections, if none can be found automotive can also work just boil them for a little while before fixing them for the child

Answer 6

you can do origel 1-2 times an hour, it won't hurt. Be on clockwork with the tylenol, and find what helps your child the most--for ex. does she want to chew hard or soft items? Try frozen wakkfles/pancakes/wet washcloth,pacifer. Try cardboard books(my 6 month old son preferred those instead of cold rings,cloths, etc..)Once the teeth come in she will feel better. Target has little chew snack holders that I filled with fresh fruit for him to chew on and it helped alot.This won't last long, so relax and no she is not hurting as bad as it seems, she just really uncomfortable. good luck.

Answer 7

When my kids started teething, I put wash cloths in the freezer (got them wet 1st then put them in there) and I bought about 3 teething rings as well and kept them in the fridge.

As for medicine I just poured (not really ) a lot of teething gel on the place it hurt. It worked very well for me- 3x over.

I certainly agree with you for Not using whiskey. I don't believe it's safe. God Bless!

Answer 8

you can alternate Tylenol and Motrin every 4 hours and they have some nighttime origel that you can use on her. As well you can give her a cold washcloth to suck on or even some ice form sonic. my son is 16 months old and that is what i did for him. you don't have to worry about her choking on the ice either because sonic ice is smaller and melts faster plus if for some reason she does choke give her a sip of room temp water and that will make her stop choking but it really does help

Answer 9

There's a jel sold in tubes at the local drugstore that's made specifically for teething pains for babies. Its an anti-inflamatory jel that is best kept in the fridge so that when you apply it, its cool and actually tastes nice too. Hope you can find it. you can apply it using the end of your pinky finger or with sterilized or clean earbuds to the gums of your baby.

Answer 10

we use hylands teething tablets you can get them at wal mart and cvs. i give my son 3 then let him hold the bottle and chew on it. teething rings didn't work for us. you may also want to rub there gums with a small toothbrush or let them do it. good luck we are going through the same thing right now.