He is nearly six months and has one tooth starting to come through. He is constantly crying and we think it will be a rough night. Will anything help him to relax and settle down more easily
2006-12-13 06:03:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
To help him sleep try giving him his recommened dose of tylenoyl. Also some baby orajel should do the trick they also have a night-time formula. During the day, try a wet cold washcloth, allow him to chew on it, or a cold spoon. I put some link at the bottom to help.
2006-12-13 06:12:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the baby's pediatrician to check this and get an accurate doseage, but my sons' doctors always said to give children's liquid ibuprofen (Motrin) because this is an anti-inflammatory, and the infant's gums are inflamed. Plus, relief lasts 6 to 8 hours, whereas Tylenol only lasts 4 hours. Also, a cool, clean, wet cloth for them to chew on helps, just make sure to supervise baby at all times.
2006-12-13 14:18:50 · answer #2 · answered by lolela 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tylenol and Advil will help him feel better, also you can apply orajel directly to the sore gums....my son has always loved pickles, even as a teething baby and I think the cold, firm pickle soothed his sore gums. As soon as he got a couple of teeth, though we had to stop with the pickles because he could bite a piece off and get choked on it. Until he gets a tooth, see if he will like to chew (gum) on a pickle.
2006-12-13 14:15:19 · answer #3 · answered by Tina B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My granddaughter is teething now too. We give her Tylenol every 4 hours and we have a homeopathic store nearby. They sell these little pills called Humphrey's Teething Pills. They have helped a great deal and she slept through the night the past 2 nights.
2006-12-13 14:14:16 · answer #4 · answered by nana4dakids 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can also buy teething rings that are a soft plastic with water (that you freeze) inside. The cold helps sooth the gums. Also, they make Orajel for babies that's safe to give them. Good luck and hang in there. My neice started cutting teeth at 2 MONTHS! My sister wasn't quite ready for it, but the teething rings and orajel helped a ton!
2006-12-13 14:10:58 · answer #5 · answered by Shannon L - Gavin's Mommy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My baby liked to chew/suck on frozen bananas. Just freeze a banana in the freezer. Or baby oragel helped my baby a lot as well. I did both and she would be a little happier. Also, another thing you can do is a bath. Most babies love bath time. Mine would splash and play and sort of forget. Good luck!
2006-12-13 14:08:42 · answer #6 · answered by aachristman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have found that the homeopathic teething powders help alot, and can be used with other forms of relief (gel, Calpol etc...) as they work completely differently. The instructions state to tip 1 sachet into babys mouth which sounds odd, but isn't as tricky as you might think.
2006-12-13 14:36:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try some baby orajel,baby tylonel or motrin,cold or frozen teething toys,wet or frozen washcloth,teething tablets.Just some extra loving and alot of patcience.
2006-12-13 15:59:20 · answer #8 · answered by Dixie H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tylenol will help cause teething make a headache for the baby and the whole family and i give my two sons a cucumber cut it to quarter and give it to him he will just eat it and the water of the cucumber relief the pain to him but keep him in front of you to not swallow it
2006-12-13 14:10:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They make a baby orajel. You also use a clean wash clothe with ice in it. My son loved Popsicle when he was teething . Popsicle Zone has this one one called mighty mini. They are smaller than regular Popsicles
2006-12-13 14:13:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋