Our son is a few days shy of 15 weeks, and he is showing lots of symptoms of teething. We've tried frozen washcloths, cold washcloths, Oragel, and rubbing his gums. The only thing that seems to work is Baby Tylenol, but it only lasts for 2-3 hours. What else can we try?
2007-01-12 15:10:58 · 14 answers · asked by 14 Characters Left 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My Dr told me to use Tylenol every 4 to 6 hours and not to skip doses because teething is very painful for children. Not just there teeth and gums hurt when they are teething, the sinuses, and ears also hurt. I would call the Dr.I used the baby oragel and tylenol and it worked. He is still going to be fussy no matter what because those things won't take all the pain away. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-12 15:17:26 · answer #1 · answered by pieceomind4me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you haven't started solids yet, avoid this, but if you have -- try giving him a frozen bagel. Tastes a lot better than a frozen washcloth! My son went through bagels like crazy when he was teething, and he wanted nothing to do with actual teethers. Just keep an eye on him with it, because when the bagel thaws out too much he could bite off a chunk. You can also put frozen fruit or veggies in one of those little mesh feeders. If nothing else you have done has worked, it seems you just have to tough it out. Teething sucks, but sometimes you just have to wait for it to be over!
2007-01-12 15:34:27 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca O 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my baby is 4 months old and going through the same thing. he hates things that are too cold so he just chews on a damp washcloth. i give him children's motrin once around 5 pm and again before he goes to bed because he seems to have a terrible time at night. not everyday because some days they seem not to bother him so much. i also bought this stuff at native sun called gum-omile. it's especially made for infants and is 100% herbal and safe. it has a few different key ingredients in it. some for pain, calming, and soothing. this is just what i've discovered over the last 2 weeks. hope it helps.
2007-01-12 15:48:07 · answer #3 · answered by pinky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hylan's Teething tablets are homeopathic and you can get them at Walgreens. They are all I used for my son there are no side affects and it has an herb that helps them sleep. They were my life saver for sure since my son was cutting 3 or 4 teeth at a time. Since they are homeopathic you can use them with the baby tylenol so your son will have lots of relife and if he has a fevor it will help that. Plus the teething tablets melt in the mouth so they don't have to chew which is a plus since that hurts. Good luck!
2007-01-12 15:28:30 · answer #4 · answered by Toni T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teething kids can be absolutely miserable. I definitely feel for you. Like suggested before, the teething tablets work awesome. Also, I was kinda surprised to see that Kandy had gotten 6 thumbs down for her answer. Whiskey truly does work. I swear it does! You obviously don't give the child any, just dip your finger in it and wipte it on the gumb. No harm done, but it eases the pain significantly.
2007-01-12 15:42:43 · answer #5 · answered by Mish B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please: DO NOT GIVE YOUR CHILD WHISKEY!!!
We use wet washcloths and orajel that work really well. My pediatrician prescribed benadryl for him because he was rubbing his gums because they itched. If nothing is helping, talk to your pediatrician, it might be something else. We thought our son was teething at 3 months, it turned out the formula was the culprit.
2007-01-12 15:24:22 · answer #6 · answered by coutterhill 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to tell you but it is a stage that must pass-and poor baby has to live with the pain.Nothing really comforted my son either-I tried all the things you mentioned.It was lots of crying and getting up in the middle of the night to sooth him until the tooth-or teeth-popped through-then he was back to his happy self.This is a hard time on baby and parents!
2007-01-12 15:17:05 · answer #7 · answered by mama of 2 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
at walmart there are some tablets you can buy they are called teethun tablets they desolve in there mouth and the work better then baby tylenol belive me i have five kids and three of them were bad teethers.
2007-01-12 15:17:20 · answer #8 · answered by appleheavenjade 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try a teething pacifier. I bought one for my son and he loved these at that age.
2007-01-12 15:20:03 · answer #9 · answered by Rosey55 D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife and I used teething tablets for both of our children. They worked very well.
2007-01-12 15:14:57 · answer #10 · answered by Jerry H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋