any help for a teething baby?

Question

my 4 month old is drooling a lot, and whining in pain. she keeps rummimg her tongue along her gums, and although i do not yet see any teth, i have a feeling she is teething. any help, remedies or advice as to how to releive her discomfort?

Answer 1

Really, the only thing that you can do at this stage is try the process of elimination method. Treat your baby for teething symptoms and see if she gets relief. If she does not, try something else. The key is to use all-natural methods that will not harm baby if the problem is not what you think it is. This is an all-natural method that I use for my babies.

CLOVES:Natural Pain Killer

Make a tea out of cloves (the ones you keep in your kitchen to make apple pie). Then dip the corner of a wash cloth in the tea and let her suck on it. Cloves have pain-relieving qualities and it is 100% all natural (if you use purified or distilled water:) This really works.

Tea
Boil 1 cup of water. Pour over 2 tsp. of whole cloves. (You can use the powdered cloves, but they are harder to strain completely.)

Let steep for 10-15 minutes. Strain out the cloves and keep the tea. Let cool.

You can give the cloth to baby while it is a little warm, but make sure it isn't too hot. It doesn't take much to keep her happy.

Take the leftover tea and pour it into ice cube trays. Freeze and store in the freezer in a zip-lock bag. Pop one out and defrost any time you need it. (You may not need a whole cube every time, so you could pour the tray compartments half full and make smaller cubes. That would cut down on waste.)

Answer 2

My four-month-old is doing the exact same thing! He loves gumming my bent knuckle. I suggest Tylenol at bedtime. During the day frozen or refrigerated teethers are helpful. Baby Oragel works well sometimes. Teething tablets may help, too. An easy idea is to get a clean wash cloth, fold it in a triangle, dip one corner in water and freeze it. The baby can hold onto the soft unfrozen part and gnaw on the frozen part. Last thing I have is a great toy called a Winkel. It is brightly colored, easy to grasp and can be put in the freezer. My babies have all loved it! I have a front carrier called an ERGO that helps me comfort my baby but stay productive. Love your little one a little more and let her know you understand. :)

Answer 3

My son was like this he would always stare at me eating and cry, I finally gave him solids at 4 and a half months, he had good head control so I sat him in his snug chair and fed him two spoonfuls of baby porridge.. He didnt push the spoon out so I knew he was ready and proceeded to give him the food and he eat all of it (I waited a full 24 hours before trying him again) and he gradually had more and more He was also breastfed and I know he was ready for solids when I gave him some.. He is now 6 months and eats porridge of a morning mashed with puréed banana, has puréed fruit of a dinner and some puréed veg of a night and he is a very content and happy baby and spot on in his weight! Mums know best, as long as baby has good head control and can eat off a spoon not in the bottle like rusk (don't do that!) it's fine! Good luck x

Answer 4

Give her a wet washcloth to chomp on. Try teething tablets. They worked better then anything with both of mine. I have only been able to find them at walgreens, but they are great! They are all natural so you can give them more often then other medicine. Baby orijel works, but it doesnt work for long. They drool so much when they are teething that is washes off pretty quickly. But it does temperarly work. And of course Tylonal is always good, just dont give too much. Hope this helps

Answer 5

Put some ice in a cloth napking and wrap it up, tie the end so it stay in there with a hair tie or something they can't get off works like a charm and it last a while too but just make sure to put a bib on them otherwise you'll be chaing clothes ALL day! I've also found that "little teethers" works better than ambesol

Answer 6

All the things that the others said before me works for the most part with my son he wouldnt touch any of those things he wanted something hard to chew on (he broke his first tooth just shy of being four months old and had all his teeth by the time he was 13 months) my bestfriends son would touch anything but cold dill pickles the acidity in them softens the gums and makes it easier for them to break through without just numbing the skin

Answer 7

My baby was teething for 3-4 months before she actually broke any teeth through.... very droolie.

Try getting the corner of a washcloth wet, and put it in the freezer for a bit... she can chew that easier than some of these teething toys. If you think she needs pain relief... so not hesitate to give her some, it's got to be painful!!

Answer 8

Try teething tablets those seemed to work real good. And if your looking for a good teething toy there's one that in the shape of a yellow star and when the baby bits down on it the star starts to vibrate and it might feel good on her gums. It's made by Learning curve and it's called the first years. And if none of those work they have these Popsicle shape teething toy that you can put ice cubs or fruits inside it and if you have ice trays you can freeze some fruit juice and put it in side of it. I did that with my little girl and she loved it.

I hope some of these help you

Answer 9

Get some baby Tylenol it will be a gods send! Also get some teething rings put them in the freezer and give to her. She will like the cold feeling on her teeth and it will keep her occupied and keep her mind off the pain. Good luck

Answer 10

I always gave mine frozen waffles and they loved them. They get soggy quickly and the flavor makes them want to chew on it longer. You might want to talk to a doctor before using frozen things, though. I have seen a few articles on the frozen things causing damage to the gums because the baby doesn't know how to pull it away when they get too cold. These articles recommend refrigerator cool instead of frozen solid. Here is an article about it: http://www.webmd.com/content/article/66/79633.htm

I found this article on it as well. It says frozen waffles and bagles are good for teething because unlike frozen teething rings, they thaw quickly enough to avoid any potential damage.

http://www.babyzone.com/baby/teething_dental_care/a2130


It also has some helpful advice on dealing with teething.