3 months old and teething?

Question

My 14 week old daughter has been teething for about 2 weeks now, but just tonight she has acted like she is really in pain. We bought some Baby Orajel, but haven't used it yet (she fell asleep). What kinds of things can I do to help her when she is in pain?

Answer 1

my friend has this thing that's a little blue net you can put frozen banana in for them to chew on. Of course, teething rings.

Answer 2

My son was teething before he turned 3 months old. They grow so fast.
If she has her 1 or 2 bottom teeth in already, she maybe getting her 1 or 2 top teeth in. Unless, her 2 front bottom teeth have not come through her gums, yet. Then, that is when they seem to be in the most pain.
About the Baby Orajel. When I gave my son, the 'pea size' amount, he would spit up a bunch. I read that if you give the baby too much Orajel, it'll numb the back of their throat which is why he spit up. Just use a tiny amount...um...like a quick squeeze. They usually get two teeth on the bottom.
OR, my doctor recommended giving my son 0.8 ml of Baby Tylenol. Get the ones with the eye drop. Fill the eye drop up to the 0.8 ml spot. Don't squeeze all of it in her mouth at once. Just little amount so she can swallow it. If she takes time to swallow it, and is constantly crying, have her suck on a pacifier with the Tylenol in her mouth. Soon, hopefully, she will calm down. I was told Tylenol may put babies to sleep. How nice?

Answer 3

Ooh, Poor baby. I know it just breaks your heart when they are in pain. I went through this with my daughter and then again with my 2 grandsons (9 & 11 now) and my stepdaughter's baby girl (just turned 1 yr old) Baby tylenol in liquid form helped along with the orajel. You can buy whats called "teething rings" which are a liquid filled ring that you put in the freezer and if ya can catch it where its just turning to a slush or even frozen hard will work too. Also, you can use whiskey (90 - 100 proof) and stick your finger in it and rub her gums with it. Or a Q- tip soaked with it and use that to rub it on her gums. The whiskey is what they used before all this other stuff came about

Answer 4

They sell teething rings that are filled with liquid. You put them in the refrigerator and after they're cool, let the baby gnaw on them and they soothe those sore gums like nothing else!

A cool damp washcloth will also work, in a pinch.

You could also get some popsicles and help her eat them. Don't let her eat them without assistance, as pieces can break off and choke her.

When the baby is acting like the pain is pretty intense, the tooth is about to come through. This means that the pain isn't going to last much longer. That doesn't help right NOW, but at least you know that it won't be forever before she starts feeling better.

Answer 5

Baby orajel is crap and its hard on their stomachs. Plus it numbs it for a couple of minutes, then she will bite down too hard and it will be 100 times worse. Tylenol is the only way to go. Give it to her before her "bedtime". When shes up give her a teether or a cold pacifier. You can rock her. Other than that you just have to tough it out and try to stay relaxed so she dosent pick up on your stress. There are also some organic teething drops they sell at walgreens....havent tried them though.

Answer 6

Baby Tylenol will help in the long run, but immediate relief comes from OraJel. Also, babies tend to get painful gas when teething (lots of gulping from extra saliva=air pumped into the tummy). Be sure to have lots of simethicone (available in any drug or grocery store) on hand. Give baby 1/2 dropper full by mouth; it should start to work within minutes. We also gave our kids frozen waffles to chew on, but not until they were closer to 6 months and could sit up on their own. You don't want to risk having them choke on something. Waffles are great because they absorb extra drool (gross, but helpful), and cold and comforting without being too cold to hold, and they get babies adapted to the tastes and textures of real food.

Answer 7

The teething ring helped allot and still helps with my 11 month old son. Just hope hey pop out fast. Try the Orajel but I know my son did not like the taste of it (I don't blame him, I tried it). The Motrin did help when he was very bad.

They can't choke on their tongue it's physically impossible.

Answer 8

Well first baby orajel is not good to use, it will numb their tongue and they could choke. For my son, who started teething around the same time, I wet a clean wash cloth and put it in the freezer for a bit till it was cold, then let them chew on it.

Answer 9

The only way we survived teething with my two year old was Hylends teething tablets. They are all natural and helped her more then tylenol ever did. I had a nurse tell me that you should not use orajel becuase it could cause there airway to go numb, I also never found it helped.

http://www.hylands.com/products/teething.php

I also found the mesh feeders really good too. With my 4 month old I freeze chamomile tea in ice cube trays and put them in the mesh feeder. The mesh feeders are great when they are older to, you can put fruit and stuff in them. Great for teathing.

http://www.munchkin.com/products/detail.html?section=prodCategories&pID=37

I hope this helps, good luck

Answer 10

well i have 5 kids and not one liked orajel it made them cry more, try a wet washcloth, baby Motrin or Tylenol, you can put the washcloth in the freezer for a while too, or the frozen teething rings,