How do I help my one year with teething pain?

Question

My little girl just turned one and is just now getting her first tooth. Plus she has double ear infections. She is so sad she is not her self anymore. I have tried everything I know to help her maybe you will have more ideas.

Answer 1

Let her have popcycles and try some teething gel or tablets. That worked well with my son. She needs to chew on something cold and a little hard but nothing she can choke on.

Answer 2

There's always "Num's It", or any kind of organic numming agent, such as "Ginger" in the produce dept.. I would use very little cuz a little goes a long way, and its a tad spicy.. Just cut a peice, and put it on her gums, the open/cut part, that is... As far as her ear infection's go, it could very well be from the teething.. agravating her ear's.. My kids all went through that as well.. Poor baby. I feel sorry for her, and you guys,, I remember those days, losing sleep and all of it....... Have you taken her too the doctor, for ear drops, yet? You might want to do that, or in the old days when we didn't have insurance our parents would take an eye dropper and heat up some vegetable oil, lightly heated, body temperature hot, and put a couple of drops in our ears, and then cotton.. Good Luck to you & yours!! Hope she gets too feeling better soon for all of you!! Smile, this too will soon pass! I promise you this!

Answer 3

Dampin and freeze or refridgerate a terry washcloth. The cold will help soother her gums and for some reason babies seem to enjoy the texture of the terry.

Also, you could get her a snow cone with no syrup. The shaved ice feels good on the gums, and no syrup = no sugary mess all over her, as well as no sugar on those developing teeth. Also, with shaved ice, it melts right away, so there's no choking hazard.

Answer 4

let me give you 1 idea which really worked for my kid. My son during his early teething was facing same problems and more often had fever & loose motions. It happens because of teething the kids gumms itches and oftenly the kid puts her fingers in the mouth.So infections come. You try SBL 's product for easy teething really it work. Dont failto mail me when found successful.

Answer 5

Poor sweetie, and poor mom too!

Motrin or Tylenol really helps, but make sure you ask your ped. how much to give her.
Some things that have helped my daughter besides meds are:
wetting a rolled up washcloth and putting it in the freezer for awhile, for her to chew on--she can hold it, it doesn't get too cold;

holding a large ice cube for her to suck on;

frozen teething rings--these warm up fast, so they are fine for her to hold;

holding a frozen banana for her to chew on; (don't let her hold it, I did that once, and her poor little hands got so cold and red)

Infant Orajel before she goes down for naps and to bed;

Gerber Biter Biscuits (you can find them at Walmart or Target);

someone also told me they would give their kids a big chunk of cold raw potato to chew on, but I haven't tried that one.

I hope she feels better soon.

Answer 6

Baby Orajel for teething. See doc for perscription to get antibiotics for the ears.

Answer 7

Infant Teething Tablets. They dissolve almost instantly. You just rub them on the gum and instant relief. I got mine from the local pharmacy and they are wonderful. People always said orajel and stuff but that stuff tastes nasty. they're homeopathic too!

Answer 8

Wet a thick washcloth, stick it in the freezer.
Take it out after an hour and give it to her to chew on.
Repeat as necessary.

Answer 9

Tylenol for Infants or teething tablets, biscuts.