How can my baby stop crying from???

Question

Lately my babies have been crying alot, one from teething, from pacifier, and waking up at night. They are 4 1/2 months old. I stopped the pacifier and they just want something in their mouth constantly, what should i give them. I have teethiers but they dont take them. And at night time is worse now, i thought at 3 or 4 months things would get better, but they gotten worse. I hardly sleep or rest any more. What should do....any advice would help. How can i make them cry less....i cant even move from them, they are so attached to me..

Answer 1

I would give the pacifiers back. There is research and evidence proving that babies who use a pacifier when they are sleeping have reduced risk of SIDS. There is nothing wrong with a 3-4 month old having a pacifier to go to sleep or be comforted with. It also helps them break their teeth through their gums because they are going to chew on it as well when their gums are bothering them. I would recommend infant tylenol (acetaminophen) as well. You can check with your pediatrician as far as the motrin (ibuprophen) goes, that works longer and better in my experience. I have 2 kids and have been through this as well, and my youngest is almost a year and a half now and I nursed her until she was 14 months old. She never wanted a pacifier until recently, she plays with them but not attached to them. I would recommend getting rid of the pacifier by the time they are 12-18 months though so you don't damage their teeth (make them have buck teeth) plus I think it delays their speech if you keep them much past a year. Good luck!

Answer 2

Wow, you just have a bundle of trouble there. Teething time is hard for -everybody-. Especially if you're weaning them from the pacifier at the same time. Have you tried Baby Orajel at all? You might need to enlist some family members to help you out a little so you can get some sleep. Sleep makes you feel a lot less crazy. You can also try putting their teething toys in the freezer. The cold is pretty soothing and that might be just what they needed. Good luck on that. Sorry I can't help more. :/

Answer 3

If they're teething, they may need the pacifier for extra comforting right now. It may not be the best time to try and wean them. I don't know where you're located, but in the States you can find Hyland's teething tablets at most drug stores. They dissolve quickly and work very well with my 8 month old. She had a very hard time cutting her last tooth, poor thing.

Answer 4

I have 3 kids and none of them slept through the night until they were about 9-10 months old. Babies like to have a routine and by taking away their pacifiers they are confused. You just have to stick it out. You can't give in. Keep giving them the teethers until they finally give in to you. One thing you can do to get your babies to sleep a little longer is put a little bit of baby cereal in their formula before putting them to bed. Also try giving them a luke warm bath before bed. For their teeth you can rub a little whiskey on their gums. It numbs them fast and keeps them numb for a while. Try to limit their nap time during the day. Don't let them sleep,eat, sleep,eat and so on. By now they should be up and playing for a little bit during the day. Good Luck!!!

Answer 5

I sure I will get a thumbs down on this, but give the pacis back. At 4 months, they probably do just need something in their mouth. I believe your options are: 1) nurse all night, 2) give them pacis, or 3) don't get any sleep. Most babies lose interest in their pacis around 9 months and you can take the pacis away then. I'm not an expert, but I do have two small children and I tried to take pacis away or avoid pacis completely, but the only thing that worked for nighttime sleeping was pacis. I don't think it does any harm for babies to have pacis. While there are many that would disagree, it is a natural instinct for babies to need to suck on something and many dentists will tell you that paci use in infants is not harmful. Do what works for you. You will NOT do permanent damage to your children by letting them have pacis when they are babies. Good luck to you.......Hope you find a way to get some sleep.

By the way, those that suggest sucking on the thumb as a better alternative to pacis, haven't done any research on thumbsucking. When I talked to my pediatrician about my paci concerns, she always said paci use is MUCH preferred to thumbsucking because you can take a paci away when the time comes, but you can't take away the thumb.

Answer 6

It doesnt get any easier as time goes on, its just something you have to struggle through until its over. If you let them fuss long enough eventually they will learn a new way of comforting themselves, either talking or cooing or sucking on a finger or thumb.

As for them always being stuck to you, its pretty common at 4 1/2 months. They are capable of sleeping atleast 4-6 hours in a go, 8 hours if theyre doing good, but they have to work up to it. If they were early they just might have to eat more often than normal. Theres nothing wrong with that.

Little by little the goal is to let them cry and learn to entertain themselves. Its a hard process but its not impossible.

Answer 7

Check if the diaper needs to be change, then see if the baby is hungry. Maybe the baby has a tooth ache, ear ache or just wants to be held.. If you've checked already to see if everything is ok with the baby, sometimes its ok to let them cry for a bit. But for the most part, babies cry for a reason. pain, hunger,tired, lonely. good luck

Answer 8

Sounds like twns/triplets! Wow - a real challenge there. My suggestion - if they have learned to sleep well then teething only disrupts 1 night maximum! Grab a hold of the book 'babywise' and start implementing the sleep strategy - and things will get better - you don't need to be sleep deprived for ever! within a day or 2 of implementing the sleep routine - you should be able to have all your babies sleeping 12 hours at night!

Answer 9

They're probably crying because their gums hurt from teething. There's a pill you can get from the drug store that will give them teething relief.

Answer 10

i know it will be hard, but you cannot always jump and attend to your baby everytime they cry. I don't mean to be harsh i just know this from experience. They need to cry a little bit. I would put them down for a nap and walk away, although it will be hard walka away and let them cry, they will fall asleep after about 20 minutes. just as long as you know nothing is really wrong with them. You could go to a doctor and sask them as well.