Was your DC like this w/teething (molars)??

Daisy166

DS is recovering from the flu virus & a touch of bronchitis so I'm sure he's not feeling great but he has been soo cranky & irritable the past couple of days.  He's never been like this.  He will just start whining & crying & nothing soothes him.   
I was worried so I took him to pedi today & he could see the top 2 molars coming in and one eye tooth on the bottom. 

Can teething be this bad where your DC get's so upset and won't stop crying?  I feel horrible for him.  We are doing tylenol.

Any other tips?

Thanks!

 

nolansmama

DS is the exact same way lately. He is usually the happiest baby but not lately. The tiniest thingwill set him off. He is getting 4 molars at once right now so i believe that is the problem. Have you tried Motrin? That seems to work for us.

Good luck.

LydiaE2

We typically do motrin at night ( one before bed and one if he wakes up screaming) and tylanol as needed during the day.  I find DS has more issues with teething when he is overtired, and since he has a hard time sleeping at night when his teeth hurt, he is often over tired.  My DS seems to find chewing/sucking on his fingers to help, along with nursing (we do this instead of or in addition to meds at night) and sucking on his paci.