February 2011 Moms
here come the teeth...advice?
Hello!
I reallyreally think LO is starting to teeth (my mom and brother first got teeth at three months old) - what is safe to give for the pain? I heard some things (like Baby Orajel) aren't good to give a lot of, but LO is getting really fussy and the chilled teethers aren't seeming to cut it. Advice?
TIA!
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Re: here come the teeth...advice?
the best thing for us has been an ice cube in a mesh feeder. He doesn?t like the chilled teethers cause they are cold on his hands, so if we use those I have to hold them. I don?t like orajel cause it can numb their gag reflex, which scares me since everything he touches goes straight into his mouth.
He also really likes frozen washcloths, but same thing I have to hold them for him.
Sophie also seems to be working really well. I only give it to him when I am right there with him, and never in the car because of the choking warning. (so far we haven?t had a problem though)
I have heard good things about amber teething necklaces, but I haven?t tried one cause I am skeptical.
Our pediatrician ok'd Tylenol when he seems really uncomfortable. (Motrin after 6 months.) Otherwise we just use teethers. My boys seem to have a tough time with the teeth. No one gets much sleep when the teeth are about to break thru. Kinda funny right now...My oldest has his first 2 lose teeth, my middle child just got his 2 year molars a few months ago and I look for the baby to have his first tooth any day now....It's never ending!