teething, tired momma. help!

Heyjordynhey

My son is 5 1/2 months and is teething..bad...has been teething since he was about 2 1/2 months old but now its really kicking in. he has a tooth on the bottom that's been trying to come through for a little over a month now but still hasn't. and now he has one on the top coming in and he's teething like crazy. he likes the cold toys wash cloths etc, and is fine while he's playing but as soon as he starts to get tired all heck breaks loose. he wants to be held or in the swing in order to fall asleep. at night time once he's asleep he's good till morning but naps during the day he'll sleep in his crib for a hour max and wake up and you can tell he's still tired and i'll try to rock him back to sleep but it doesn't work. he wants to lay in the swing so i let him but as soon as i walk away he starts screaming...not sure how to get him out of the swing because he can't sleep in there forever...any ideas? 

irishprincess135

No help from me but sounds like exactly what we are going through right now too!! DD is a bear lately and isn't napping great anymore either but sleeps great at night! Hopefully it gets better (for both of us) soon!

Heyjordynhey

i normally let him sit in the crib for about 10/15 mins and he'll just lay there and talk to himself. but after a little he just starts to get fussy and wants to get out but i lay him in the swing and he goes right back to sleep..

Heyjordynhey

it just stinks most of all because his swing is in our living room since we live in an apartment we dont have room for it anywhere else, and i can't really do much while he's asleep in the swing because any little noise i make he wakes up. 

minni_ash

Can you moe the swing into his room while he is napping? 

Question to follow up your original post... Everyone uses the word "teething" soo loosely.  Saying he has been teething since 2 1/2 months... how do you know this?  I would think "teething" would be a period right before a tooth breaks through the gums.  I'm not trying to cause trouble, I am just curious.

rjeller32

My DD is in the same situation. I just decided to soothe her however she needs, because in a few days the teeth should be cut through enough to stop hurting.