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Those who have survived teething...

susie985susie985
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How?

DD has seriously been sleeping AWFUL for like a week now and I know it is because of teething. She has the 2 small bumps on her lower gums, but I don't see any teeth coming through yet. She has been gnawing on everything. When she wakes up in the night, she doesn't seem to be in pain, just in need of comforting. Tylenol wasn't making a difference, but the teething tablets help slightly. Seriously though, she has been waking every 1 to 2 hours with an occasional 3-4 stretch thrown in. She's never been the best sleeper, but certainly not this bad! Even her naps have gotten worse which I didn't think was possible. From 30 minutes to 20 minutes. She still smiles a lot during the day, but I can tell she is just so miserably overtired. DH usually works midnights, but had to take the week off work because I was about to go crazy and was horribly sleep deprived.

Help please! TIA

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Re: Those who have survived teething...

  • ladybug8510ladybug8510

    Does she sleep in the car?  The other day, I packed up DD during nap time, got a milkshake and drove for like an hour while she slept.  I enjoyed just driving around and listening to music.  Not something that can be done every day, but it was good for an hour nap, would have been longer if I had felt like driving.

    But I feel your pain, DD has one coming through right now, she has been so clingy all day.  She isn't really bad when I'm holding her, but I can't get anything done.

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  • susie985susie985
    imageLadybug8510:

    Does she sleep in the car?  The other day, I packed up DD during nap time, got a milkshake and drove for like an hour while she slept.  I enjoyed just driving around and listening to music.  Not something that can be done every day, but it was good for an hour nap, would have been longer if I had felt like driving.

    But I feel your pain, DD has one coming through right now, she has been so clingy all day.  She isn't really bad when I'm holding her, but I can't get anything done.

    She will fall asleep in the car, but it doesn't make her naps any longer. I have driven around before to get her to nap though.

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  • RanBerRanBer

    My DS was doing terribly with waking up until we got a baltic amber necklace for him, and while we don't have him wear it at night. We have him wear it all day and it has helped so much.

    We use https://www.balticamberteethingnecklaces.com/ for ours, it has really been a godsend and I was 100% sceptical but not anymore for sure! 

    GL

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  • shirlsshirls
    This sounds exactly like what DS is going through except his teeth are finally cutting thru the gums. DS has never been a good sleeper and the teething has only made it worse. He was up constantly last night. Tylenol didnt help either. He's been comfort nursing every time he wakes up at night. Occasionally he will go back to sleep if I hold him and pat his back. I don't know what else to do except to wait it out.
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  • shirlsshirls
    Will she nap longer if you hold her? It's not ideal, but it works for DS so that he is at least getting some rest.
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  • two-pink-shoestwo-pink-shoes
    One thing that made DS happier during the day was popsicles.  I would put either a block of frozen BM or fruit puree in his mesh feeder and let him gnaw on it.  He loved it (although he looked kind of confused the first time I did it with BM).
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  • susie985susie985

    imageshirls:
    Will she nap longer if you hold her? It's not ideal, but it works for DS so that he is at least getting some rest.

    That is the only way she will nap is if I hold her the whole time. She wakes if I try to put her down and won't go back to sleep. When she wakes up from her nap, it is so sudden. It's like she just snaps out of a coma so I can't try to calm her before she is fully awake. I always try to get her back to sleep as I can tell she is exhausted still, but it doesn't work. I think once she pops these teeth, I'm going to do some nap training.

    Glad to hear I'm not alone, I hope this passes quickly for us!

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    imageRanBer:

    My DS was doing terribly with waking up until we got a baltic amber necklace for him, and while we don't have him wear it at night. We have him wear it all day and it has helped so much.

    We use https://www.balticamberteethingnecklaces.com/ for ours, it has really been a godsend and I was 100% sceptical but not anymore for sure! 

    GL

    Thanks for the tip, I will look into those.

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  • Sunshinedarling999Sunshinedarling999
    When my son was teething he screamed bloody murder for no joke 4 hrs straight. wouldnt take a bottle or anything so we wet a washcloth with and ice cube in it and it did help for a while but the only think that worked was rocking him on my bed till he fell asleep. To be honest sometimes they just have to cry it out till they fall asleep. And yes we did Orajel, did nothing for him what so ever. But we all get through it I hope it gets better for you though! Good luck!
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