New mommy question: teething

SoonMrsCruz · June 2011

Little Mason has started teething! I know it's a looooong process before teeth start to show, but seeing all of this drool and his sad little face as he shoves his entire fist in his mouth is so sad!

I know Baby Orajel is now a no-no because of the benzocaine, but they have a Baby Orajel Naturals that has no benzocaine, no alcohol and no dyes. Has anyone used this? Anything else you recomend?? Or are teething toys the only thing to help my little guy?

I'm sure Mason will thank you for your advice!

soontobemrs.rjd · June 2011

my advice... keep him away from me! if i get my hands on him im going to return him with nibble marks allllll over!

SoonMrsCruz · June 2011

soontobemrs.rjd:
my advice... keep him away from me! if i get my hands on him im going to return him with nibble marks allllll over!

LOL!! For a second I thought "Yippee! Kris has an answer!!" No! She's just warning me that she wants to eat my baby!! :-)

MrsLeanna · June 2011

Put a wet burp cloth in the freezer and let him chew on it. Teething tablets were awesome for Alexis, I'm not sure if they were recalled recently or if there was some issue with the quantity, look that up, but those were the best. I would never use orajel again, I used it once on Alexis, and I thought she was going to choke, it scared the hell out of me!

Mrs.HisOnly · June 2011

After trying the Orajel once we never tried it again. Didn't even want to try the naturals one. For J, his favorites were his Sophie and we would take baby bottles fill them about 1/4 full and them turned them upside down in the freezer. Once they were frozen I would give them to him to bite on. He loved it. It also gave him some water as an added bonus He's never been a huge fan of teething rings. Frozen hand towels worked well too.

Good luck. Teething seriously sucks.

CesEve99 · June 2011

we use hyland's teething gel (no benzocaine)...we have the sophie but evan doesnt really pay much attention to it. i've also given him frozen wash cloths but that turns into a wet mess in no time. i found this teether the other day while shopping at target: https://www.cookieskids.com/Product.aspx?l=00170061031501880000&p=PTY01332&a=shopping&mr:referralID=50393219-9bb6-11e0-be22-001b2166becc

he seems to chew on that teether better than the sophie. evan is actually cutting a tooth and it's making him crankier than ever, on days where i can tell it's really bothering him i give him a dose of tylenol to alleviate the pain a little (he's actually cutting a tooth not just drooling and eating his hand, just wanted to point out that difference). lately i've also been toasting a slice of bread and letting him chew on it (again, just want to clarify the age difference).

anyways, hth

gracefulnichole · June 2011

My aunt has sworn by what she used for her 3 girls...a washcloth, with about a 1/4 cup of crushed up ice, tied closed with a hair tie...she said it's a miracle solution and I plan on using it for my baby girl when she goes through teething too.

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