How did your toddler act while cutting molars?

jonesie2010 · June 2014

I think what I'm dealing with is teething discomfort but DD never really had problems with the rest of her teeth so I'm a little taken aback. I figured molars would be bad but I wasn't counting on THIS bad. I can see the edges of three molars and I'm sure the fourth can't be far behind. Aside from the normal drooling, chewing on fingers, and runny nose, DD's mood over the past several days has been atrocious. I can't get her to play for more than a few minutes at a time before she starts whining and fussing. She dissolves into rage and hysterics if she can't get a block to fit in the shape sorter within .5 seconds. She wants to be picked up and carried around constantly (and I can't just hold her on the couch, she wants me to walk around). She has flashes of pleasantness every once in a while, but it turns on a dime. And the weird thing is, the last two evenings she has been totally pleasant and fine for the hour or so before bed. The reprieve is nice but I don't understand what's different about the evening? How did cutting molars go for you? And how long before it was over?

minni_ash · June 2014

The molars weren't bad, it was the eye teeth that were bad (the teeth right after the molars). Those made her really fussy and disrupted her sleep big time. Good luck. Teething stinks.

MrsLele · June 2014

The first set of molars were by far the toughest teeth for my daughter so far. Others just showed up and I had no idea she was cutting them. This also sounds like pretty typical toddler behavior. My DD is 18 months, and if she's hungry or tired, look out! It's a tough adjustment but I've learned how to stay ahead of the tantrums for many things.

LimaD · June 2014

Teething is always a little difficult because you want to comfort and help them more than usual. So your LO could very well just be acting like a normal toddler, but the extra attention to those fits (since she's teething) encourages them even more. Ugh I hate teething...

That being said, the molars did really give my DD a hard time, but not in the same way you're describing your DD. Mine was very clingy, tired, had a low-grade fever, and crying or on the verge of tears (but not throwing a fit). She fell asleep on the couch cuddled up with me which is so far from her normal behavior (She's never been a cuddler and can't sleep anywhere but her crib or occasionally the car seat). We used Hyland's Teething Tablets and Tylenol or Ibuprofen to help her out. GL!

loeroam · June 2014

Our son is 15 mos and just had 3 molars all come in at once (plus another bottom tooth). We had a really rough time. He didn't have any problem with his other teeth, but the molars were aweful. He was fussy all of the time, wanted to be held (and walked...no sitting and holding allowed), didn't want to eat anything, and threw some wicked tantrums. The worst was a night when he woke up almost every hour screaming for about 3 days right before they broke through. Once his teeth broke the surface though, he went back to being our pleasant little guy. All in all, we had about a week of living with Sir Cranksalot before he got back to his routine.

Hang in there!

ldelucas · June 2014

Our DD is 20 months it has been terrible for 2 months now. She has basically given up eating for awhile she would eat watermelon and yogurt + some snacks, now forget it maybe some yogurt, snack, milk I'm going crazy over here and feel like a terrible mom. I don't remember any of this with DS.. Good luck I'm going with every child is different we are going on 2 months of a cranky pained little girl

Good Luck

SLGILL1978 · June 2014

These were hard for my daughter. She got four within weeks between 12-13 months. She was in pain, fussy, only wanted mama to hold her (all the time), wouldn't eat (fortunately we were also still on formula at that time). I had to buy baby orajel (we used orajel naturals for her other teeth) and alternate with Infants Tylenol and/or Advil. Her came in slowly. The rest of her teeth would just pop up one day. I could fee and see her molars for weeks.

erinmc1 · June 2014

Molars were the devil, and my son their evil minion. He was miserable. And bitey. Good lord, the bites.

Elizabeth043086 · June 2014

F-ing insane lol. My ds2 is cutting molars right now and he has always been the most pleasant baby I've ever met in my life and now he cries constantly if I'm not holding him. Thank got for nursing, that soothes him. I mean he is a completely different baby right now. He loses his mind if I put orajel on him and he runs away and shakes his head if I come near him with Tylenol. Now on a bright note, ds1 did the same exact thing BUT he also got a new brother and a cold when he was cutting molars, now that my friends was hell. He was a miserable beast. He wanted to be held all day, but clearly I couldn't and it sucked.

So my advice, just hold your little one and thank God you don't have a brand new baby in the house at this point in time. (unless of course you do, then heaven help you) It'll pass.

BigPoppa22 · June 2014

DS cutting his 2nd molar right now, about 3 weeks after the 1st. He has not been cranky, thank god. He has, however, been less willing to stay in his crib at night and much harder to put down. He has been screaming in a different, more urgent tone, both in the middle of the night, and when he doesn't want his bottle or food. Had about 3 nights where he did not even start the night in his crib, just screamed until he was in our bed. He has been fighting all of his bottles, taking it down in quarters or fifths with breaks. Also, he has been gagging with his bottles and with his solids jars, which he hasn't done since his reflux calmed down at 9 months. Spit up a quarter of his bottle today as he finished, again, first time in many months.

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