Or, this post should be called Baby Teething, HELP! Anyway you cut it (pun intended 
), my week has been filled with fighting fevers, bulging gums, late night crying, and biting mayhem.
(Remember how I was going to share snippets from the upcoming eBook this week? I now call that, “the best laid plans of mom and teething baby.”)
I’m pretty sure that Liam is cutting 8-teeth, both his canines and 1st molars. His gums look like a war zone. At only 13-months he’s an overachiever!
Here are a few tips on how we’ve dealt with teething this week:
- Cold wash-cloth: It goes a long way. Let your baby chew on a cold wash-cloth. Also, when I’m trying to bring down a fever I place a wash-cloth behind the neck and under the arm pits. Liam was feeling so lousy that he didn’t even mind the cloths.
- Teething tablets: You can find them at the drug store or order these tablets through Amazon.
- Ibuprofen and Tylenol: Ask your pediatrician about this one. We’ve been rotating both this week.
- Snuggles: Lots of baby snuggles here. I’ve enjoyed this part of Liam’s traumatic experience. He willingly clings and snuggles. We’ve cuddled and nursed through most of his pains.
- Rubbing Gums: Earlier in the week rubbing the baby’s gums gently with my finger was helpful. There are also gum massagers that work wonders, too!
- Frozen Bagel or Banana: This is a simple way for baby to have something to chew on that may also offer a little relief.
Here are a few more teething tips:
What are your best baby teething helps?
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Feeling your pain- we’ve had 4 children, and right now, we have a 4 yr old who is cutting her (molars) teeth- putting whole fist into mouth, or chewing/sucking on her blanket…so we definitely understand! Keep some frozen bananas ready. Lots of snuggling..that is about it. Fevers when cutting teeth is one of the ways we know when it is “that” time, especially when there is no cold. Huld and snuggle your baby, and know that this too, one day, will pass…all too quickly.
She is our baby.
Teething big time here, too – two on bottom erupted, two more on top starting to bulge… I got up this morning and realized my arms were sore from carrying her around all day yesterday – she’s usually so good about playing on her own (10 months old)! The worst part is the hole she’s bit in my breast. Anyone else gone through something like that? Trying to keep it moisterized with lanolin, but after three weeks of it, man, it’s frustrating! How do you get something like this to heal?How much longer will it take? And what have other people done to stop biting – especially what seems like inadvertent biting? Just thought I’d sed if anyone has any advice, thanks for letting me vent a bit!
Great chart! I’ve never seen a list of when the teeth should be coming in. My son got his bottom central incisors at 4 months, and at seven months got his four front upper teeth. Yikes! We did a lot of the snuggling and gum rubbing. Cold carrot sticks were definitely his favorite teething toy.
I also would like to suggest the Baltic Amber Jewelry.
The poeple over at Bouncy Baby Boutique have the cheapest prices online for genuine amber that i have been able to find and I bought my son a anklet and it helped him alot. With the prices they have over at Bouncy Baby Boutique theres no reason to not give it a shot for you.