Help!! Teething Toddler

Try going back to baby food for little while then little by little reintroduce regular eood good luck garied4 and now have 7 grangchildren A. no hills

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TRY GOING BACK TO BABY FOOD FOR LITTLE WHILE THEN LITTLE BY LITTLE REINTRODUCE REGULAR EOOD GOOD LUCK GARIED4 AND NOW HAVE 7 GRANGCHILDREN A. NO HILLS

use motrin if she is hurting. also use gentle naturals teething drops (they are amazing!!!). maybe give her popcicles made out of fruit puree and juice. it will be cold and soothe her swollen gums.

I am going through the same thing with my 15 month old in my daycare she is getting her 2 year molars, I give her chilled fruit cups, soft home made soups, bread, things like that, I also give her jello. To sooth teething I did this with my own give her crushed ice in a wash cloth tie it off with a rubber band and let her chew on the ice, they get all wet but it's summer my toddlers loved it. Hope this helps. J.

You can try giving her soft foods like apple sauce or mashed potatoes.

Have you tried giving tylenol 30 minutes to an hour before time for her to eat, at least before breakfast and dinner so that if she's not in pain, then maybe she'll be more likely to eat? Then during the day give her yogurt and other soft snacks that she doesn't have to chew? Also like the others have said give pediasure or Carnation breakfast that will provide more calories and nutrition. If she doesn't like the carnation or pediasure, maybe get a can of the second stage formula powder and add a little of that with her milk so that she is getting the added nutrients from that. But, keep offering food to her even if she rejects them because when she gets hungry enough, she'll finally eat. But, if it persists, call the doctor.

Hello, I know how much this is a worry. Have you tried to make her smoothies? That way, you can put in the fruits to help her through this time and she doesn't have to chew. That is what hurts.
Good luck with your precious little girl.
K. K.

Try cool/cold foods. My daughter did the same thing and I finally managed to get her to eat strawberries, yogurt ( I got the kind with veggies and fruit to give more vitamins) bananas, hummus, chilled- but cooked- broccoli and pickled beets. It only lasted about 2/3 weeks so I gave her gummy or liquid vitamins everyday as well and everything went back to normal. You can also try using a small amount of clove oil on her gums it works wonderfully to ease tooth pain. I also kept some kind of food handy all the time and just offered it constantly rather than stressing over a missed meal and had better success in getting something in her that way. Good luck :)

You could try Boost or Ensure. Carnation Instant Breakfast? Yogurt/fruit smoothies?

I would offer her soft foods- apple sauce, yogurt, banana etc. and tell her that other boys & girls (or whoever she responds to) eat soft foods like (blah blah blah) when they have new teeth coming in...and try to involve her in it rather than get her to eat. Talk to her about her new teeth. Hopefully that will help.

I never would have thought of it on my own but my friend suggested frozen peas - my girls loved them when teething and still do! I also got one of the mesh holders and put frozen fruit for them to gnaw on. Popsicles (I buy the 100% fruit kind) were also popular when teething in our house. We should have bought stock in the Hylands teething tablets because we used those a LOT. They even carry them at our Walmart. The teeting tablets also help lower the 'acid' and other stomach upset issues that occur during teething. We would wet and freeze washcloths for them to gnaw on. They melt quickly but were well liked.
Good Luck!

My kids never refused foods while teething, but if all she'll touch are those items, I'd get some products like Carnation Instant breakfast (or anything like that you add into milk) to add extra calories.

Have you tried things like applesauce, yogurt, pudding, etc.? My real concern would be the calories and the amount of fat (since it's so critical for brain development at that age).

Don't be afraid to call the pediatrician's office either. They've answered this question for thousands of families and may have solutions none of the rest of us can offer.

Good luck!

Have you tried teething tablets so that her mouth will feel better? They are available at health food stores. I would offer her soft foods that she doesn't have to chew, make up some yogurt pops (low or no sugar), frozen fruit, a smoothie with tofu in it for protien is always a treat at our house :)

This will pass, and when it does, she will eat again. Try givng her ice chips to chew on. It will soothe her and possibly numb her gums, she may be willing to eat something soft after that.