Infant Teething - Painesville, OH

The only time I used infant tylenol with my son is if he had a fever with the teething. Other than that I used baby Oragel and kept a couple of the teething toys that you can freeze handy. The long popsicles in plastic also did the trick.

Hi Aleisha,

My daughter is 10 months old and has just gotten her 6th tooth. She's gotten two at time, which can make for some frustrating days! :-) Anyway, once their teeth "break through," there shouldn't be any more discomfort until the next one comes. So...giving him tylenol after his tooth comes through, probably isn't necessary.

I really don't give my daughter tylenol, but have on occassion when I can tell she's just ULTRA uncomfortable. Ora-jel seems to do the trick most of the time.

However, I've also heard that infant tylenol isn't very strong, and doctors recommend higher dosages than what is on the package, so I'm sure you haven't done him any harm. :-)

This may not have been much help, but I wish you luck and many quiet nights as your son gets his mouthful of teeth!

Katheryn :-)

My son got his teeth one right after the other for his first six teeth. When I was reasonably sure that teething was bothering him I gave him tylynol or motrin. I think it is better to give them a chance to sleep without the pain. During the day I tried to stick with frozen teething toys and cold wet cloths. I would be careful with Orajel though, I have been told that it toughen the gums and actually makes it more difficult for future teeth to break through. Once the tooth has gotten through the gums he should not be in pain any longer from that tooth. Good Luck!

There's really no way to know when the teeth are going to come in for sure. My daughter got all of her teeth very early. She had a full set by about 15 months old, and she shouldn't have been done until she was about 2! She started at 4 months and got a few at a time sometimes. You'll see the gum getting a little puffy and red in the area right before it breaks through, and he will probably be a little irritable, a little more sleepy (or in too much discomfort to take a nap- could be either one), and may cry a lot if he is really in pain. Try the oragel on his gums, try the tylenol if that doesn't work for him, and use the teethers. A lot of times having something hard that she could bite down on helped relieve the pain and helped the tooth break through. I used cold water in a small bottle with a slow flow nipple, and that really helped my daughter when nothing else would. Oragel didn't work for her, so she ended up getting a fair amount of tylenol, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day. Giving him tylenol that much isn't going to hurt him, but only give it to him if you think he is in discomfort (or has been through the day and it is bedtime). Just only give the amount recommended based on his age/weight, and only every 4 hours at the most. If you do that, you will be fine. Once the tooth has broken through most of the way (you can see the entire top surface) he shouldn't have any more pain with it. The pain comes from the tooth actually cutting through the gum, after it gets through, the pain goes away. He may have another one coming in, though, so just watch to see how he is doing.

Hi Aleisha-
I have four kids and each one of them was different as far as their teeth and when they got them, I never really gave them any medicine for teething unless they seemed fussy or had a fever which mine sometimes did when they were getting a tooth. There is something called teething tablets that you can get either at a health food store or even at Walmart or Target I have heard great things about them I tried them once with my one year old and they seemed to help. Usually the next tooth to come in will be the one right next to his first tooth but that not for sure that's just what happened with all of mine. Hope some of this helped.

N.

It seems like the worst part of teething is right before a tooth breaks through. I never gave my son tylenol unless he was noticably fussier or waking up while teething, but I don't think it could hurt giving a dose before bedtime. You might also want to try teething tablets, which are all natural. I never did, but I have heard that they work.

I went through it with four. I usually only gave them tylenol if they ran a low grade fever or were real agitated with it. Mine loved a clean cold wet rag. It numbs their gums if its real cold and of course any type of teething toys. The rag worked the best though

I highly recommend using Hyland's homeopathis Teething Tablets. They are 100 % natural, have no side effects, and they just dissovle in your baby's mouth. I didn't use them with my 2 1/2 year old, but I do with my 9 month old and what a difference. I just try to watch my baby and if he is trying to chew on things a lot and being fussy for no apparent reason, I figure it's his teeth and give him some teething tablets. My son has been getting about 1 every few weeks.He started at 6 months and now at 9 his 4th tooth just broke through. If teething is causing your son to be up all night I see nothing wrong with giving tylenol before bed. I've found with my son that its usually about 2-3 nights of not sleeping good when the tooth is about the break through, but then the tooth breaks through and he sleeps better!1 good Luck! I hope things get better with him teething.

I'm right there with you, my daughter is 7 months and still not a tooth and I have all the same concerns, thanks for asking, I will be waiting to see what others have to say!