My daughter got through her first 8 teeth pretty good. Now she's getting her molars and is having a terrible time. She's only sleeping every other night. My husband and I have been taking shifts on the nights she doesn't sleep well so we can at least get a few hours sleep. She cries and whimpers and thrashes back and forth. Orajel and Tylenol don't do anything. We both have full time jobs and have been working overtime, so we're beyond tired. Any advice?
Well, I tried the teething tablets last night with Motrin. It helped some. She was still a bit fussy going down, but she slept until 3:30 in the morning! That's progress. I think one of the main problems is that instead of drooling, she swallows all of the saliva and then starts choking on it and coughing. That wakes her up and then she realizes she's in pain. We're going to continue trying to use the tablets and the Motrin and hopfully she'll continue doing better. Thank you all so much for the advice!!!
Hi B.,
It sounds like that little angel needs a retired grandma with a rocking chair and a real good finger to chew on. Sometimes a warm body and soothing finger to chew helps a lot. I can still remember when my kids were teething. This is a great time to call Grandma. The best of luck to you and remember"this too shall pass".
S.
Hello, it has been a while since I had teething children, all my kids teeth are falling out now!! however I did have 1 child that had a rough time teething and my peditrician gave me a perscription strength numbing gel. I can't for the life of me remember the name but ask you Dr. it is the same as like orajel etc. but pers. strength and it works wonders. Good luck! L.
hello B.
molar are the worse teeth to cut i always use wisky on them wet your finger with it and rub on her gums then give a dose of motrin or advill they seam to work best for teeth pain . they also carry something called teething tablet i have sean them at meijer and homeopathic store they worked for my friends kid well good luck hope the pain stops
teething tablets and motrin hands down!
Try advil..Thats was the only thing that worked for my kids.Tylenol does not touch anything with them.Fevers etc... They have advil for babies...It really helps. Also they have homeopathic teething tablets.They work wonders too..They dissolve right away and really hepled my kids sleep too.. I just read the other posts.I guess I am a little late..haha..Glad that I had the same ideas though :)
I found product a local health food store called Teething Tablets. They work really well. It is an all natural product that helps the baby to sleep and also takes care of the pain.
i used camilia for both my children when the Tylenol and orajel stopped taking affect. you can buy it at health food stores..it's a natural supplement for teething and pain. also make sure that your daughter doesn't need a higher dose of Tylenol because of any weight gain since being at her last check up. you can have her take the tylenol and the camilia at the same time.
i hope that helps!
You can get teething tablets at Wal-Mart. They're all natural and they work wonders.
I gave up on Tylenol (with blessings from the peditrician) and now use Baby Motrin. It works SOOOOOOOOOOOO much better and lasts longer too.
Hylands Teething Tablets ... I swear by them believe every mother should stok up on them during the teething years. You get get them at any drug store. Try them let me know how it works foryou
Hi, teething tablets worked wonders for my kids. You can get them at Walmart in the Rx area. I think they are in the vitiman section, you can ask at the counter. They were a life saver.
Hyland's Teething Tablets and piggyback tylenol and motrin.
C.
i have a 2 1/2 year old and a 9 month old. we use teething tablets(i got them at toys r us.in the aisle with the bath stuff & toothbrushes),and i use orjeal night time, with a dose of advil! it helps my kids! good luck!
Hi B., I am a mother of three. My 3rd was just like that and I found out about this product called "Hurricane" sounds worst than what it is. you can buy at the pharmacy. Behind the counter and I bought mine at Target. and you only need alittle bit because it takes affect in 15 to 30 seconds it works wonders and I loved it!!! But if also you could try the adult ambesol I used that on my niece when she was little cause i wanted to sleep. So i hope this works for you and your husband.
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Y.
We used the teething tablets also, in conjunction with the orajel. Personally, I preferred Motrin to Tylenol, and when necessary, you can stagger the two of them. Also, I would give our son the popsicles that come in the plastic sleeve. We would make sure that the plastic sleeve didn't have a sharp edge, and then just let him chew on it like an ice pack without actually opening the popsicle. He loved it because he could get it to those back molars, unlike teething rings. Best of luck to you...
Motrin is an anti-inflammatory. My doctor and several of the daycare children I ahve had over the past 21 years alternates Tylenol and Motrin every two hours. Tylenol for the pain and Motrin for the swelling. Works like a charm.
