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:-) I once asked a friend what worked with teething.... she smiled
sweetly and said locking yourself in your room alone. :-) Other than that, I like Joy's suggestions! :-) Vibrating teether. Here in the states when they reach 6 months my pediatrician told me the dosing for ibuprofen and it worked a little better since it has better antimflamatory qualities. A cold apple in one of those food nets worked, but basically holding her and keeping her distracted as much as possible was my best shot. :-) It doesn't last forever... it just feels like it! ;-) Jan |
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melinda wrote:
I only noticed that his first tooth had just poked through the gum yesterday because I stuck my finger in his mouth! He also rolled over by himself the first time yesterday afternoon. He chews on several things, he has a teething rattle with rubbery bits on it, a teddy bear wrist rattle - he likes to chew on it's nose, and sometimes he'll like to chew on cool, wet cloth. He's actually sleeping this morning, after his first feed, so I think the worst may be over for now. Roly poly baby, huh? Don't leave him in the middle of the bed while you fetch something, then! I noticed James's first tooth the same way - grizzle grizzle chew che - OUCH! -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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'bout 27 years ago, first kidlet was teething.the HARD way. Dr says "get a
shot glass--fill it with whiskey--dip your finger in--rub it on baby's gums--really all OVER the gums not just the sore spots. Then YOU toss off the rest--can't let good whiskey go to waste. But I don't drink That much won't hurt YOU or the baby. so I did--it didn't --and baby relaxed enuf to get to sleep. Later that day, we went down to the Pharmacy and picked up a prescription for paregoric......used only at the worst of times (big diff between a grumpy baby and a screamin-meeeemmies one) Another thing that I remember doing--clean off a cooked chicken leg bone--FREEZE it---.let baby chew on it. Just be sure to STAY with the baby without distraction--soon as it starts to unthaw you should throw it away. (no, it won't give food poisioning after it had not only been cooked but frozen as well) I have never had any disintegrate but it could always happen. HTH Butterfly (do they ever let you have paregoric anymore? I don't know) "A Joy in Hawaii" wrote in message om... melinda wrote in message ... DS is most definetley teething, I can feel one! But he will not sleep during the day and is very unsettled, not crying just whingey - very whingey HELP! Go get a pillow. Now put your face in it. Let us scream together....AAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!! Ahhhh, doesn't that feel better? Jacob is 8 1/2 months old and has not ONE tooth yet but seems to be teething FOREVER. So far, I have tried Orajel with him but it just seems to irritate him to have a numb mouth. I used Orajel with DD1 and DD2 and sometimes it worked, sometimes it just aggravated (sp?) them more. So did the cold wet washcloth. Tylenol drops worked great to get the edge off. They all seem to enjoy chewing on my finger most of all. They enjoyed teething biscuits but I don't like to clean up the mess afterwards. I will definitely try the frozen bagel, though. Let us know what you end up trying next. Hang in there. Sometimes I got all three kids crying/screaming/nagging at once and want to rip out all the hair on my head...but it's a temporary feeling. Sometimes distracting him (and distracting you) by going outside for a change in scenery, some sun, and fresh air, will ease both of you. A Joy in Hawaii |
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Butterfly wrote:
Another thing that I remember doing--clean off a cooked chicken leg bone--FREEZE it---.let baby chew on it. Just be sure to STAY with the baby without distraction--soon as it starts to unthaw you should throw it away. Just make sure that you remove any cartilage on the ends of the bone. My mother tells the story of how I nearly choked when I managed to chew the cartilage of a chicken leg bone when I was some over a year old. Julia in MN -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://mail.chartermi.net/~jaccola/ |
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When DS was 5 1/2 months old, he was having teething issues as well as
a nasty case of diaper rash. I had been told that the best thing for diaper rash was sunshine, so we put a large towel on the linoleum floor and placed him there on his tummy. I gave him a limp piece of celery from the refrigerator. We have the best picture of this little naked baby on a towel chomping on a piece of celery, wearing nothing but a huge grin. DS (age 15) was NOT happy when DD (age 13) showed it to his girlfriend. Kim melinda wrote in message ... DS is most definetley teething, I can feel one! But he will not sleep during the day and is very unsettled, not crying just whingey - very whingey HELP! |
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Kate Dicey wrote:
melinda wrote: I only noticed that his first tooth had just poked through the gum yesterday because I stuck my finger in his mouth! He also rolled over by himself the first time yesterday afternoon. He chews on several things, he has a teething rattle with rubbery bits on it, a teddy bear wrist rattle - he likes to chew on it's nose, and sometimes he'll like to chew on cool, wet cloth. He's actually sleeping this morning, after his first feed, so I think the worst may be over for now. Roly poly baby, huh? Don't leave him in the middle of the bed while you fetch something, then! I noticed James's first tooth the same way - grizzle grizzle chew che - OUCH! So far he's onlt rolled over once, but he's doing a lot of 'break-dancing' in the cot trying to roll over! Now I've got to try to stop him chewing on his fingers, he's got a sore spot on one from either the chewing or the slobber. One of the worst things about him teething ATM is that the weather is so hot and humud that I can't cuddle him as much, that and the fact that he's too heavy to hold onto for too long - he weighs in at 9kg! (but he's got the lenght to go with it) -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol |
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Jan Dunaway wrote:
:-) I once asked a friend what worked with teething.... she smiled sweetly and said locking yourself in your room alone. :-) Other than that, I like Joy's suggestions! :-) Vibrating teether. Here in the states when they reach 6 months my pediatrician told me the dosing for ibuprofen and it worked a little better since it has better antimflamatory qualities. A cold apple in one of those food nets worked, but basically holding her and keeping her distracted as much as possible was my best shot. :-) It doesn't last forever... it just feels like it! ;-) Distraction seems to work, even if the worst is over for now. He needs two good day sleeps plus over night, so if he misses a day sleep he's very sleepy the next day. His tooth wasn't showing a week ago, so it looks like, at least with the first one, that it came through quick! -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol |
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You can still get paregoric from some of the old doctors. (The "good" ones)
lol It's used sometimes for really bad cases of diarrhea. My grandmother has told me stories of women using it on wash day to keep the babies sleeping so the women could get the wash done. It's no wonder that they had to start monitoring the stuff more closely. Shelly "Butterfly" wrote in message ... 'bout 27 years ago, first kidlet was teething.the HARD way. Dr says "get a shot glass--fill it with whiskey--dip your finger in--rub it on baby's gums--really all OVER the gums not just the sore spots. Then YOU toss off the rest--can't let good whiskey go to waste. But I don't drink That much won't hurt YOU or the baby. so I did--it didn't --and baby relaxed enuf to get to sleep. Later that day, we went down to the Pharmacy and picked up a prescription for paregoric......used only at the worst of times (big diff between a grumpy baby and a screamin-meeeemmies one) Another thing that I remember doing--clean off a cooked chicken leg bone--FREEZE it---.let baby chew on it. Just be sure to STAY with the baby without distraction--soon as it starts to unthaw you should throw it away. (no, it won't give food poisioning after it had not only been cooked but frozen as well) I have never had any disintegrate but it could always happen. HTH Butterfly (do they ever let you have paregoric anymore? I don't know) "A Joy in Hawaii" wrote in message om... melinda wrote in message ... DS is most definetley teething, I can feel one! But he will not sleep during the day and is very unsettled, not crying just whingey - very whingey HELP! Go get a pillow. Now put your face in it. Let us scream together....AAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!! Ahhhh, doesn't that feel better? Jacob is 8 1/2 months old and has not ONE tooth yet but seems to be teething FOREVER. So far, I have tried Orajel with him but it just seems to irritate him to have a numb mouth. I used Orajel with DD1 and DD2 and sometimes it worked, sometimes it just aggravated (sp?) them more. So did the cold wet washcloth. Tylenol drops worked great to get the edge off. They all seem to enjoy chewing on my finger most of all. They enjoyed teething biscuits but I don't like to clean up the mess afterwards. I will definitely try the frozen bagel, though. Let us know what you end up trying next. Hang in there. Sometimes I got all three kids crying/screaming/nagging at once and want to rip out all the hair on my head...but it's a temporary feeling. Sometimes distracting him (and distracting you) by going outside for a change in scenery, some sun, and fresh air, will ease both of you. A Joy in Hawaii --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.554 / Virus Database: 346 - Release Date: 12/20/03 |
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well, technically whisky is a vegetarian product... )
NightMist wrote: Being a vegetarian that didn't hold with giving babies liquor to quiet them (newfangled nonsense I was told), I was less than excited about this revelation. On the other hand, I think it was one of the few decent nights sleep I got for the first 5 years of that childs life. -- Dr. Quilter Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens (take the dog out before replying) |
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