First Time Moms

It's official, sammy has started teething...and i'm going nuts!!! The ped recommends tylenol and baby oragel every four hours until a tooth appears (if he takes after me it'll be four years...long story).  he hates teething rings or anything cold on his gums and cries uncontrollably for hours.  the tylenol only takes the edge off and i know from experience that baby oragel only lasts a good twenty minutes. He's cranky and makes a puppy whining noise, the ped said from the sound of it it should be no time for him to cut this tooth...well we've been at it for two weeks and no progress. He no longer enjoys his daily walks or his visits to wal-mart or car rides...he'll cry straight through them.  we've tried it all...any suggestions??? And do you think it'll upset him more to go on his weekly visit to grandma's house...he seems not to be happy any where and since his big brother gets to run amuck and bother him i'm not so sure it's a good idea...what do you think?

A lot of moms swear by amber teething necklaces. You can get them on etsy.com

We use Hyland's Teething Tablets (at Walgreen's/Osco/Rite Aid/etc) and they help. Just rub them on his gums. You can also try filling a pacifier with water and putting it in the freezer and then giving it to him. If you have a mesh feeder, you can freeze some breastmilk in there and offer that to him.

HTH!

Loral

 

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can i give him the fruit to chew on at four months, last time i was at the ped she said don't introduce any food because it'll cause an allergy or turn them fat? do you think it'll hurt? or even will popsicles hurt?