Not Eating – Teeth?

[Anonymous]

Well after seemingly teething for AGES, Marisa’s two bottom teeth seem
to be coming in. Gums are red and bloody in spots and can see white
beneath the gums. She didn’t really want her solids this morning but
considering she just restarted them, wasn’t surprised. Ate her bottle
OK this morning with breaks. But now she just won’t eat – had one ounce
and acting hungry but keeps pushing bottle away. Just gave her a dose
of Tylenol and rubbed some benadryl on gums so hopefully that helps.

How long before the tooth comes out do the eating problems normally occur?

[Anonymous]

For us, she was cranky before her teeth came in but would typically eat. Except for the couple days before they broke through. Then after it broke through it took another day or so for her to get back to eating normal again.

[Anonymous]

For Hailey, it depended on which teeth she was getting. I remember with some of the earlier teeth, she would refuse bottle before and during the teeth poking through but solids refusal going on even longer than that. There were days she literally ate one bit of solids and drank 15 oz of formula and that was that. I just kept offering, tried not to stress and eventually she came around.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Sherry. Yea – she’s been cranky for at least a week but just
started yesterday with the eating. So maybe they will break through
soon? They are right there… She did eat though after the Tylenol
dose, Benadryl on gums and making the nipple nice and cold for her.

Thanks as well, Stacey. These are her first teeth so maybe that’s why.
I’ve been trying to do the same – and not stress about it. She seems to
eat better when she is sleepy so we’ve been offering some when she
first acts hungry and then when she pushes away fine and then offer
again when she wants and she will usually end up eating more before her
nap or bedtime. Solids she doesnt’ want much to do with right now but
that’s OK too.

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