Teething

[Anonymous]

Hi,

My daughter is 5 1/2 months old and just had her 2 bottom front teeth come in about 2 weeks ago. She still is constantly trying to stick her finger/hand in her mouth and chews on both sides. I really don’t see any thing that close to breaking through. Has anyone else had this happen? I didn’t think that teething would continue like this for 2 months. I just keep giving her tylenol along with her Zegerid. Just recently I started giving her Benedryl at night to help her sleep.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[Anonymous]

My children’s doctor told me that when a baby is teething it can take weeks or months for a tooth or pair of teeth to come through because the teeth actually move up and down inside the gum until they finally break through.

Gnawing on things actually helps teeth come through and doesn’t always indicate pain. If she’s not irritable and not in too much pain, it would be better to not give tylenol or benadryl too frequently. Tylenol is hard on the liver, so you don’t want to use it daily for weeks or months. Benadryl is great for ocassional use but can have side effects if used too frequently.

Teething is one of those maddening aspects of parenting. There’s just not alot that you can do about it.

[Anonymous]

I wish I could offer you more advice, my little guy’s almost 9 1/2 months old, and STILL has no teeth!! It’s driving me nuts, he’s teething but no teeth..I keep hopeing that he’s going to cut like 4 at once!!!. Oh, try buying a baby safe teether and putting an ice cube in it, Aidan really loves that!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the input. I guess what is really bothering me is that she seems to be in pain with the teething and I feel like I have been giving her tylenol forever and know that it is bad for her, but since she doesn’t sleep very much at night and can’t get comfortable, I don’t know what else to do.

[Anonymous]

Motrin can be used for babies six months and older. She’s pretty close to six months so maybe ask her doctor if that would be o.k. I usually give Myles Motrin at bedtime and tylenol once or twice during the day when he’s teething badly, so he’s not getting so much tylenol. The Motrin definitely helps him sleep when he’s teething, whereas Tylenol is less effective for him.

[Anonymous]

Have you tried those Hylands teething tablets, or their teething gel? Then you don’t have to worry about giving her too much tylenol. We’ve had teeth that took forever to come in too, especially with Parker, my second son. Frustrating.

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