My DS is just over 5 months and has been teething since the beginning of August....almost 2 months ago!!! Initially we put it down to early 4 month sleep regression but no, seems to be teething. Super red cheeks (they almost glow in the dark sometimes), unbelievable dribbling and extremely disturbed sleep - he's up 4-10 times every night. I have a toddler too, who suffered badly with teeth but never for anywhere close to this. DS is actually a very placid little thing but is definitely in pain.
I've tried calpol, Nurofen, bonjela, teetha, calgel but they all provide a very temporary relief. We also bought him a new cot as we thought his old cot was bothering him - again this helped temporarily.
I'm now at the stage where I look ten years older than I am, I can barely remember my own name and I'm losing the will to get dressed in the morning. My DH is away on business a lot and has a very difficult, high pressured job (I know, I've done it) and there is no question that he can go to work on broken sleep.
Can anyone help or share experiences of how long this sort of thing lasts for?
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Prolonged teething - please please help!
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LostAtTheFair · 21/09/2016 21:21
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