Teething help!

[clown503]

I'm a first time mum to a nearly 5 month old baby and i was looking for advice on how to help get us through this hell! It stresses me out because he's such a content baby during the day but from 9pm he turns into a clingy crying mess. :( In an ideal world I'd take the pain away with a hug but sadly it doesn't work like that. I've tried bonjela and calpol but is there anything else I can try? He's breast fed so what happens most nights is that I feed him until he's asleep. I dont mind feeding him to sleep but I find it difficult to get him in to his bed after feeding him in mine . . . Arghh, he was a brilliant sleeper before this happened! :(
Thanks in advance :)

[clown503]

hmmm, have I put this in the right place? I don't know. Ooops

[Justmadeperfectflapjacks]

Teething powders from most chemist's are good. .

[usernoidea]

If he's teething why isn't he upset during the day?

[clown503]

Thanks Justmadeperfectflapjacks I'll check that out!
usermoidea, well I say he's content, I mean it's easier to deal with, he's definitely teething because he's got one bit of a tooth and another breaking through. It still bothers him in the daytime.

[Comealongpond89]

Teething granules are good and putting teething rings in the fridge for him to chew on

[kel1493]

cold teething rings are good.
A lot of people swear by the nuby ice bite ones, I think it's because they are an idea size for a baby to chew.
(We could water sterilised with Milton fluid, so while we had to sterilise, we got a new plastic container, washed and sterilised it first. Then used to fill the container with cold water and Milton fluid, and leave the teething ring in the container, in the fridge. That way it was always cold, and always sterilised).
Also the only thing we found that helped is Calgel teething gel. The powders didn't work at all.

[clown503]

I have some teething rings but they're a bit big I think, I'll have nosy at the nuby ones, thank you kel1493 :) as my baby find it difficult to keep hold of them in his mouth. I've just resorted to holding them whilst he has a good chew great idea with the box in the fridge! A time saver! Thanks again for the advice!

[usernoidea]

Nurofen with calpol?

[clown503]

Thanks usermoidea, I'll give it a shot! Anyone tried freezing breast milk into ice cubes and using that to sooth gums? My breast feeding support woman suggested that, but is it more hassle than its worth?

[Heirhelp]

Nurofen, calpol and anbesol liquid. Written is order of effectiveness but they can be taken together.

Is it definitely teething and not a leap? My DD had a massive sleep regression at 6 months.

[clown503]

It might be sleep regression, I'm not sure to be honest. He's got flushed cheeks and loves chewing on his fingers/ try to get his whole hand in his mouth. His sleeping used to be really good from roughly 3 months old, I be able to get him down after his last feed at 12am and he'd sleep until 6 - 8am without waking for a feed. That's gone out the window now and I sometimes can't manage to get him to sleep until 1am/2am, or later.

[JugglingMum17]

Breastfeeding is great for teething and comfort for babies.

If you wanted to try something else then the teething gels by bongela, detinox are great.

Teething powders are good too but I found after a while my little one used to projectile vomit after teething powders.

When your baby is 6 months then get the munhkin fresh food feeder and put cold things in there like cold fruit/veg - ideally ones that are frozen which will be soothing for his gums

[JugglingMum17]

If it's sleep regression then breastfeeding is great again for babies!
Gosh looking back now breastfeeding was a godsend! It covers everything a baby needs - food, comfort, nurturing & pain relief! It's is awesome and free another benefit.

I would continue with breastfeeding baby to sleep - although you don't want baby to have this association with sleep you can wean him off breast to sleep at a later date once the sleep regression phase has gone.

If you rocked baby to sleep continue with that.

When my little one was restless and did not settle with breastfeeding it used to be gas and when I lied him down on his back and pushed both of this legs towards his stomach or did the bicycle moves with his legs it used to calm him down. I also used to do circular motions on his stomach clockwise only to help him poo. Always do it clockwise because if you do it anti-clockwise baby may get constipated .

You have just got to get through it - it will subside soon enough.

Please update us and let us know how you are getting on.

[clown503]

Thanks JugglingMum17, for the munchkin feeder suggestion, they look awesome! Feeding him seems to be the best comfort to him.

[user1488812680]

Oh how I feel your pain! Teething can feel relentless sometimes and can be all the tougher because it seems to kick off just when you're finally getting yourself and your little one into some sense of a routine.

DD1 was an absolute nightmare with teething and I found that nurofen was a godsend and was much more effective than calpol. I used to give her a dose at bath time so that it had kicked in ready for putting her down to bed and I then gave her another dose when I went to bed in the same way I would do a dream feed.

I also started using a dummy as the sucking seemed to help a lot.

Best of luck!

[clown503]

Thank you so much everyone! I'll be sure to try him with the different pain relief you've suggested! 🙂 it's so daunting being responsible for someone's happiness and comfort, sometimes it gets a bit overwhelming but I'm sure we'll get there 😬 breast feeding has been really useful, now that we've got into the swing of it; it took me a couple of months of expressing and mix feeding to finally feel confident enough to ebf but I'm glad I got there in the end! 😀

[clown503]

JugglingMum, I'm really thankful that my baby is easier to get burps out of now! When he was smaller it used to take ages and he'd get all upset and then suddenly a tiny burp would escape him and all was right with the world again! 😄 the bicycle movements helped a lot in those days!!

[JugglingMum17]

Well done clown on persevering with breastfeeding. It is tough but it's worth it especially the longer you do it.
My aim was 6 months then when I got to 6 months it got easier because less milk feeds and I thought well no reason why I can't carry on for another 6 months so glad I did.

Now on baby number two and still breastfeeding him at 11 weeks... hopefully I will be able to last 6 months then the next 6 months will be plain sailing .. fingers crossed

[ExcitedMamaToBe]

You can get nuby purée moulds and make breast milk ice lollies to help sooth his gums? My lb is only 6 weeks so thankfully we aren't at that stage yet, but when we are im gonna be trying the bm lollies

[clown503]

Thanks JugglingMum I'm happy feeding is going well, it's interesting thinking back before my baby was born I was adamant I was going to bottle feed and my twin bought the perfect prep machine for me and bought different types of bottles and everything. But as soon as he was here, I had a change of heart that was rather quickly and wanted to try and feed him myself! It was a rocky beginning as he was a month early and in scbu and at times I thought why the hell am I putting myself through this?! I hated not knowing how much he was getting and became obessed with timing how long he was feeding from each boob ect. It didn't help that I was stuck in the hospital for nearly 2 weeks!! it's much more relaxing feeding at home!

[clown503]

Ooh I rambled a bit in my last post I will try the purée miles with milk in them too I think

[Cakescakescakes]

Nurofen is the best for teething pain as it's an anti inflammatory. My boys were horrific teethers and we went through gallons of the stuff. The powders etc were useless and a bit of a faff.

[clown503]

I'll give nurofen a try thank you cakescakescakes!

[Cakescakescakes]

And I'm sure you know this but own brand ibuprofen is exactly the same as the actual branded nurofen.

[MrsDarkDestroyer]

I've found dentinox works quite well. My ds is only 14 weeks so struggles to hold teething rings but he has a toy like this which is a godsend m.johnlewis.com/the-manhattan-toy-company-colour-burst-winkel-rattle/p/231516114?sku=231516114&s_kwcid=2dx92700016891172678&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=COOIz63pydMCFYIaGwodZsEITg&gclsrc=aw.ds