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CM CLUB - How bad does a babies teething have to be before you send home???

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looneytune · 15/05/2006 14:27

I have a baby who started with me last Monday and she been screaming for ages. I've given Bonjella and Calpol as her mum said she's been battling the painful gums since Friday.

It's really hard as she's so tired and in cot trying to nap but she's obviously in a lot of pain :( Thing is I have two 3 year olds to look after so I can only spend so long going back to baby to try and comfort her.

I've always been soft and never called for a mindee to be sent home and yes, I've had the other 2 babies crying lots with teething - but not this bad!

How bad do you let it get before asking for them to be collected?

Don't want to send mindee home when only 2nd week but she really seems to be suffering :(

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Uwila · 15/05/2006 16:06

How old is she? If she's old enough for nurofen, it might help to alternate ibuprofen and paracetemol/medised. Also, do you have one of those frozen teethers.

I don't mean to be hard on you. I actually missed that she had just started. So, yes, she might be missing her mum/dad too.

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looneytune · 15/05/2006 16:02

BTW, it's not that I didn't want to deal with it - I sort of (in a weird way) like a challenge. I was just feeling bad as the others were asking me to do x, y and z and I kept having to tell them to play by themselves whilst I sorted baby out. I don't mind that ds is left to sort himself out, it's the mindee that bothered me as she didn't look happy being neglected (she's a jealous type anyway tbh).

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looneytune · 15/05/2006 16:00

Well she's biting like she's teething, dribbling (not loads though) and has a runny nose but I'm no Dr. Baby still sleeping which is good and dad picking up in 45 mins and off to buy Medised (as they are struggling coping at home). She may be upset more than at home as I'm new to her but I will talk to parents again about how bad she's been to compare to at home.

I just felt so helpless.

Anyway, she's catching up with much needed sleep now so hopefully she'll be happier when she wakes.

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HappyMumof2 · 15/05/2006 15:56

is it definately teething??

I don't think it's unreasonable of you to not want to have to deal with this when you have other children to care for.

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looneytune · 15/05/2006 15:54

Thanks for the comment. I suppose if a parent is happy with her being left to scream then that's fine - very hard though as this is the babies 2nd day with me so I'm pretty much a stranger and she can hardly catch her breath from the hysterical screaming (she's hardly slept in 3 days) and I just don't feel right leaving a baby that bad and not comforting them :(

Never mind.

By the way, I've recommended Medised and Teetha so we'll see if they try this :)

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Uwila · 15/05/2006 15:37

Agree with Isyhan. As a parent I would expect you to be able to cope with teething. But, I would also accept that you have other children and might have to leave teething baby to cry for a bit.

You might ask the parent about giving her some medised to help her sleep?

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looneytune · 15/05/2006 14:50

Right, she is finally asleep so I will leave for now. I had phoned the mum to double check something else earlier and she knew the situation and I agreed to give Calpol.

The reason I asked is purely because this baby was hysterical. I've had lots and lots of crying/screaming before but this has been worse than I've ever seen.

I can see a mum being cheesed off about having to collect a child due to this but I can also see a parent being cheesed off because their child has not been played with because I was too busy with another mindee.

My sickness policy doesn't mention teething but it does say if they have things that aren't listed as infectious (so they can basically be here) BUT the child needs my full attention and is therefore affecting the care of my other mindees then they must be collected.

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Isyhan · 15/05/2006 14:30

Not sure but its not an illness as such is it. All babies teethe. I cant offer advice as cmder but if I was a mum I may be cheesed off if I had to collect her from you because she was teething.

HappyMumof2 · 15/05/2006 14:29

why don't you phone the mum and ask her what she wants you to do?

If you've given Calpol etc and she's still that bad then she probably needs her mum, poor little thing Sad

Does she have a temperature at all?