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To want a magical teething cure?

15 replies

iwantflexibility · 22/02/2013 10:04

DD is 14 months and it seems she's got 2 molars on each side coming through. She's beside herself :( I've given her a full dose of calpol but she's still v fractious. All she wants to do is suckle on me (which is sore because of said teeth) - which to an extent is fine but we'd got down to one feed a day at bedtime so I'm a tad reluctant to encourage more bf-ing.

I can't put her down; she wants to be carried all day. She's off her food so I suspect she's hungry too.

I just tried to put her down for a nap, thought it was safe to jump in the shower, and she got hysterical. I'm now sat her with no clothes on and wet hair whilst she nibbles away!

Argh. Feels like the newborn days all over again!

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Pascha · 22/02/2013 10:06

Dole out the nurofen. Might make the inflamed gums more comfortable.

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iwantflexibility · 22/02/2013 10:09

I guess I need to wait 4 hours from calpol dose?

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Pigsmummy · 22/02/2013 10:13

Teething granules might help? Teetha is in supermarkets. Also someone mentioned a teething necklace, I am going to look into this too.

CaurnieBred · 22/02/2013 10:14

have you friends in the US that can send you Baby Oragel - it worked like magic on DD when she was teething.

BuntyCossacks · 22/02/2013 10:54

You can give the nurofen at the same time as calpol. I think calpol can be given 4 times a day and nurofen 3 times a day, so I used to stagger them over the day. Check with your pharmacist if you're not sure.

Pascha · 22/02/2013 10:59

When did you give the calpol? If it was my child I would give the Ibuprofen now and then stick with it without adding calpol again unless it was needed.

kittyandthegoldenfontanelles · 22/02/2013 11:06

What bunty says is right; you can give a medicine every 2 hours. paracetamol (calpol) then some sort of ibuprofen (neurofen, calprofen or such) 2 hours later then paracetamol 2 hours after that.... only 4 of each in any 24 hour period. Be aware though that sometimes the ibuprofen dosage is smaller than the paracetamol-uses a smaller spoon.

I too am finding our extended feeding (as I believe it is called ) is helping my 15 month old no end with her teething pain. I don't worry so much when it puts her off her food as I know she is getting nutrients still. I think suckling itself makes a difference to the pain relief.

poor little one. my daughter had 4 molars come through at once.

ICBINEG · 22/02/2013 12:44

btw don't bother with anything involving amber or necklaces etc. They don't do anything. Also I really hate the idea of babies in necklaces...asking for trouble.

kittyandthegoldenfontanelles · 22/02/2013 12:49

agree ICBENEG

kittyandthegoldenfontanelles · 22/02/2013 12:51

Oops ICBINEG

meddie · 22/02/2013 14:19

agree. I would get very twitchy about a small baby wearing a bead necklace. All I can think of is choking hazard...

whatsforyou · 22/02/2013 14:26

Actually my ds has a necklace. I was hugely sceptical before I tried it but was at the end of my tether. The difference was amazing, he very rarely needs calpol now and has never been up through the night since.
I understand the choking concerns which weren't helped by all the recent press coverage. You have to do your research and get a really good quality one and there is minimal risk. My ds never bothers with his at all.

Happiestinwellybobs · 22/02/2013 14:30

Granules are a godsend in our house.

MrsTerryPratchett · 22/02/2013 14:40

If the necklaces were medicine, they would be regulated. They are woo (I looked into it a LOT in desperation ). As someone on here said, if they don't work, why bother? If they work you are putting an unregulated, undosed, untested drug into your child without clinical trials or testing. Go you!

There is a cure for teething - age (mine is still bastarding teething at 2 and she started early).

MostlyLovingLurchers · 22/02/2013 14:48

If you can manage to keep bf it really will help, though i know it's not much fun when teeth are coming through. I usually get some discomfort for a few days when a new tooth appears and then ds seems to adapt his technique so that it is less toe curling - you can adjust her latch so it's a bit more comfortable. I do sympathise - ds is 2 and each time i've tried to reduce the number of bfs a new tooth starts and we're back to where we started, currently 4/5 times a day - mercifully he nearly has the full set now. I do give calpol as well when it's really bad, and mil got us some bickiepegs, which i wasn't too chuffed about but they do seem to help satisfy the need to gnaw (instead of gnawing you). I have heard good things about the granules, so they may be worth a try if you really can't face upping the bfing.

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