3 month old teething?

[marushka82]

Hi everyone, my DD is 3 months (14 weeks to be precise) and she has been very fussy and droolling a lot in the past week or so. She chews on everything she gets her hands on (muslin cloths, my knuckles, toys and her own fist/fingers) and is pulling away from the breast although there's definitely plenty of milk there. She also seems to be bringing up milk a bit more often than she used to.
I suspect she might be teething and gave her some Calpol last night to help her sleep better as the night before she'd wake up every three hours and would take forever to settle. Happy to say Calpol worked and she slept much much better.
I know it's possible for babies to start teething months before the first teeth cut through. I'm planning to get Bonjela, but I read that it's best to use it after a feed as it numbs the gums/tongue. My problem is, DD is not really feeding well as she's pulling away from the breast screaming - is there anything I can give her that will ease her pain and let her eat? I read about Nelsons granules, Dentinox gel but I'm a bit clueless. Please share what worked for you!

I found the Ashton's and Parson's teething powder worked best for DD. It's hard to get hold of though and about £5.35 a packet I think. Independent chemists sometimes stock it.

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My girl is 12 weeks and has been like this for about a week now. I'm positive she's teething. I read somewhere that the teeth move around in the gums around this age and it's painful for them. It's painful for me too as she's using my nipples as teething rings! I did buy her one but she can't hold it herself.

I have been searching for Ashton and Parsons all week to no avail. Please do let me know if you find any.

I've seen Ashton an Parsons in my local boots. I got some from Rowlands pharmacy, I had to ask at the counter for it. My 16 week old is the same, and has been for a few weeks now. Hv assured me that it's not teething.

I saw teetha powders in my local Lloyd's chemist. No idea if they work.

My 14 week old DD2 is drooling constantly, stuffing her hands in her mouth and has little red cheeks. HV said too early for teething. Aye right.

I've got some calgel to try.

Ashton and Parsons available at the online co-operative pharmacy.

I just found that out today, limited to one box per customer! Should be here in a couple of days.

And I'm sure we know our babies, no matter what the HV or the child development books say

My LO was doing the same since 2 months too, and now at almost 6 months, the tooth still hasn't appeared! So it could be a long wait ...

So everyone keeps telling me! I can't believe we've got months of this! Going to have to stock up on Touche Eclat for the dark circles (and wine for my sanity)

Can it make them have poorly tummies? I think my DD is teething but she now has a poorly tummy

Teething can, yeah. It can give them nappy rash too, apparently, although I haven't had that with mine. Teething powders help with the poorly tummies, too.

Dentinox is the same thing as bonjela. Calgel is the same too.

I think Ashton and Parsons is the same thing as Nelson's Teetha but not sure. Nelson's Teetha is chamomilla, homeopathic stuff.

I recommend getting a Razberry teether (amazon sells them) they were the only teether small enough for my dd to hold herself when she started teething, she still loves it age 1. Another idea is chewing on a frozen muslin or flannel (dampen it and stick in freezer for a few mins, you don't want it frozen solid just cold). Simply rubbing the sore gums with your finger is pretty good too.

DD gets a dodgy tummy when teething but only when the tooth is actually cutting through, I think it's because the saliva becomes more acidic to help guard against infection but that can irritate the tummy (and can cause nappy rash and rash on chin too).

Re the feeding - teething pain seems to come and go pretty randomly judging from DD's behaviour, so if it's interfering with a feed, maybe wait 5/10 mins and try again, the pain may have eased by then.

Definitely not too early for teething! I had the same with my dd when she was about 14 weeks. At 16 wks her bottom 2 teeth came. Shes now 7.5mo and has 6 teeth! Hope they come through for u soon!!

I can tell you it is not too early for teething.....my dd started signs around 12 weeks and had all her teeth bar the last molars by 12 months. Ds is 12 weeks also showing signs of teething. If hv says it is too early....well it isn't! all the aforementioned remedies alleviate discomfort but I can also recommend Anbesol liquid for the really sore ones....

I can also confirm teething affects feeding, can affect tummies because of the runs and give nappy rash...this can happen before the tooth appears...a lot happens under the gums before they pop up :-(