Teething hell...is this normal?

[PregnantGrrrl]

DS is almost 16mths and has 2 molars coming through. He has been a nightmare to entertain and sleeping badly too- waking like a newborn and wanting cuddles.

Is the state of his gums normal though? They look like they've been inflated and cut open- they were bleeding yesterday aswell. I wanted to take him for dental check up- DH thinks i'm worrying about nothing though.

well, mine have never bled with they've been teething that I've noticed, so might be worth getting a 2nd opinion? always been a nightmare with the molars though, clingy, whingy etc, lots of nurofen helps!

well the bahviour strikes a very loud chord here, the lack of sleep is the pits. We've had one bleeding gum and one molar only half through for 6 weeks! So I guess anything is "normal", some of us are just unfortunately dealing with LO's at the worse end of the spectrum. You have my sympathies as DS is also 16 months and going through absolute hell over molars and canines

The behaviour sounds normal. Never saw gums as you describe though. Think if you are at all concerned, get it checked out. Dh may well be right and you are worrying about nothing but if you get him checked out then you will know that there is nothing to worry about!

sounds normal to me.

ds is the same at the moment.

are you giving calpol/medised and nurofen and calgel/bonjela/anbesol?

other than that all you can really do is sit with them and cuddle them.

oh ds likes to chomp on frozen yoghurt, frozen banana, celery, cumcumber and carrot sticks.

thanks guys. been giving calpol, but not to much effect.

childminder just recommended Medised, so will get some later.

we have to get some sleep soon- i'm due for labour anytime now! Need some blardy sleep before that kicks off!

Ok this might be a bit controversial but when you're having night's like we are because of teeth believe me this is a lifesaver. At bedtime DS is given calpol in his bottle. Then at 10pm when we go to bed we dreamfeed him calprofen in a small amount of milk. I'm sure some people will say just wait till he wakes but we are so shattered, and he is so shattered and this seems to buy us until 4/5am which is something, and by which time he can have calpol again to try for a second lump of sleep (sometimes successful, sometimes not). Obviously this doesn't happen every day just when he's having real bad time with the teeth.

I had also forgotten about the blood blister thing - DS had exactly that on his third molar and when it burst there was blood everywhere. Can't believe I forgot that and it was only about 8 weeks ago!