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DD is teething no sleep last night HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!

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mumbear · 05/01/2008 20:43

Shes just gone 6 months, had one bottom front tooth for about a month the other one came through a week ago no trouble at all, I was thinking everyone was making it up about teething being hell!!! Then last night she wouldnt settle easily and then at 2am she woke up screaming, i comforted her gave her bonjela, then gave her a milk feed and then gave her some calpol. If she has ever had illnesses in the past a dose of calpol always sorted her out, did nothing this time! after 4 hours of me and DP being awake I took her downstairs at 6, gave her breakfast which she ate about half of and when I couldnt stand the sreaming any longer i sliced a frozen fruit cube up and held it in her gums to try and soothe them (teething rings were no use they seemed to hurt her more). That calmed her down enough to be able to get her back off for a few hours but shes been grizzly all day and we are all knackered what do I do?? Ive never had such a bad night with her. Has anyone got a foolproof way of making it easier for her? Thank you

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mumbear · 05/01/2008 21:32

Anyone???!!

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ScaryHairy · 05/01/2008 21:33

At night I would use Medised instead of Calpol. It contains paracetomol to kill the pain and also contains antihistimine which helps them sleep.

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woodenchair · 05/01/2008 21:45

For pain, we've found the nurofen is better than calpol, it lasts longer too, especially for teething.
I feel for you, ds cut all of his teeth at least 2 at a time, we had 4 molors at the same time, it wasn't pleasant for him or us.

minouminou · 05/01/2008 21:46

I'll third Medised, but see how small a dose you can get away with (ie, see results from).
try anbesol for infants as well....i found that bonjela just doesn't help a great deal.
It will pass, and you may find that it's one day on, one day off - it was (more or less with DS).
hope it gets better soon.

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mumbear · 05/01/2008 21:48

Yeah I had heard it hadnt go a great press. Ill definately give it a go if you think itll help! Apart from the first night we brought her home she has been an angel and last night was just so unexpected weve been walking around like zombies all day

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woodenchair · 05/01/2008 21:50

Something that my hv told me that saved lots of meal times was putting teething gel on ds gums before he ate. It numbs them so making eating easier.
i can't remember which one we used, but it can be applied as often as you need rather than bonjela which is every 4 hours I think

Staceym21AtLast · 05/01/2008 21:53

i would say no to medised but iv never used it and probably wouldnt

my kids have had calpol/nurofen, imho nurofen works better, and when they dont sleep we stay up with them. not nice but i dont like giving medicine. thats just me.

have you tried getting her to sleep with you? and during the day having a sling, she might be happier next to you. ds always settles next to me.

hes 14mo gets 4 teeth at a time and has 4 molars already odd kid!

Staceym21AtLast · 05/01/2008 21:54

oh and for the little teeth teething granuals are good, bigger molars and they dont work so well!

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mumbear · 05/01/2008 21:54

ill pop to boots, bonjela is shite it lasts about 20 mins!!

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MsSparkle · 05/01/2008 21:56

The teething doesn't last long and one day your dd will wake up and be her usual self again. My dd recently 4 moulers all in the same week! She was a nightmare, then one morning she woke up and she was fine and the pain had gone.

So please try not to worry about a bad night, it's not forever and she will be back to normal in no time.

woodenchair · 05/01/2008 21:59

Have checked the cupboard and we used dentinox. Not for ptoper pain relief, but it definitely helped at meal times when hi sgums were sore.

hth, good luck

ScaryHairy · 05/01/2008 21:59

bonjela is useless.

I think some of Medised's bad press comes from it being used to medicate children to sleep when they are just being fractious. But if a child is in significant pain and has become overtired, I think that is pretty legitimate use.

You could also try calprofen (i.e. iburofen) as well as paracetomol. It is fine for a child to take both and it can be useful to alternate them as calpol may wear off before 4 hours is up. Just make sure that your lo has had some milk or something small to eat before you give the ibuprofen as it can otherwise be a bit harsh on the stomach.

My DD is another one who always cuts a lot of teeth. She had none until she was nearly one and then got 6 at once. What a nightmare!

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mumbear · 05/01/2008 21:59

Yeah staceym I tried her in with us and normally she settles quicker there but when theres something wrong she wont. very time I went to lie her down she started screaming. She did sleep with me in the end cue me in the middle of a baby who works her way closer to the middle and DP who generally kicks elbows and knocks me about!!! My back was hurting this morning!!

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BettySpaghetti · 05/01/2008 22:00

Have you tried homeopathic teething granules? You can get them in most chemists -made by Nelsons IIRC and also Boots do their own brand ones.

They don't seem to work with all children but with my 2 they were fantastic.

Got to be worth a try

Staceym21AtLast · 05/01/2008 22:06

mumbear, the bottom line is do hat you think is right

if shes really in that much pain maybe medised is the answer.

it never has been with my kids so its something i wouldnt do, but thats my kids not your dd!

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mumbear · 06/01/2008 10:10

Thanks for all your help and suggestions. She slept brilliantly last night and is a lot brighter this morning, her gums are less swollen. I can cope with it if its a night every now and then, I was just worried it would become a regular thing! Happy baby happy mum

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Staceym21AtLast · 06/01/2008 11:58

glad she slept better, they only tend to do the odd night, hopefully she'll be good again today!

lovelyJ · 11/08/2013 09:06

I have the same problem with my ds. He's only 3mo and he started teething last week. not every day has been bad but most of them. Last night he slept with me as my partner is away with work. It's better when they next to you, makes it easier to feed them at night, especially when they wake up every 2 hours. That didn't change the fact I'm knackered tho and it's been second night I haven't slept well and all day yesterday. When I woke up this morning at 7 and he's been crying I didn't know what to do as I felt so sleepy and drained of energy. It's hard on my own. Hopefully you have someone to help you so you can catch up on sleep during the day when someone else is looking for your baby. Does anyone know if dummy help them to fall asleep and if they would sleep longer with dummy in their mouth? My boobs are so drained! I had to feed my ds every 20min last evening! I've never used dummy but if that will help him to sleep it means more sleep for myself. I know this situation won't last forever but if I'm on my own I need some rest and as it's my first baby I need some help as I'm not sure if I do the things right. I wish everyone babies that don't suffer with teething :)

lovelyJ · 11/08/2013 09:12

I've just noticed original msg was posted 5 years ago! well, it helped me to read all the suggestions and perhaps mumbear can come back and share with us her tips as she's hopefully survived her dd teething time ;)

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