My 5 week old is teething.

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WTAF am I supposed to do? Teething rings don't fit in his tiny mouth and I can't give him calpol. He's been screaming in pain all night, poor thing is exhausted.

Cold flannel to chew on?

Awesome idea, away to try that now. Thanks.

Dd1 cut her first teeth at 4 weeks I'm always slightly bemused by babies born with teeth

Our gp said give calpol anyway, tbh, but she was such a barfer and squawker anyway it was hard to work out what was teething and what was just being a baby.

She mostly chewed on the crook of my finger, or my breasts, or her own fists.

On the bright side, she had a full mouth of teeth by her first birthday (it was very funny - she would grin at strangers and they would recoil in horror). She lost them all by 7.

Sympathy x

Poor thing! Mind you, they must hurt the same at whatever age they come through.

My dd was very early with her teeth but seems to have slowed now, the 4 front top ones came through all at once (!) and she had all 8 front ones by the time she was 6 months. No more since though, and she's nearly one now. Other babies are catching her up.

We let her chew on a flannel too, it also keeps them clean, please don't use flouride toothpaste though!

Damp a muslin cloth and put it in the freezer.

Worth having him checked to make sure it's not an ear infection op. good luck

Tommee tippee do a teething dummy thing that you could use.
Also google gummee mitt although no idea how useful you'll find it.
Also Nelson's teething granules are good and for any age.
Good luck!

My daughter had a chest infection at 4 weeks, weighing 9lb and we were told to give her 1.25ml of calpol by the doctor if that's any help?

You could try teething mittens www.etsy.com/UK/shop/easybreazybaby

Poor wee sausage. How do you know it's teething??

Thanks for all the advice, really appreciate it. I can see a couple of teeth almost cutting through and I can feel them with my finger. My mum found some numbing stuff that's suitable from birth so I just tried that and he seems much happier. He was just spitting the flannel out last night but I'll give it another go.

Ah could be then.... I remember seeing almost cutting through for quite a while though . I just wished the buggers would arrive.

If he doesn't get better after a day or two, or seems generally grumpy and unwell (for example, having a temperature) then do take him to the GP. They won't think you're daft, they're always happy to see young babies.

I may be wrong but I think part of the reason you're not supposed to give calpol to really little babies is because there is a risk of masking a serious illness and that temperatures/ general unwellness in really little ones should always be assessed by a doc. Ignore if you think I'm overreacting!!

You can get silicon finger toothbrushes (to put on your own finger!) which are great for baby to chew on. You can put your finger in exactly the right place and they can't hurt you.