Hi all. My DS seems to be going through a really nasty spell of teething. Sloppy nappies (sometimes shrek green) sore bum, and hysterical screaming in the night. Literally the only things to get him to sleep are cuddles (wants to sleep on me again for comfort), the boob, or ibuprofen. Last night he had some ibroprofen at 6.30pm ready for bed at 7pm but then woke at 9.30pm hysterical. We literally could not get him back to sleep and he was so wound up he was making himself hoarse. Everytime we laid him down he went nuts. At 10.30 i fed him (ebf) we gave him more ibuprofen (4 hours had passed) and he went to sleep for 5 hours so it obviously helped. At 4am this morn he woke up and went off again. i fed him which got him back to sleep but then he wakes every hour for a comfort feed and/or a cuddle which results in a battle (with singing) to get him back down.
So question....I didnt want to give him a third dose at 4am as this seemed too much in one night? He has nothing in the day as although irritable, teething biscuits and toys seem to be enough.
Is there a guideline of how much and how long (days) this is OK as these teeth are being bloody resilient and I cant stand seeing him in pain