How long does the upset from teething last, after the tooth has broken through?

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DS cut his first tooth last Sunday, so one week ago. He is 5.5 months old.

For the past week, he has been in some discomfort/crying/pain most evenings, and we have given a dose of infant Nurofen / Calpol / Anbesol liquid, which has seemed to help.

However, yesterday he started to become very upset in the early evening, and today he has been crying from pain since he woke up!

Is this typical? I suppose I had naively assumed that once the tooth has broken through then the hard part is over, but of course I could be completely wrong. 😁

Bonus question - any tips for ensuring the Anbesol liquid/gel stays on the gum and isn’t licked off by a curious baby who is very ready to start weaning next week?!

Probably got another one on the move. Teething can happen quite fast once it gets started.

Probably another tooth coming.

And we found that sometimes a tooth would break through and then disappear again. It could take several attempts before finally remaining in place.

Yes, agree with pp - we've found with both DDs that they generally come in pairs, so there might be another one lurking under the gum ready to break through.

Break through and then disappear again?! Did not know that was a thing! Oh dear, poor boy.

I’ll be on the lookout for a second tooth then, thank you!

In terms of helping his pain, obviously on the Calpol bottles it says don’t give for more than three days at a time but presumably that’s on the assumption a child would have been having four doses a day?

I think the teeth are moving up under the surface causing discomfort for many weeks before you see them so teeth 2,3 and 4 might be on the move.
My assumption on the calpol was maybe it meant to seek medical advice if you are giving it longer term as your child may need to see a doctor if ill for more than a few days. We have always given it for more than a week while teething with no ill effects- so far.
Have you tried the Anbesol on yourself? It seems to numb pretty quickly, if you just spend a couple of seconds massaging the gum with it I think it will be fine and effective, it gets trickier as they get more teeth!

Oh we also found the anbesol gel to be really good - i think you can give that for 7days at a time. You have to ask the pharmacist for it.

We found the teething powders to be really helpful - Boots used to do them but that was 20 years ago 😁

My DS had no teeth until he was 10 months, then 4 came in one after the other! I bet he is cutting another tooth. I second Anbesol gel and Nurofen was more effective for us than Calpol.

Also if he gets a fever or keeps being unsettled take him to get checked over. I thought my DS was teething around 7 months old but he actually had tonsillitis.

We used to make milk lollies in a lolly mould (breast or formula milk) - DS loved them when he was teething! We also found teeth arrived 2 at a time and Nurofen helped more than Calpol.

Thank you all for the advice and recommendations. Love the idea of the ice lollies, going to order some moulds!

DS2 cut his first at 6 months and 2 weeks later 2nd popped out.

Yes it can last a veey long time. Contrary to what others may say including these idiit sleep consultants who say 3 days 😂 😂

When DS1 was a baby it was months if agony and when he was able to talk he would tell me it was his guns hueting he would worse at night time before bed and over bight it was horrendous before the teeth cut it wouod be 4/5 weeks of pain. Just liie adults babies all different and feel things differently.

Day time it is easy to distract it ia night time that is horrendous. As apwrt from Calpil and nursing nothing else can be offered.

My daughter’s first tooth was actually 8 teeth, so I would agree with pp

My LO cut both bottom teeth within two weeks. The top two still haven't arrived four months later!