Extreme teething?

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ds has had a high temperature and flushed cheeks since last night. He's really miserable, not at all himself. dh took him to the doctor this morning - we're meant to be going away on Sunday and thought it was worth checking if he had yet another ear infection (he doesn't) - and ears, chest and throat all clear.

He is teething - I can see his top and bottom canine cutting through the gum on the left hand side of his mouth and white lumps on the right hand side - is it possible that teething could really make him this unwell? In the past, he's been a bit grizzly and had disturbed nights, but this is completely different. Or is it just coincidence and the poor little thing is teething and unwell simultaneously?

Yes, it's completely possible. DS 16 months cut most of his teeth with a few grumbles, then the other week, all hell broke loose. He was cutting his eye teeth and he got so sick. He was flame red in the cheeks, sky high temp and was just in a filthy mood for about 10 days.

IT's so awful for them isn't it. How old is DS? Have you been using medised? I know it's been reclassified now but I'm afraid I kept using it as it was the only thing that settled him in the night during this horrible time.

BTW old wives tales seem to say they get colds when they're teething. I don't know if biologically this is possible, but all it know is DS was a snot nosed, ear pulling, flame cheeked nightmare for the duration...not pleasant. You all have my sympathy.

Could be coincidental teething and coming down with a cold. My ds is The Teether From Hell. It goes on for months and months and bloody months on and off before teeth appear. He is nearly 1 and has 8 teeth. We have had 2 bouts of teething in the last 2 months with nothing to show for it, but during these episodes he has regularily flushed cheeks and, I would imagine, a temperature (don't have a thermometer so can't actually say it he definately does. I would use neurofen for your ds, if you aren't already, I think it's much better for teething pain than calpol. We've currently just entered another Teething Phase, and ds is grumpy and having disturbed sleep. Think it might be either eye teeth or 1st molars - aaargh! You have my sympathies!

He's 18 months. Medised is a good idea - I used it when he had a stinking cold before Christmas. Have been using Nurofen mostly. He's fairly snotty as well, but mostly just wants to sit on my knee moaning softly. Very sad.

Yes, I wasn't going to admit it, but we also use Medised sometimes.

We can be in the secret medised pushers club.

Joking aside - I did a thread on it when I found out. I think it's a bit of a nonsense as it won't stop the kind of parents who were abusing it to start with, and it just means some very poorly kids under 2 don't necessarily get the best pain relief they need at the time.

Well, my DD had it from 3 months and it never did her any harm so I wasnt' about to deprive my DS in his hours of need.

Sycamoretree, I know, but I still feel a bit guilty when i give it to ds! My friends dp is a doctor and he agrees it all complete crap that they've changed the age recommendation on it.

Don't feel guilty! If you'd have your DS 2 years ago, it wouldn't be an issue. Some terrible parents abuse a drug, or some idiots can't read a dosage label and we lose a really helpful medicine. My BF's DH is also a Dr and also says what tosh. If you took your DS to a doctor they would probably tell you to use it.

Very true! I have a nearly 4 year old dd who sailed through teething barely batting an eyelid, so medised was never required for her. I send my dh to buy the medised as they always question the age of the child you're buying it for now (as you probably know!) and I think I'm such a bad liar I would probably give myself away! My ds tends to be having some form of painkiller a lot of the time as his teething bouts last so long!

My Doctor recommends Medised and told me to ignore press about it! And the bottles still says 3 months (bought a month ago).

DD often gets very high temp from teething. Nearly always above 40.

I think both DD and now DS have more painkiller than one probably feels completely comfortable with from when they stop and start teething. Looking back with DD - it was on and off for about 8 months. It'll be quicker with DS, but he started later. I'm not going to lose sleep over it - DD hardly ever needs anything now.