Is she teething?

[bizziebee]

DD is 23 weeks old and has turned from super easy baby to quite a fussy baby in the last couple of days. I thought she had a cold as she has a a high temp and snotty nose, but some-one said it could be teething. What are the other signs I could look out for?

Dribbling, hands/putting other things in her mouth, funny smelling poo.

her poos have certainly been more frequent - and less pleasant! (not that i would ever describe them as pleasant!)

It's difficult to tell. I used to think that "teething" would last for a couple of days and then, bingo!, a new tooth would appear but it can just go on, and on, and on..... It has become a catch all term in these parts!

I know -seems like it has so many symptoms. She certainly isnt happy

my dd2 started teething at 12 weeks and now only has 9 teeth at 18 months

my older two just got red cheeks and were a bit grizzly for a day or so before a tooth appeared,so i was lulled into a false sense of security.

dd2 has followed a pattern for teething,she gets a cold,earache,bright red cheeks then gets constipated for 2 days and then when the tooth starts cutting she gets the runs.she also gets very whingy and cries alot.

i use calpol,calgel(imo better than bonjella)and ashton+parsons teething powders,which seem to settle her.

dd3 is 12 weeks and has started chomping on her fist,so it looks like im going to ahve two teething at once!oh joy

i forgot to mention ds2,who was pretty much the same as dd2 except he had all his baby teeth by 18 months so it wasnt so bad.

oh my word - divastrop - how many kids have you got?

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