Teething Trauma - Help

[Chiccadum]

Can anyone out there give me any tips for a teething 10month old, she is cutting one of her back teeth and the poor mite is in a lot of discomfort, she is full of cold and that is not helping things in the slightest.

The thing is she will not open her mouth for anything to be put on her gums and I don't want to feel as though I am giving her too much calpol or nurofen. The only reason I know she is cutting that tooth is that whilst she was screaming (obviously in pain) I saw that it was nearly through and the gum was bleeding slightly.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

What I tended to do was give calpol first then after two hours nurofen, then another two hours calpol and so on just making sure that i didn't exceed the recommended dose. I think it depends entirely on each individual though.

We do dose of calpol then 3 hours later (one hour before the calpol "wears off" the nurofen, then 5 hours later (one hour after the nurofen "wears off" the calpol again. Bear in mind you can only take 3 doses of nurofen a day and 4 doses of calpol so when they're feeling really icky that seemed the most logical way for me to split it to give maximum dose coverage.

ARGH ... the smilies attacked my post ... they weren't meant to be there!

GeorginaA you are right, my head is a shed been up since 5am and running round after 3 kids (all under 4 all day) so my brian isn't working as well as it should be

I meant brain really duuuhhhhhhhhhhhh

That Brian gets everywhere
Thanks everyone, heres hoping for a better night!

Wahay I managed a smiley

Hi, I think Lukesmummy mentioned Ashton & Parsons baby powders - are they homoeopathic like teetha? Can you get them at the chemists? Has anyone else tried them and are they useful for things other than teething?

Yes, Nelsons make homeopathic teething granules. I used them on my ds and they really helped him. You could also look for basic chamomilla granules which is really what is in teetha but cheaper

Some chemists sell teetha and other homeopathic remedies. Boots have a wide range or you can go to health food shops for them

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Sorry wrong thread teething trauma has sent me mad

Please plese be in touch [email protected] - I have the most wonderful teething remedies (homeopathic) which are stronger than you can buy in shops. It is especially good when they get upset/anxious with teething - it helps them to sleep.

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