Teething

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Any tips on helping a teething baby who screams all night in pain and can’t BF properly but seems fine during the day? We use calpol and teething powders but it doesn’t offer him much comfort. He is usually up and crying from 1-3am and is so exhausted he is sleeping in until gone 9am in the mornings. He goes down to sleep fine at 7/7.30 every night - we have a good fixed routine.

He is 9 months old and has no teeth yet. I can see they have all come close to breaking through but nothing yet. He has one red cheek on and off and often grabs at his ears so I'm fairly certain it's his teeth.

I fully expect that there is nothing we can do but wait it out, but I guess just I'm hoping to find a miracle cure on here! TIA

Ambesol liquid. It has a small dose of local anaesthetic in it.

Gosh teething is terrible.

The doctor said to me when clearly teething use calpol properly and fully. So I was giving at bedtime and then if child woke, he was explaining I would be doing the four correct doses rather than allowing pain to spike, keeping it at bay. I would do this for the days she was clearly struggling, breakfast, lunch, bed then night if awake.

Other things that helped, freeze Ella pouches or frozen blended fruit into ice lollies. A frozen flannel to suck. Anything lovely and cold.

So sore for them. Dd is two and still teething, loads to go!!

No advice but in the same boat. DD is 8 months, no teeth yet but has barely slept for the past 2 days, super rosy cheeks, miserable and low grade fever. Exhausted! :-(

Although I raised the head of her mattress before her nap and she’s been sleeping for 1.5 hours now (longest stretch in days).. not sure if it’s a coincidence or what..

Ambesol liquid, Ashton and parsons powder and baby ibuprofen xxx

Just so everyone is aware - a month or so ago I thought my son was teething, but it was an ear infection. The symptoms are pretty similar.

Ambesol on a baby toothbrush for them to chew, they'll chew where it hurts so the pain relief is targeted in the right area.

I always found Nurofen much better for teething pain than Calpol.

Have you seen the GP to check for an ear infection?

If it's teething being consistent with pain relief is important, anesbol liquid is great too.

@Letsallscreamatthesistene my little boy had the same hun xx

Neurofen. Calpol did nothing for my kids when they were teething.

Thanks all - I switched to nurophen last night and we all got loads more sleep! A very happy mummy and bubba this morning 😍