Teething.. what helped the most?

[RuRue]

My poor little guy is really suffering, he's 4 months. We've tried those sachets, baby bonjela, teething toy / mit, dummy cooled in the fridge and Calpol when he's particularly bad.

Nothing seems to help much at all.

Is there anything you swear by for a teething baby?

Nurofen is better than calpol. From 5 months you can use anbesol liquid (buy it over the counter at pharmacy). The only thing that proves any pain relief in those sachets is the sugar so you may as well give a teaspoon of caster sugar.

@Duracellbunnywannabe

Nurofen is better than calpol. From 5 months you can use anbesol liquid (buy it over the counter at pharmacy). The only thing that proves any pain relief in those sachets is the sugar so you may as well give a teaspoon of caster sugar.

Thanks Duracell

Same as PP, nurofen and anbesol are what works here!

As above, nurofen/baby ibuprofen always worked better for ours!

If you haven't tried anbesol then that is what you need. It 100% does the job and doesn't slide off like bonjela.

Ah, didn't know about the age limit on anbesol. Mine were v late teethers! Well, not too long until you can use it.

Medication. I wouldn’t go through that much tooth pain without medication and I didn’t expect my babies to either. Teeth move in fits and starts so you don’t need to give it back to back usually.

Ashton and Parsons gel - comes with a brush for you to rub it in. Also if baby has a habit of putting a muslin cloth in their mouth (like mine is) dampen it and stick it in the freezer for a bit. Doesn't last forever but the cool-ness of it keeps him quiet for half an hour whilst the nurofen kicks in!

Nurofen for baby.
Wine for you.

Gin.

For me not baby!

Dentanox gel was good. On the dummy

Nurofen and calpol. Every 4 hours. Teething granules.

A faith healer worked for my DS. I live in rural France and after 11 months of DS waking every night I took him to the faith healer who rubbed some eau de vie on his gums and after that no problem. Except that DS is now a teenager and horrible.

Neurofen it's ant inflammatory which helps the swelling on the gums. It's better than calpol for teething purposes.

Their fathers whisky rubbed on the gums. Anbesol is 90 odd % alcohol and whisky is much cheaper

Anbesol liquid. Talk to your pharmacist.

Another vote for anbesol liquid

@tothemoonandbackbuses

Their fathers whisky rubbed on the gums. Anbesol is 90 odd % alcohol and whisky is much cheaper

And the rest is the pain killer lidocaine. It’s the lidocaine which provides the pain relief.

I’ve found the whisky alone to be very effective.

@tothemoonandbackbuses

Their fathers whisky rubbed on the gums. Anbesol is 90 odd % alcohol and whisky is much cheaper

You're buying the wrong whiskey!