teething sleep advice

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My DS is 9.5months old and he has been been suffering with teething pains since 7 months but still doesn't have anything to show for it.We cope during the day but night's are really hard. He tosses and turns in his sleep and I have to cosleep as he just bangs into the bars if I leave him in the cot. He doesn't sleep longer than an hour or 2 without waking in discomfort. I either have to shush, rock or feed him back to sleep. It has been 2 constant months of this and I am at breaking point. I am just looking for support or advice as this has been the hardest 2 months I have ever had and I go back to work next week and am not sure how I am going to cope

What are you giving him for the pain? We found the only thing that worked for DS was Nelson teething granules all natural numbs the gum and helps to calm them too calpol just didn't do anything , he was the same and didn't get his first tooth till 11 months. Its tough and the first tooth is the hardest after that in my experience they tend to be in some pain but manage it better. However DS is 2.8 and we are currently getting his last 4 molars in and these are causing him a lot of bother, or maybe I had just forgotten what teething was like.

Can you see the little white bits of the teeth yet? Hoping they cut soon for you.

Sorry I can't be more helpful

We use gels and powders during the day and gels at night. I quite often have to give Nurofen or Calpol during the night as well but worry that I am doing it to regularly. I can see that his gums are changing but I can't see white bits I really do hope it will get better as there has just been no improvement!

I was the same worried I was giving the Calpol too much. Maybe give the powders at night instead of the gel, I always found the day easier as DS could chew on cold teething rings I had put in the freezer and I would save the medicine and powders for the night time or naps, and only give Gel in the day.

Are you sure it's teething? Just curious as my little one does this and she's 7 months - tossing and turning, cluster feeding in the night - it didn't occur to me it might be teething!!

...she also doesn't have anything to show for it.

My 6 month old has finally popped two teeth after starting teething at 2 months, fucking hell that was hard! The only thing getting us all through was alternating calpol and nurofen so he got a double whack of painkiller.

that's an idea fizzytonic. I will try that tonight.
crazycatlady I think it is teething as he is holding his lips over his gums, drooling and bad tummy. however I am now currently trying infant gaviscon as I think reflux could also be adding to the sleep issues as he always seems so plemgy at night.

billbrysonsbeard wow u got through four months of it! my ds gums look sore for a lot of his mouth so I am thinking he may have about 8 pushing their way through. I am just hoping that this is causing the sleep issues and things will improve soon

"Teething" can be a cover-all used for a generally unsettled baby.

One could argue that a child is "teething" for about 10 years as first teeth push through, then second teeth push the first lot out. A childs teeth are in a state of movement within the mouth for a very extended amount of time.

I think of teething (as in "my child has teething pain tonight") as the process of teeth cutting through the gums. Takes 4 days maximum usually, often done within 2 days.

If baby is getting used to often given Nurofen or Calpol for teeth movement, I think baby is very much going to struggle with the much worse pain when teeth cut through the gum.

If this was my child and i saw no actual tooth poking through the him, then i would assume this was not teething. That is was something else.