Teething. Won't take calpol or nurofen.

[Lottiebugz22]

9 month old dd constantly waking up. Very spiky bit of tooth on bottom causing her a lot of pain throughout the day and night. She just won't took any pain medicine. I've tried gels they don't touch it.

Just syringe it in. Either the side of the mouth or down the middle, pushing the tongue down so she has no option but to swallow. I also find teething powder useful.

I smeared the teething gel onto my son's dummy. It would take a couple of applications before it helped. Also, teething granules were very good. Don't be afraid to syringe the medicine into your babys mouth. It makes a difference.

I can't get the syringe near her mouth though. She clamps her mouth shut. I'll have to get some teething granules and try those.

If you can get it in there, anbesol worked very well for my twins when they were teething.

I swear by Ashton and parsons teething granules. Defo worth trying

You can get 1ml syringes (got mine on amazon) that are really slim so easier to sneak into the mouth somehow. You can also buy medicine dummy's if you think she will fall for that (mine never liked dummies so didn't work)

Have you tried putting the syringe into a teat and letting little one suck on that. Must say never tried with my own but it's currently working for my niece who also is reluctant to take the syringe. Teething powders are good too. My little one would open wide every time she spotted the little white packet, defo did the job.

I found the Aston and parsons granules the best. Tear them as low down as possible so the paper doesn’t get wet!

Put the paracetamol or ibuprofen medicine in the babies usual milk.

Calgel works for my baby

When ds was little he often refused calpol!

I use to mix it into yogurt (petit filous) and he would eat it all!

Sometimes when he was being super fussy i would warm the yog and he would wolf it down

Calpol mixed in with a yogurt usually worked with dd.

Failing that the ‘feral cat wrap’ - wrap uncooperative child tightly in a towel. As they shriek their annoyance, aim syringe down side of mouth and blow gently in face to ensure they swallow rather than spit it out. But I only used that as a last resort when dd had to finish a course of medication. That was a fun few days!

Definitely recommend anbesol, but the liquid not the gel version. It's much easier to apply and I think possibly slightly stronger. I've tried it on myself and it starts working immediately but isn't unpleasant. My youngest used to hate me putting anything on her gums but is quite happy with this.

It's not pleasant but I have at times had to give her calpol when she's been refusing (very high temp or horrendous teething pains) and it helps if you cuddle them in, slightly reclined and aim for the cheek pouch with the syringe rather than just shooting it into their mouth. They're less likely to gag or choke on it.

Try the teething powders/granules mentioned upthread, I used to be able to get them into my DD and she was a Calpol refuser too.

You need to make her take it. 9 month olds don't understand you are helping!

Just imagine that you have a course of antibiotics you need to get in to her, how would you do that?

Ive just managed to get some calpol in from the syringe so she's had that now. Really hoping she can nod off now. Thanks everyone for the helpful suggestions xx