Molars, sleeping & Neurofen

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DD is one. She has a molar peeking through on one side - just one cusp and has slept appalling badly since Christmas. She seems to do better if on neurofen which is making me think that it's teething pain that's distrubing her. Today DH didn't dose her and she was wingy until she had some. How long will this molar thing last for? How many nights will we realistically end up dosing her for? It's been since Boxing Day - she was poorly for 10 days then but now we're stuck in this dreadful pattern whereby she's up 12-12 and then 2-4:30 and then 6ish (her natural waking time is 7am) and we're going mad. We're all awake for long periods of time nit just quick wake ups, reassurance and then back again. She seems to be awake wanting to play if anything but if given neurofen will settle again but won't otherwise.

Oh god, I feel for you - DD was going through molars for three months! Look don't worry too much - nurofen is not too strong and it is anti-inflammatory so it's better than Calpol. Best thing is to alternate every three days - have a day off nurofen and onto Calpol. Also don't discount teething gels!

BTW DD is now 15 months and her last teeth (two bottom incisors) are pressing on her gums, but the molars were much, much worse!

You can help btw by freezing a wet flannel and wrapping it round your finger then pressing it against the sore gum - this seemed to not only give DD relief, but also seemed to help her tooth break through quicker - FYI they are quite sharp to start with even though they are molars!

oh gosh - I thought we were on the up but then the runny nose, gobs of dribble and loss of appetite and general winge started again this afternoon. The poor things - such a design fault!!!

But they don't suffer so much for the second set - if at all apparently, so that's something.

DD is still teething now - she's been breastfeeding all afternoon because she's miserable. So now I'm miserable and with sore tits

Ce la vie! At least they can eat decent food once they have big teeth and you don't have to let your dinner go cold while you slice things up so much.

was just about to post a thread about how long teething can go on.. but think i have some answers here! My ds is definitely getting teeth at the back (what is the difference between molars and incisors?? i did biology a-level ) - 2 having emerged in the last few days, but it seems like he hasn't slept well since new year. Was wondering how long this might be going on but obviously it will be a while!
we find ourselves watching baby dvds at 4am and wondering if he has just gotten used to being up at all hours or whether he is really in lots of pain.. do you ever have this dilemma?!

oh yes - up from2-4:45am but no leaving the bedroom for us because I'm 'ard. I don't want her to see being awake in the night as enjoyable

hmm yes i think we are going to have to become a bit more hardcore - its just that he only seems to settle with some distraction (books don't seem to do it..) and his room is a tiny box room which gets a big claustrophobic when he is really screaming! Ah well.. "this too will pass.." as a wise friend often says to me

DD's room is a harry potter style room under the stairs and is about 4 x 4 foot square so I feel your pain!

that makes me feel better, my ds's room is about the same.. oh dear, he is screaming as i type, but it is the "i-have-had-extra-attention-this-evening-already-and-want-to-milk-it-further" cry, rather a genuine one of pain.. well i think so anyway, will go and inspect shortly if no peace..

She was very unsettled over a period of about 2 hours last night, sleeping on and off so I gave her some calpol and she slept soundly until 8am. It's definitely feeling under the weather rather than her playing us up poor thing.

well the LO here didn't go to sleep til 10pm and was up at 5am and think it was genuine suffering (!) rather than just whinging..
so is calprofen/neurofen better than calpol for teething??

I find neurofen is better for pain but we've been giving her neurofen at bed time and then if she wakes in the night and doesn't seem to be settling over a period of an hour or so and is trying to sleep but can't, we give her calpol night. That's the latest thing anyway