Share your tips for helping a teething baby with Nurofen - £200 voucher to be won

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Teething can be a really stressful process for both baby and parent. Whether this is your first child and the upset that teething has caused your baby has come as a shock, or maybe you’ve helped several children through the journey and you know the best way to soothe their pain, Nurofen would like to hear your top tips for helping a teething baby through the process.

Here’s what Nurofen has to say: “Healthy kids are playful kids, but sometimes pain and illness can get in the way. Every child’s teething journey is different, and it can be hard to spot the signs and decide the right course of action to help your little one feel better. With this in mind, we’d like to learn more about the tips and tricks you use to help your child through teething pain and get back to feeling themselves.” *

Is your go-to for soothing your baby a special teething toy? Have your friends or family recommended a particular medication? Maybe your baby’s first few teeth came through with no discomfort or pain or perhaps it took a really long time for any teeth to appear at all? Did you find the perfect soother after reading advice on the internet? Or did you find that some extra cuddles got you and your baby through?

Share your teething journey on this thread and you will be entered into a prize draw where one lucky MNer will win a £200 voucher for a store of their choice (from a list).**

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw!

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*Nurofen for Children 3 months to 9 years Strawberry 100mg/5ml. Oral suspension. Contains Ibuprofen. For children over 3 months (weighing more than 5kg). For pain and fever relief. Always read the label. RB-M-37103

**The prize draw is eligible to registered Mumsnet users who are UK residents, 18 years and over. It will run for four weeks after the Mumsnet opening post date and time. Following this, a winner will be chosen at random within one week of the closing date.

[Hopezibah]

We had a teether toy that could be chilled in the fridge which seemed to help a bit. Also having a mindset of being super patient and knowing that the grumpiness is due to teething helps keep things in perspective. A handy stash of spare bibs when out and about is useful as there was lots of dribble and drool during teething too making clothing soggy if not using a bib.

[demiallen]

Teething can be a very stressful moment for us mums and babies. every illness every little sniffle ect can be down too teething. It changes the baby's moods and apatite.
Best remedies I have came across for both kids is teething gel, or teething powder and of course Calpol.

Be stress free and reassure your baby and understand ❤️❤️

[Newmama29]

My son loves his Sophie the Giraffe teething toy! I pop it in the freezer overnight & it works a treat. I also use a lot of frozen fruit & made frozen yogurt ice lollies for the exceptionally hard days!

[Sid98]

bonjela teething gel

[digginthedancingqueen]

My fingers seemed to be a teething toy for my 3. They just wanted to eat me.

[hannahbjm]

Frozen breast milk lollies were the onluy thing that helped my children

[HalfBloodPrince]

Those water filled teethers that go in the fridge are helping DS. Anbesol liquid when they don't work and failing that, Nurofen tends to do the trick. A wet muslin popped in the freezer for half hour seems to provide some relief too.

[sheilads105]

Frozen fruit helped as did a teething ring kept in the fridge.

[mummyuk86]

My youngest loved anything cold to ease the pain and discomfort. His favourite was yoghurts which he'd liked to keep in his mouth for as long as possible.

[flowersanam]

Teething gels and medicines

[Laney79]

Watermelon fingers every time! My boy loves them straight from the fridge. Really soothing and yummy to boot

[LittleDeeAndME]

A cold teething ring, calpol, reading a book to try to take their mind off the discomfort, and a walk in the pram in the fresh air.

[IrishCharm]

I kept clean damp cold flannels in the fridge - my boys loved chomping on them and got so much relief!

[mayblossominapril]

I think I tried everything with my first. Anbesol is good, calpol or any other painkiller is good, sometimes they chew the teething toys. For my second I’ve just rubbed some whiskey on her gums instead of anbesol. It works, it’s cheaper and it’s a much lower alcohol content.

[TyrantosaurusRex]

We tried lots of things. We tried cold gel teething toys and their variants with little success, we also tried frozen breast milk, frozen fruit etc but he doesn't seem to enjoy anything cold at the moment, he prefers his fingers in his mouth or sometimes wooden toys.

DS was late to start teething and at 21 months now has 11 teeth. He has struggled badly with pain since the beginning. On a bad day identified by lots of whimpering, fingers glued to mouth and literally pools of saliva on the floor and sofa and biting everything, we gather his teething toys for him to get irritated at and throw in disgust and give him a dose of Paracetamol, usually Calpol, and then we apply something directly onto his gums to help until the Paracetamol kicks in, it used to be Teetha gel on a dummy but as he doesn't use them now we're using either gel or Anbesol. If he's restless we give Ashton & Parsons teething powder, and if he's still suffering after all that then we give him ibuprofen, either Calprofen or Nurofen.

Cuddles and kisses are always plentiful and usually we do an activity together to try and take his focus away from the pain.

[EggysMom]

If you have an autistic child with oral sensitivity issues, teething may hurt secon time around!

Our nin-verbal son had a huge change of behaviour age 6, to the extent that we took him to both GP and A&E in case we were missing an infection or pain sonewhere; nothing found and mystery only solved when a tooth came out after 3 weeks of "hell". It turned out that the sensation of cutting adult teeth was distressing him. His SEN dentist confirmed she'd seen it before, and recommended liquid ibuprofen to help - which it did.

Our son is now almost 12, liquid ibuprofen remains in our cupboard for occasional use as its just so darn good

[jacqui5366]

I was recommended Neuroen by my SIL and found it really helped to settle him, he had very red cheeks, so I used a cold compress, I put some frubes in the freezer, then squeezed them into his bowl and this was a soothing dessert. Reading a book, watching TV together helped sooth and take his mind off the discomfort too.

[pushchairprincess]

I used a herbal teething oil -You & Oil Kids Baby Teething, and I think it really helped during the day, 1-2 drops of essential oil blend to the outside of the gums and lymphatic nodes, was using bonjela but wanted something more natural and soothing as it was not working on my DDs gums. The oil does not drip when you put it on your finger and I m 100% sure it’s working as well because my baby drinks and eats well after I apply it.she also gives me a lovely smile when I put it on her gums.

[Angela079]

For me I remember my mum used bonjela with all my brothers and sisters. Not great tasting but relieved the pain. Alternatively a ice pop home made is best 👌

[Duvetflower]

Patience- only thing that really worked with mine.

[Mmarmite]

Breastfeeding on demand! It’s the answer to most things to be honest.

[Daisymaybe60]

Bonjela, distraction, and a good supply of whatever they like to chew on, be it teething rings, squeaky toys or muslins. Mine used to find chomping on my fingers helpful - DD1 did that throughout a Christening service, went in with 2 teeth, came out with 4 - but there's a limit to how long you can put up with that!

[wellingtonsandwaffles]

Frozen foods or milk to suck on, lots of cream for sore face, occasional calpol. Lots of teething toys! Some nuby rings were best for my LO.

[sjonlegs]

With all 3 of mine I used a combination of Anbesol (antiseptic/alcohol), Nurofen (pain relief), teething beads and teething toys. One of my son's favourite toys was a rubbery shape with liquid gel inside that I could put in the freezer. My daughter also took benefit from chewing on a clean, damp facecloth (sometimes bobbed in the freezer to keep it super cool).

[Drowninginwashing]

My little boy started 'teething' at 4 months but it wasn't until 6 months that his first one came through. He didn't suffer as much as some babies I know but I gave him calpol when needed and also rubbed in anbesol gel. He wasn't really into teething rings etc, he would try and chew my fingers or any toys he could find.