My 10-week-old is teething!

[rbnyc]

He's not even big enough to hold his teething rattles in his mouth. (y'know the ones with the water in them that you put in the freezer.) Poor little guy!

We're going to buy him a breastfeeding-friendly pacifier and see if that helps sooth him at all. For now, he's chewing his fist and sleeve.

:(

[cally]

1. It's been a long time but

I remember using some homeopathic gel that helped. I also used tylenol. I hated teething. I try to forget the two, yes two, times I took her to the doctor thinking she was sick and she was teething.

[LeftyMom]

5. Are you thinking of Hylands?

That stuff is great. :) That and rags dipped in cool water to gnaw on helped my son when he had his first teeth coming through- he had four come in in a matter of days right around his fourth month.

[lizzieforkerry]

2. My son cut his first tooth

around 3.5 months and my daughter at 4 mos. I used tylenol for both. It seemed I just had to give them a little before bed and they were able to sleep much better and didn't need it during the day, if they got it the night before. Frozen Bagels work well too. Good luck- it lasts a year!

[rbnyc]

3. Thanks.

For everything!

;-)

[rbnyc]

4. Ha! Just read this at a parenting site:

"An old wives' tale links a baby's mental development to how early teething starts."

:D

[lizzieforkerry]

6. meaning early is good or later is good?

[rbnyc]

7. from the rest of the article...

...it looked like they meant early is good.

;)

[lastliberalintexas]

8. My son started teething at

about 10 weeks, and had his first 2 teeth before he was 4 months. He's now 8 and 1/2 months and has 8 teeth, with the 9th on the way.

You're in for a rough couple of months! Check at your local drugstore for those homeopathic teething tablets- they are worth their weight in gold! They dissolve in the baby's mouth, so it's fine to use them even with one so young. Of course check with your doctor too if you like. But the teething tablets and baby tylenol got us through a very rough couple of months. After the first 3 or 4 teeth come in, they don't seem to be bothered quite so much- at least my son hasn't been.

If you're not philosophically opposed to pacifiers, they can work miracles. And they do make some nowadays that won't interfere with breastfeeding or dental development. It really does help my son, anyway. I won't let him have one all the time, though- only when he's really bothered.

And I found that my son enjoyed chewing on the cloth wrist rattler that he got as a gift. He was also too young to hold any of the traditional teething rings, but he certainly gnawed on the floppy ears of that little rabbit!

Good luck! And take many pictures now, because their face/smile certainly changes completely once the teeth come in.


on edit- I also didn't just give my son a full dose of the tylenol immediately. I rubbed the medicine a drop at a time on my son's gums, enough for about 1/4 of the dropper, and that seemed to work better. That way, even if he still needed a little bit more of the medicine, I could get away with giving him a less than normal dose. I hated giving him any medicine, and I tried to keep it as minimal as possible while still making him comfortable.

[rbnyc]

11. Thanks!

Lots of good stuff there. I appreciate it.

[Biased Liberal Media]

9. My nephew is only 11 weeks old and he's teething too

My sister-in-law called us today to ask what to do. I couldn't even tell her, it's been so long. He's got two teeth coming through, been feverish and having runny stools.

Poor guy! I hope it goes fast for them both!

[rbnyc]

13. So many early teethers.

I wonder if we all ate loads of calcium while pregnant. I know I did. (Tums!)

[abelenkpe]

10. holy cappuccino!

My son has been doing the same thing: chewing his fist and sleeve. Is that truly a sign of teething? He has bee extremely fussy lately. I bought him a couple of teether's thinking they would be useful later on, but I'll probably try giving them to him today to see if it helps. He's only 3 1/2 months old. I didn't expect teeth for quite some time yet.

Since he has been chewing on his sleeve he keeps wiping his drool over his cheeks and chin and now they are getting chapped. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can use to soothe his poor chapped cheeks? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[rbnyc]

12. Does he have a lot more drool?

And have you felt his gums? Sounds like he may be teething. We have a lot of early teethers here!