Teething??

Well my 10month old already has 7 teeth. He got his first one at 6 months old. And now I believe he is getting his 1 year molars in. He is always sticking his hands and anything else he can towards the back of his mouth. I also noticed he is drooling more than what he did with all his other teeth. He is also getting 3 other teeth in at towards the front and sides.





My question is. How long does the sleepless nights last??





For the past 3 nights he has been crazy. Like last night after about 1:30 he was up every hour and whinned for 30 mins then went back to sleep for 30 mins then woke again. I don't know what to do. I have tried rocking him, tylenol, teething toys, cold fruit, biter busicuts, zwieback toast.I will NOT give orajel as it stings and hurts more than it helps. And even letting him sleep with me. And still NOTHING. He still whines and cries a lot. He has never been like this. He didn't seem to bothered by his other teeth. Any advice would be GREAT.

Teething??
I feel for you. My husband is also a night worker- and it DOES get worse at night when they have nothing to distract them. Last night our baby was up 3 times. She is cutting her eye teeth.





We use children's motrin and it works great- it lasts 8 hours and really eases the pain of teething. We also use pickles in a munchkin feeder bag to help- she had one tonight and went to town.





Try a frozen washcloth- wet it, fold it, freeze it in a ziploc baggie and give to your baby out of the bag. This helps a ton.





We don't use anything on the gums. I got scared when a friend's son had a bad reaction- and never went to that to ease the pain.





We also cosleep- which helps to get her back down quickly and easily. I nurse her right back down. She is off though, even with the motrin.





Our pediatrician suggested alternating tylenol and motrin last month, and we haven't tried that as yet, mostly because we have no infant tylenol in the house.





The above usually works well.





Good luck and I hope it eases soon.





Edit: it MAY be the start of molars. Our baby had hers in when she was 1 years old, but they push up and then take a break only to resume again. That is what is happening with the eye teeth right now. Our pediatrician couldn't believe that she was cutting them, but she was. Surprise, surprise.





Our son got his first tooth when he was 15 months old. Way late- and it was easy teething. I'd prefer that again!
Reply:To tell you the truth, I let my daughter bite my fingers.


It was a nice break from her fingers when she was getting her one year molars (a few months ago).


She has not become a "biter".


It did help her. She was a cranky mess every other day (it seemed) for at least two months.


Those teeth are HUGE. Now that I see them in her mouth, I can understand her pain.


They take so long to come up.


Bless your baby's heart AND yours!


Keep your chin up.


This is temporary.
Reply:Try chamomille tea with splenda in it. My son is teething too and the chamomille has a soothing affect while the warmness on the gums feels good to them. I hope this works! Splenda is made from sugar but has less chance of keeping them up on a sugar buzz and it won't give him diarreha.
Reply:I always kept frozen bananas in the freezer. They are cold so they feel good on the gums and they can't choke on them. I would do this then give the Motrin. It is suppose to be better on helping ease the pain. It is a hard time unfortunately but it will pass and you will forget it...until you have another baby and go through it again..LOL Good luck!
Reply:the best thing that worked for my twins girls was Humfrey tell them is for teething is a little pill that dissolves in the water and it makes them sleep and stop allot of symptom of teething i don't really know if the spelling is humfree in right but ask the pharmacist you could get it over the counter it does not need to be prescribed by a doctor guarantee to work good luck go to CVS OR RITE AID THEY WILL HAVE IT
Reply:you know 2 things my mom did to help soothe teething, lethim sip chamomille tea it helps with the swelling and you can rub it on his gums too, another remedy is put some whiskey on a rag and rub the rag on his gums, it numbs it. Whole Foods carries a variety of Hyland Natural teething products, such as the gel (which is nothing like the orajel) and the tablets.
Reply:Your son is about the same age as mine!





I think it was 1.5 weeks ago.. we were up every flippin hour... because of the teeth.





My son is also sticking his hands in the back of his mouth. I dont think it's the molars.. but it could possibly be.





Our sleepless nights lasted about 3 days. It was horrible.. but now he's sleeping like an angel!





You know... i hate to say this.. and I'm sure it's going to pi$$ you off.. but you just have to deal with it. That's all we did... got up.. rocked him ... held him... Cause it hurts.. no matter what!





Did you have braces as a kid? I did.. and i an only imagine what it feels like to have teeth comin' thru. Give him some extra love ... and if it lasts more then a week.. then id consult with a doctor.





Hang in there,,,it DOES get better. And yet.. there will be more sleepless nights to come for both of us!





EDIT: I'm not trying to be a be-atch... but, it does end. I am currentlly living alone... working 40 hours a week... getting up at 7am.... going to bed at 2am... i am up 19 hours a day... and i got thru the teething... getting only 2 hours of sleep... you can do it too! It wont last forever... Sleep when the baby sleeps... nap when you can... drink coffe... It will be over soon.. i promise.
Reply:For my girls I ended up pretty much doing what you are but instead of teehting toys we froze washcloths and carrot sticks" long enough for them to not choke on, even some bananas. Frozen waffles are good, but I have never tried them. As for the sleeplessness check to see something in his bed, pjs isnt bothering him, sometimes even being to warm will set my girls off. A certain noise at night that hes not use to, a pet whos bugging him, daddie snoring" just saying" Or it could be night terrors, my 3 yr old still gets them. And unfortunatly if its Terrors theres nothing you can do cept comfort as best you can and DO NOT WAKE THEM, never wake a child having a night terror as the tramua can stick, from what my RN father told me. I hope some of what I have said helps, sorry its not more, as each child is unique on their own. Good luck and check out the 2 websites one is a chatroom for just us moms and the other is a fountain of help for parents of all ages.





And to the parent who suggested Whiskey on a qtip where did this info come from, Yes once upon a time long long ago they suggested it, but they do not anymore. So please dont.
Reply:Going through it also, I feel your pain and I understand that sometimes NOTHING works, trust me I understand! It's so hard when you can't take their pain away and to see them in such pain hurts you as a mother. Hang in there, it gets better ;) My hubby works nights too so I know how that feels:(


its hard when your the only one that deals with this, totally understand...we too have tried everything, nothing helps. Good luck and Hang in there :)





ETA: Of course I HAD to answer, I can't resist many questions, you know that...and well, I feel your pain as kolly is teething also...hehe
Reply:i feel your pain. just this month, at 10 months old, my son got his first 2 bottom teeth. it was horrible. i slept at 2am almost every night for a week. i am a stay at home mom and it was hard, so i can only imagine what you are going through as a working mom. he is now getting a top tooth and it doesn't seem to bother him much.





my son uses teethers sometimes, but he doesn't like cold teething rings. the Dr. suggested the cold washcloth but i never tried it. honestly, i give him my arm and let him bite on it sometimes. he only has a few teeth though, it might hurt with your baby with 7! My son has a vibrating teething that he likes sometimes. Here is one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000M52...


He also likes biting on the crib so i'm going to get something to cover the crib rail


http://www.amazon.com/Prince-Lionheart-C...


the one i will be ordering


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H3F...





Tylenol seems to be the best relief for my baby, but you said it's not working. Did you try Motrin yet? Also, I have found different types of teething tablets. The hylands ones that you put under the tounge and ones that you dissolve and put right on the gums. Maybe you could look for that?





here is a site for nighttime teething relief just found it


http://www.parenttime.com/babyarticles/t...





GOOD LUCK i know teething is hard. but like everyone else is saying... it will pass =) thank god lol

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