Teething... ARGH!!!?

I am so worried about my nearly 6 month old daughter... she is teething really badly and wont take a bottle at all. Today she has only had 200mls of milk, which is only 5-6 ounces for the entire day. She is having solids three times a day but I read she is supposed to have something like 500-600mls of milk per day. She is up all night for the last week and is miserable all the time. Nap times are also troubled and she is a completely different child... I am feeling so teary because I don't know what to do. I have tried everything and she has been living off Calpol, Bonjela and Teething powders... Do you think she needs to take more milk??? I have taken her to the doc and they think to seem she is OK - is this all normal? I can hear her stiring again and she has only just gone down for the night.... ARGH!!!! Help please.....

Teething... ARGH!!!?
My son is almost 7 months old and has 4 teeth. What I found that helps is this...





Night time baby Orajel (comes with a finger fitted gum massager for EASY application)


Lavender bath soap routine before bed


And frequent feedings





I feed my son cereal twice a day and a jar of baby food once a day. He eats 4oz every 2-3 hours still but isn't an overweight baby. I guess it just depends on the child. With all the crawling my son does no wonder, he's burning it all off. lol He rarely ever eats 6 oz at a time cause when he does it comes right back up.





If you're doc thinks she's ok then that's fine. Teething is not only rough on the child but also the parents. I know that every time my child would get a tooth it was a week of getting up at least once a night.





It's pretty normal how she's acting, but not necessarily how much milk she's intaking. I do recommend getting her that night time baby orajel cause that helped with my son. Maybe she'll eat more if it's numbed better? Also let her chew on lots and lots of teething rings cause that'll make the process go by faster.





ALSO, no one told me about nipple sizes I had to find out for myself. grrr You may want to go up to a higher level of flow. When I changed that and started using the lavender soup my son began to sleep through the time. He was 5 months old, boy did that suck. Then teething happened so I got the night time kind of orajel and all turned out well.
Reply:sorry cant help, experiencing similar - post back how u get on
Reply:Get her a cold rag and tie ice in it. Or get a cold ice cube and put on her gums. Also give her a cold nipple. If not get her some medicine from the doctor.
Reply:As long as she gets some milk in, I wouldn't worry. If she eats baby cereal/rice, mix it with her formula to get more in her. Try making the bottles cold. My son always took his bottles very warm until he started to teeth. The coldness soothes their gums and feels good.





Try giving her a dose of Infant Motrin an hour before bedtime. It lasts 8 hours and it'll kick in before she goes down. Teething tablets sold at Walmart work too. MUCH easier then trying to put baby oragel on their gums. They dissolve instantly after you stick them in their mouth. They are tiny tablets (smaller then birth control pills).





I know it's tough, but good luck!
Reply:Babies wont starve themselves. My little one actually started teething at 3.5 months and there was a week I thought she wasn't hardly getting anything in her. But she made it through and started eating better. You just have to wait it out...and try and make them as comfortable as possible. My little girl is now 5 months old. It seems the teething has let up...if that's possible...or maybe it's just not bothering her as much. I guess there are just stages. I tried swabs that you rub the meds on their gums...seemed to work a little.
Reply:This will not sound very PC,but my mother used to buy a small bottle of whisky and rub a tiny bit on my brother and sisters gums,and she said it always worked to numb the teething bit.Personally i am a bit sceptical,but my brothers and sisters are not,all of them having children and me not.
Reply:give your child, aston and parsons. i used these for both my children and they are great! they sooth the gums and the stomach! they help the child to calm down. here is a web link for more info:





http://www.expresschemist.co.uk/product_...





you can also buy them in boots!





they work really well and very quickly! even if they dont work for your baby, use them yourself as they will help you to calm down!!!





i am not sure if these are the powders you have tried already but they have worked for everyone i know!!!





have you also tried giving your daughter milk off a spoon or a srynge? this might help as there will be nothing resting on the gum! dont give her anything frozen as you will burn her delicate skin around her mouth and the coldness of it is not good for her stomach!





hope this helps! and remember this time will pass eventually!!
Reply:Both my kids were horrible monsters when teething. The only thing that we found that worked was these little disolvable tablets called Hyland teething tablets (www.hylands.com/products/teething.php) They were a God send for us and the little monsters... There's nothing worse that feeling like there is nothing you can do for the little one, there worth a shot...
Reply:This is going to sound crazy, but it works. When my first child was teething my mom rubbed tequila on her gums and it worked miracles. I now have another and will definitely be trying that with her once she starts teething. Of course, your'e only rubbing it on there gums so it wont harm them.
Reply:If she is eating solids, then make her solids up with formula - so you could make up baby rice with a few ounces of formula, or make a sauce with formula. That would get a few more ounces into her.


I put my baby in his cot with a teether in her hand, and then he can chew that. Chewing on plastic is the only thing that calms him down.


I feel for you - I am going through the same thing at the moment. But it won't last long. Those teeth will be through soon.