Our Little Miss is really struggling at the moment with teething pain. She goes from being a happy smily baby who sleeps well and feeds well and is full of chuckles… to a grumpy girl who can’t sleep for longer than half an hour at a time, and is just totally miserable. And it is all down to her teething.
It is hugely frustrating as a Mummy as there is nothing visible to prove that her unhappiness is caused by teething. So you look for the signs.
Drooling
Chewing on fingers
Rubbing on ears
Runny Nose
Flushed Cheeks
Chin Rash
Fever
Of course with babies, they may have many of these symptoms for other reasons too so it is difficult to be sure until you actually see a tooth, and they can be suffering for weeks before you finally spot the culprit poking through their gum.
So we do what we can in the meantime to provide relief. We try a multitude of different things to try and find the best thing that works, as all babies are different, and what works for one won’t necessarily work for another. Thankfully there are places online where you can find and order teething remedies, like Mistry’s Online Chemist, so you don’t have to drag an unhappy baby round the shops.
Here are some of the things we have tried to provide LM with some teething pain relief.
Teething Gels
Teething Gels are basically as you would imagine, gels you can rub onto your little one’s gums to provide temporary relief to the area. I think that this can definitely make a difference to LM and she quite visibly relaxes sometimes when I have applied the gels and it definitely calms her down. Hubs is less convinced about the actual pain relief element and wonders if she is just distracted by the flavour or rubbing of her gums, but I think there is more to it than that. Either way though as long as it helps her I don’t mind why!
Teething Granules and Powders
We’ve used teething granules and powders with both our little ones and again find that they can help. One of the many side effects of teething can be tummy pain and I read somewhere that this may be related to the excess drool they are swallowing. I am no expert but for whatever reason both my little ones have had tummy troubles associated with their teething and teething powder and granules have definitely helped relieve them of this.
Teethers
Teethers are like toys in that they are designed to appeal to babies, with the added bonus that when chewed they provide some relief to a teething baby. I know many parents who swear by teether toys and there are so many on the market to try. There are ones that can be kept in the fridge to provide cooling relief to gums, some that are quite firm and others that are a little softer. So far we have found that LM actually prefers to chew on soft toys rather than the harder plastic on some teether toys but again all babies are different.
Amber
Amber is said to have anti-inflammatory properties when worn and heated by your skin. It is said that because of this it can help to relieve the pain of inflammation caused by teething. I have read various stories of parents who swear by these which was enough for us to try it. You can get necklaces or anklets but we felt happier with the anklet personally. unfortunately it doesn’t seem to have had any effect on LM but that is not to say it won’t work on other babies!
Paracetamol/Ibuprofen for children
When all else fails we do at times turn to the good old children’s medicines to provide some pain relief. We are of course careful to follow the instructions on the bottle and do try to keep it as a last resort but there are times when nothing else will work. As adults most of us will know how uncomfortable toothache is, and we wouldn’t hesitate to use pain relief ourselves when we need it so we try not to beat ourselves up about giving her some.
It really is one of life’s little cruelties that babies have to go through this pain and we just have to find the best ways to help them through it!
What teething pain remedies have you used with your little ones? What did you find worked the best?
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Our little one seems quite similar to LM as she does not like teethers. Poor little pet chews her hands all day. I also didnt think our amber anklet was doing anything until i lost it for a few days, and all hell broke loose! Our baby drools so much, she goes through at least six bibs a day, but i think it means she does not have that acid in her tummy. Day time naps have bevone miniscule, but thankfully her night sleep has not been affected. Poor little pets x
Ooh hope you found the anklet then, they are so easy to lose aren’t they? We’ve lost ours a couple of times too which is why we know it isn’t making much difference to her for some reason :/ glad to hear your Little One’s nighttime sleep isn’t affected! xx
It seems so long ago now that we had to deal with teething. Both mine would get sore bottoms when they were teething although it would almost always come as a surprise to me when a tooth popped out! We used the gels and granules and anything they could chew on! 🙂 x #PoCoLo
Awww when my son was teething before it was so painful to breastfeed him! He is taking out the pain on me. Calpol is my go to solution to this =) #pocolo
I have an Amber necklace (you can see from some of my photos) and I swear by it. I’m a big fan of chewing on things as well 😉 great round-up! #pocolo
Thank you and v glad to hear the amber works for you! Cheweing is LM’s fave too 🙂 xx
I still think she is so flipping cute! Poor thing though. Must admit my ratbag never seemed to bother when teething (she just doesn’t eat) but unfortunately we were straight for the Calpol when she suspected it. I hope they come through soon. Must be so sore for her and hard for you! xxx #pocolo
haha thanks hon and I don’t blame you with the calpol! xx
we swore by our Amber and teething gels when indiana was smaller, however nothing seems to be helping with these dreaded molars! Lots of people have suggested powders so may have to give them a go xx
We swore by amber anklets, they really helped Max. On the days it was really bad, the teething powders were the next best thing.
Poor baby! Teething really is rubbish for them isn’t it?! My poor little one has been teething for months but still no sign of any teeth popping through (and she’s 9 months!). She loves the Ashton & parsons teething powders though – we call it baby crack! 😉
X Becca
I always wondered about the anklet. We made it through with lots of breastfeeding and calPol! Our worst was when we were jetting from east to west and back again so I couldn’t tell what was teething and what was time zone! X
The best thing that worked for us was the Ashtons & Parsons teething powders. They seemed to offer more relief than anything else we tried.
Teething always seemed to catch us out – we would wonder for a few nights what the problem was before we realised and then, like you say, the white culprit would emerge to mock you! Teething powders and Calpol were my weapons of choice, although nothing really did the job totally until all the Tot’s teeth had come through. Thank goodness that only took two years! #MaternityMondays
Oh no the poor mite. The granules worked for Boo and I kept her dummies in the fridge. No help if Lirtle M doesn’t have one 🙁 I’m dreading this bit xx
oh we have all this teething malarky to come again! the funny thing is I told Little 1 it will be a race to see who gets a new tooth first, her at 5 and a half or her baby brother! she now checks for a wobbly tooth daily, I hope adult teeth don’t bother them so much! #maternitymondays
Aww! Teething is so horrible isn’t it….For little one’s and us as parents!
I hope she gets through the worst of it soon x
It is so frustrating when they are teething – mainly because you feel so helpless. I hope it all subsides for her soon, bless her. Thank you for linking to #PoCoLo x
We’ve tried everything, and I have found with Boo amber and dentinox gel have worked for most of the teething troubles with parcetamol for when all else fails (and we all need some sleep)
Teething is so horrible, I wish we could have the pain instead
Oh this is great, I didn’t know some of these tips as we tend to rely on Calpol! With the next baby on the way though, I’m going to bookmark this 🙂 Mim #maternitymondays