Babies and Teething

jellyhead

i think toothsmith was just saying it's unusual and there might be other causes.

the dummies are a whole other thread but i asked my sons dentist (at a special needs clinic) and he said it's fine for now and better than a thumb. my baby was sucking his thumb in hospital, i don't know how he managed to find his gob, the midwife said he was determined to do it and she recommended a dummy as soon as we got home. my first baby never wanted a dummy but those who do will find their thumbs. my nephew kept his for ages, he was going to give it to santa but he wanted it again when his mum had a new baby, i bet i was a smug cow about it, those whose babies have never needed a dummy just don't understand lol! the special needs dentist said he sees a lot of children who keep their dummies until school age and also who are still drinking from a bottle, he would discourage it before the baby reaches 2 but he said when they're less than a year do what you feel is right and don't worry. there are worse things than giving a dummy - never brushing the teeth or giving them coke instead of water for example.

black-saturn

kiwichick wrote:

I would give ANYTHING for my youngest 2 to have taken a dummy. None of my kids would and as a result the youngest 2 (1&2) are both thumb suckers. I would rather a dummy as they are easier to take away.

I was a thumb sucker I sucked my thumb whenever I wasn't in public or at school until the age of 11 I sucked my thumb so much I had to have a brace on my teeth for 3 years from about the age of 11. I went through so much agony with my brace that it sometimes was unbearable and reduced me to tears.

Both my daughters had dummies. They both decided they didnt want them anymore when they were about 2 and a half and just threw them in the bin. They never mentioned them again.

Toothsmith

donna-j wrote:

Toothsmith, my baby cut his first two teeth at 15 weeks and had the red cheeks etc for a week beforehand. They then went away as soon as the teeth came through. Maybe there is no scientific proof for these signs but hundreds of years of parents' observations can't be that wrong.

He loves his dummy and I would rather he chomped on that than hurt his fingers on the wee razor-blades in his mouth.

There is also a thread on this ongoing on the health board (? merge them webmasters?) I addressed the point about these other symptoms being mistaken for 'teething' here basically, there's lots of things going on in baby's life at that time, and it's just coincidence that some of these symptoms occur at the time that teeth are coming through.

What I would like to get across is that if your baby has a temperature, runny nappies, redness or other symptoms of poorlyness, then they are poorly! It may just be a very mild poorly, but teeth coming through do not make a baby poorly (A bit grouchy and cry maybe, but not ill) Kids from 7-14 are not made poorly by their adult teeth coming through, and neither are babies.

If a baby has signs of poorlyness, keep an eye on it. Don't dismiss it as 'teething'.

P.S. I have never seen a baby injure it's own fingers through biting them!! Other peoples (Namely mine!!) but not their own.

Juicy_Tube

Hi All,

Any suggestions on how to relieve it? And can I?

Baby is 5 months almost and has been 'teething' for last 3 weeks. I have the usual gels in the fridge etc. Powders on hand.

Teething rings etc don't work-HTH someone else!! A good finger is a good substitute.

Generally sleeping ok, but a big niggly at times in the day. Today has been the worst for red cheeks and nose.

Any tips? When are they likely to come through?

JT x

joannasmum

Hi Juicy Tube

Biccy Pegs, which are very hard sugar free biscuits which the baby can chew on but they dont break down. Also raw carrot thats been in the fridge is very soothing. If it gets to the point where sleeping becomes a problem I went down the paracetamol option, we used Medised at night as it has a component in it that causes drowsyness.

I know its heartbreaking when you know there suffering but you will get through it DD has 12 and has another 8 to get!!

penypincher

My 2 loved teething powder, especially as they got a bit older. It was like getting proper medicine and a sweet in one. I felt ok using it as it was homeopathic. Found it in sachets at Boots.

tammyfshr

thankfully i didnt have this problem.my baby is now 1 and has 10 teeth.he had his first one come through at 2 months.my mother in law recomends a drop of alcohol dapped on but i dont think the health visitor would approve.:o

deaththecat

I second the raw carrot from the fridge, DTK always liked that because it's food and food always cheers her up!

Juicy_Tube

joannasmum wrote:

Hi Juicy Tube

Biccy Pegs, which are very hard sugar free biscuits which the baby can chew on but they dont break down. Also raw carrot thats been in the fridge is very soothing. If it gets to the point where sleeping becomes a problem I went down the paracetamol option, we used Medised at night as it has a component in it that causes drowsyness.

I know its heartbreaking when you know there suffering but you will get through it DD has 12 and has another 8 to get!!

Do you know where to get biccy pegs from and are they suitable for a baby of 5 months?

TIA

JT x

jellyhead

my boots has bickiepegs, not sure of the age though. if they contain gluten they might be for 6m+

my baby is still lactose intolerant so can't have the powders, bah humbug! the anbesol liquid seems to work fast though. teeth 5-8 all came through at once, it was a nightmare lol! 9 and 10 are on their way now so again he hurts on both sides but at least it's only the top gums. when they have a few teeth it's dangerous putting the anbesol on :rotfl: someone at toddler group commented last week on my baby having 8 teeth already, her one year old only has one tooth. but i think it's probably easier that way, they can chew on foods and eat ice lollies. teething before weaning was tougher i found.

oh, and toothsmith my baby bites his fingers until they bleed - maybe he doesn't realise he's causing the pain, is he not very clever? :rotfl: