Babies and Teething

System

Hi

My 18 month old was also a late starter with her teeth and still has loads to get

I find Nelson's Teetha granules good. They're homeopathic, main ingredient being chamomilla. She seems to calm down almost as soon as she swallows the stuff - think it must taste sugary as she doesn't object to taking it.

http://www.mypharmacy.co.uk/alternative_medicines/medicines/n/nelsons/nelsons_teetha_granules.htm

You can get it in Boots if I remember right.

If its really bad, I give her Nurofen liquid at bedtime which I find better than Calpol. I believe you can give both Nurofen and Calpol together, but haven't tried that - seems a lot of drugs to be giving such a little person :-/

Spendless

Thanks will try Nurofen and granules. Have to get tommorrow now.

Traf, struggled to find one of the teething rings you freeze when had eldest, ended up buying in Canada. Anyone know where I could get one here? Tried spoon instead but was having none of it. She is v ery fond of her dummy.
Do you think popping one of dummys in freezer would work ???

divadee

I second maridley's suggestion of the teething granuals they were brilliant when little miss divadee was teething.

Dont forget as well you can use calpol and neurofen together i used to stagger it every 3 hours or so one then the other.

By the way i have no medical training spendless so always seek advice from your gp first. ;D

trafalgar_2

No dummy won't work and it could very well make the rubber split and break off so don't do that.
You can get them in boots or tescos but if you can't find one even the hard rings (you know the ones that are usually on a ring to encourage grasping things :-/)popped in the fridge till it's really cold..........................or a carrot,peeled of course

Spendless

didn't get round to freezing dummy- just as well since have just seen Trafs post.
Will hunt for rings tommorrow, perhaps been looking for wrong thing. Ones I remember you could see 'water' in them.
GP told me recently that you could use calpol and nurofen together (when were up all night crying about having chickenpox!)

trafalgar_2

That's right ..........the water ones................others are gel and you can't use them

The water ones are brill.............good luck finding one, it's awful for them and you when they are struggling coming through

divadee

it dont stop either

little miss divadee had just got her back teeth and shes 6 but she was chewing everything

Jay-Jay_4

ooh poor thing

I was going to suggest calpol (for the pain) and ibuprofen (for the inflammation) together and cold carrots sticks but they've already been suggested.

I got those water filled soothers from Boots (about 5 yrs ago) but recently saw a poster up in Boots saying they'd been recalled due to the water leaking out. That explains why you can't find them.

Hope she feels better soon

Spendless

Had better night last night. Got granules and Nurofen today, coulsd still only find gel teething rings tho. If anyone spots the ones you can freeze, will you let me know.

16011996

i swear by gingerbread men, or just ginger biscuits, worked with all three of mine, has a natural painkiller in apparently, and was recommended by my health visitor.