WHAT can I do for my poor baby. She has been teething. She is very fussy. She had a tooth break through on Tues and another one today (So now she has 2 teeth.) She doesn't have a full blown fever, but her temp. is higher than usual. She's extremely fussy and I've been having to hold her all day... she won't nap or anything. I've given her a cool teething ring and i've also massaged her gums with my finger, and let her nurse as often as she likes. What else can I do?

baby anbesol or orajel (it really works!).. teething tablets.. tylenol.. cold teething rings.. a cold wet wash cloth to chew on (my daughter's favorite)... best of luck!

I also had luck with the wash cloth, placing them in the fridge so they would get nice and cold always seemed to help. If their fever would get high I would give them tylenol. I also remember giving them lots of baths. It helped with the fevers but more often I used it to help distract them and for some reason it always cheers them up a little.

Hope she feels comfortable again soon, oh teething is so hard on little ones. And if your little one is like mine they seem to nurse stronger, ouch that still hurts me from time to time when my daughter is teething, so thankful I don't have a biter though, ouch! Hugs and prayers.

Thanks for the advice. She finally passed out from exhaustion, so hopefully she will sleep a bit and give us both a break.

I will try the washcloth thing when she wakes up. And call DH and see if he can drop by the drugstore for some orajel or something on the way home.

thanks guys. The nap didn't last as long as I had hoped but the washcloth seemed to help. At first she was like "What is THIS??" lol but she happily chewed on it for awhile. Many thanks...

Hopefully this phase will pass quickly!!

I use teething powders which are called "Ashton and Parsons" over here. Not sure what they would be called in Canada. It's the old school form of teething medicine and it works wonders. I found that the teething gel didn't work too well. Hope the teething process passes quickly.

Teething tablets worked really well for my dd and now my ds. I like them because they are all natural and they work.

My kids vary on what has worked for them...varies from kid to kid as well as from one time to another :roll:
But..what has worked for us:
Hyland's teething tablets
Licorice root tincture (works like Tylenol would..for the inflammation)(a few drops under the tongue every 4 hours)
Chamomile to calm
Then I just discovered Gentle Naturals Homeopathic Teething Liquid .. it's put out by Orajel. It's been working well with this one.

Mine have never been big on those cooling teethers. I offer, but they just don't satisfy I guess. Cold washcloth about the same, but it does at times fair better than the teether. Oh and cold carrots! We always have those baby carrots in the house, the last 3 have just LOVED that. Hard enough to put pressure on those gums, small enough to get where they want it and they like the taste. Mine gnaw on these at 6 months..with my holding the carrot. Once they can hold it themselves, I just supervise carefully in case they decide to take off a chunk (rare) or stick the whole thing in their mouth (more likely with us LOL)

you could also try pepermint tea. we used it with Bri we would take one tea bag, and put into a mug with about 6 oz water. put in microwave for about 1 minute, take out, and disolve a teething tablet and a pinch of sugar in it. worked like a charm

We are in the same teething boat here. Thanks for posting this thread, as we are going to try some of the ideas as well! Hope you little one feels better soon!

Hyland's teething tablets are what seem to work best for ds. We tried the Orajel homeopathic teething liquid but it doesn't seem to be as effective for him. The Hyland's tabs even bring down a teething fever within 15 min for him. They may not be as effective for every dc though.

They may not be as effective for every dc though.
So true...this was my experience...one child they worked WONDERFULLY, the next, not at all. And another only part of the time. Really weird :? But I try to keep them around anywho..they're rather inexpensive (compared to $10 for licorice root ;) ) and so easy.

I couldn't find any of those teething tablets at the store... they might not have them here... .we don't have a lot of things in town here... some things you have to go to the city for, and since we're so far north there's a lot of things that i can't find there either... like stuff i used to get in texas etc.

She's been less fussy though... chewing on her thumb and i let her chew on my finger and a damp washcloth, so she's better today. Yesterday she took a looooooooong nap because she was so exhausted from the day before, guess she had to catch up LOL

thanks for all the tips ;)

Glad she's feeling better today! It sounds like Mom probably needed the rest from that nap too! :wink:

Hyland's tablets work realy well, but they are hard to find here, so I usually take a damp rag and put a drop or two of essential clove oil, then dab his gums. For an adult you can use it straight, but its probably too spicy to use on a baby without diluting it in the wet rag.