Comfort a Teething Baby?

I have 2 words for you......teething tablets!!! You find them in the same section you find the tylenol. They are all natural and melt immediately in their mouths!!! I lived off of them with both of my boys!

Good luck!

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Try Hylands Teething Tablets! I was really blessed with 2 children that were not bothered much by teething, but when it did seem to bother them a couple of times, the Hylands (which were recommended by several friends) worked like a charm. Good luck!

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Teething tablets worked well for my 1st 2 kids but not for my dd. I got her a Baltic Amber necklace that not only looked adorable, it really seemed to work. You can real all about why it works and buy them at Inspired By Finn. That's where I got hers. They also look really cute on boys! http://hyenacart.com/inspiredbyfinn/ (I'm not affiliated with this site btw)

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Try Hyland's Teething Tabs - they were (and still are) the only thing that works on my son. Completely natural ingredients - you can find them at health food stores, Walmart, or Publix

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hi M.
I went through this 16 months ago with my daughter. (Wow it goes by fast)
At this age.. you can get your finger in there to message. try the orajel it numbs everything but the tooth and can get in the throat too easily causing a choking hazard. Don't use orajel or any other numbing product, I did the same thing, and then tried it and that day someone told me a horror story from using it.
Wash hands real good, then I put my thumb in her mouth and started stepping up on stair case bottom step to get her to bite down.. I then went up and down.. danced around the living room, sorta exercising with her pressed on my thumb. It was the only thing that soothed her.. Jack johnson helped too.:/
I also started letting her suck on a strawberry or cold carrot, at a very early age. oh and i took a rag put in ice.. twisted it up and let her naw on that ..best thing is one of those nets from babys r us.. that you can put a piece of ice in..
Its a tough time but will get better in the fact that you can start using these methods.
I couldn't see her suffer so i also used tylenol.
good luck with it all. And enjoy every moment..goes by too fast..

I'm a fan of celery, refrigerated or room temp. I realize you may be looking for something stronger, but thought I'd mention it. I wish I'd known about this natural solution a lot sooner! Good luck!

My kids never cared for the teething rings either. I froze a damp washcloth and gave that to them... they would chew on that, and it helped.

Take some of those soft baby washcloths, wet them, and freeze them. Let him gnaw on a corner. Also try Hyland's teething tablets.

HYLAND'S homeopathic teething tablets work great ! you can buy them at walgreens.

I know my daughter thought she was dieing when she was teething! They make all natural "teething tablets" at sold at walgreens and CVS and they actually work!!

My first daughter had three teeth by the time she was 3 months old and the single thing that saved us was Hyland's teething tablets. They are all natural and you can find them in most pharmacies and I think Publix grocery store carries them. I would highly recommend teething tablets! Good luck!

We wet wash clothes and would put them in the freezer for just a couple of minutes to get nice and cold and let him suck on them. This was the only thing that worked for him in the beginning. When he got a little older we'd let him gum frozen bagels (about 6 or 7 months). Hope this helps!

Use Motrin instead of Tylenol. Tylenol strips glutathione from the liver and this is our biggest natural antioxidant that keeps our immune system working normally. When you supress it, trouble can start. Tylenol causes more liver damage each year then alcoholism.

There is a product that I used on my daughter when she was teething and I loved it. I only found it at Publix, but it may be in more stores since its been 4 yrs. But its called Hylands teeting tablets. Here is the link http://www.hylands.com/products/teething.php
I highly recommend them.

My daughter got her first 2 teeth at 3 months 3 weeks 2 on the same day. I feel your pain!!
If your son takes a pacifier try sticking on in the freezer for a little while and then giving it to him. My daughter was to small to enjoy any kind of teething ring and this worked well for us until she gave up the pacifier. You can also try Teething tablets. They are in a pink and blue box in the baby aisle at any grocery store. They are all natural and disolve in your babys mouth almost instantly they work much better than orajel in my opinion. What worked best for us were Gental Naturals Teething Drops. They are an all natural bottle of pain releiver drops. They have Winnie the Pooh on the bottle. Someone gave them to me at my baby shower and they worked amazing!!!! Really the only thing that worked for us unfortunately I haven't been able to find them anywhere since so if you find them let me know!

Hope this helps!

Try giving him the fridge teether at room temp. Sometimes it helps just to have something to gnaw on but not all babies like it cold

Hi M.,

Looks like the teething tablets are winning out over other suggestions. I found that tea tree oil works great. It tastes horrible but works to sooth/numb the gum area. It's a far better remedy than oragel.

I'm not sure how just any tea tree oil will work. I order a very pure form online. Let me know if you need more info.

K.

Take him to see his doctor, make sure it's nothing else. Most children get their first tooth on the bottom, but not all. Many times the hardness you are feeling on the top is a little cord that will recess later when the two top teeth do come in, and often times mistaken for a tooth bud. Your doctor will know what to look for in case it's something else like an ear infection.