Severe Teething - 21 Month Old

L.,

We used frozen pancakes. He might like frozen fruit, especially at night. Don't worry about 'drugging him' - pain is something to be managed for health too. Constantly, on the other hand, is something to be careful of.

You might try arnica tablets, powdered and dissolved in water. A sip is a dose. It's homeopathic, so dosing is a bit different than what you'd think. They're great for bruises, also. Helps the body repair itself.

Good luck,
M.

Just a thought. Could it possibly be an ear infection?? Sometimes kids can perceive pain in the ears as being in the mouth and vice versa...
My son who now has tubes, was very prone to ear infections and would only eat purreed foods when he had an ear infection. He was younger then, so he couldn't tell me what was bothering him (we knew it was his ears though.... we were used to it).
Good Luck figuring it out... it's never easy to see your little one in pain.

We had the same experience, and one day, they just popped through. Two year molars (at ~27 months) were far last painful.

I would give him the hylands when ever he asks, they are not drugs, they are homopathics and if they help I would use them. You might also try Hyland's calms tables as they seem to help with pain too. I have used wash clothes that are wet and then frozen in the fridge to ease the pain for mine, they seem to like that, just be sure the water is purified and it is not too wet.

I have gone through this type of thing with one of my kids where it went on and on and on and he was in alot of pain. In time the teeth came in but it was hard in between. Not sure about the foods as he had most of his baby teeth in before he stopped being on just breast milk, he was so sensitive digestively that I had no other options until about 20 months with him and by then he had most of his teeth. ( at 9.5 years he had all of his adult teeth, just plain weird!)

Hi L.,

Would your son take baby food if you gave it to him? Either that or soups and pureed foods might work.

Also, are you positive it's his teeth that's really the problem? I recently thought my daughter was teething but I took her to the doctor and it turns out she had a virus that caused blisters in her throat. That's why she would take a few bites of food or sips of milk and then cry and wouldn't eat or drink anymore. She was getting new teeth as well, but it turns out the problem was the blisters.

Hope he feels better soon!

-J.

Hi L.,

I see you have been using teething tablets, tylenol and such. Have you tried Humphreys teething tablets? I was told to use them when my first was teething, she's 18 now, and I lived in a city where they were easy to find, but recently, with my last 2 children (now almost 9 and just turned 3), I can only find them at K-mart, and they had to order them for me.

They are little round tablets that melt quickly and taste like sugar. They are a homeopathic remedy (which I know nothing about, but I do know they worked without unnecassary medications)

Another thing you may want to try is ice pops - they are not just for summertime. I cut one in half, then wrap it with a napkin so it doesnt freeze their little hands. These are good for numbing just before eating meals.

I know that nobody wants to intruduce a pacifier when their child doesn't take one, but it may be good for him to chew on - it will put pressure on the gums and try to push the teeth out a little faster, and massage the gums at the same time. Or something soft plastic to chew on. I bought my littlest one new ear bulb syringe - like what they use in the hospitals for the nose, but smaller - for her to chew on.

Good luck

Sorry, a late thought. How about a dry wash cloth. It will give him something to chew on, and soak excess drool.