Teething Baby Not Taking Naps

My 6 month old is cutting her 1st tooth and the Hylands teething tablets (got at Walgreens and Harris Teeter) seem to be working well.

You have gotten alot of advice, so I will keep this short. My daughter was crying and not sleeping or taking naps. I chalked it up to teeth. Turns out she had a double ear infection. We've been on antibiotics for 4 days and she is back sleeping. Who knew..there was never any ear pulling or head tilting, just crying and clinginess. If there is no relief soon, it nevers hurts to have her ears checked out.

Hi L.,
Going through the same thing with my 7 month old. I use teething tabs I got from Walgreens the box actually has a picture of a teething ring on it an d the main ingredient is caffeine oddly enough it knocks him out. On really bad days I give him tylenol his pedi prescribed and at every feeding I give him gas relief drops because sometimes there's still a little stuck and that can be the problem too. She may also be going through a needy stage. HTH

update: last night I did the before mentioned and when I was`feeding him he wanted more so I gave him an additional 1/8 c cereal with banana by gerber. he passed out with this little grin on his face and slept through the night.

the only thing that seemed to help my daughter at that age was to use the old fashion remedy lol ...whiskey i put a small amount on my finger and rubbed her gums with it (all over) I FOUND THAT THIS REALLY DID AND STILL DOES HELP HER . however many people told me to try oragel and i asked the doc about it and recent studies showed thatthis rubbes ulcers on infants gums and said that she advised against using this .
SHE IS NOW 2 YEARS. i went to the abc store and purchased an airplane sized bottle of jimbean whiskey its like a dollar and some change after taxes. her naps went back to her scheduled time and i got to do what i needed done around the house @this time . hope this helps

You already have a lot of advice so I will try to keep it short. I have an 8.5 mth old and we have 4 teeth coming in right now :( so you are not alone. Use infant tylonal as much as possible. Teething pain is mainly when they are sleeping so try to give it before the nap until she is sleeping better (ped. told me Tylonal is non habit forming and to give it any time they are in discomfort). I use to swear against baby orajel. Some doctors advise against it because they say a) if you feed right after, a baby can swallow it and it will numb their gag reflex and b) it can numb their tongue and cause them to swallow it. Well, my son was crying for two hours from teething and I gave in last week. First - don't feed for say 20 minutes after applying (it actually wears off really fast - just relaxes them so they can sleep) Second - after applying listen to the monitor a little more closely.

Start out as you mean to go on. If you start rocking and pacing with her you will never stop. I have my son to the point where I can lay him down and lightly lay a hand on his back and sing and he will fall asleep. If he is very uncomfortable he wakes up soon and I have to repeat. Just remember that after some practice she will get use to whatever you choose to do and will find comfort in just having you there.

Other than that, ride it out. Hopefully the teething monster isn't visiting for long!

I can't really remember the beginning of teething, so I am sorry but I don't have any advice :( But I wanted to say hello to a fellow beacher! I just moved from Virginia Beach to Wake Forest, NC. The beach was my home for almost my entire life and this move was sudden and a bit crazy, away from all my family and a lifetime of friends...so anyway, I hope you are enjoying your new home and good luck with the baby :)

My son is 21 months and he is getting in five teeth right now, four molars and two canines (ouch). Most doctors will tell you to alternate tyleonl and motrin (I hate to medicate my son but if it helps then it is worth it). He was hard to give that stuff to so I wouls give him an ounce of low sugar watered down grape coolaid (be sure the tylenol is grape, motrin make a childrens dose of grape you can ask a pharmasist what the dose of that would be based on your babies weight. I know it sounds bad coolaid but what is worse that or your child in pain.
The other thing I found is some stuff called Hurricane it is like orajell but better. It is at the pharmacy and they normally keep it behind the counter so you have to ask for it.
The combination of the two has been a life savor and it helped us get through some tough times.
Sometiems being a good parent means letting the dishes stack up, leave the laundry piled in the basket and fold it later. Tell the hubby sorry that you are not doing as much around the house, but your baby hurts and needs to be held. That is the great thing about being a parent is knowing that sometimes the only thing that will comfort your child is to hold them. So if you have tried all the tricks, just hold her and lover her.

Have you tried the teething tablets? My son loves those...and they seem to work better than the oragel. I would also check into the ear infection thing.

My son is almost 8 months and has 4 teeth already and I think the lower canines are starting to come in too!! But he hates Oraljel and I don't think it has done much for him anyways cause he stays cranky after I give it too him. But what I've found that works great for him are Teething Tablets. There are two different brands out and I've got the Little Teethers brand (they also make Little Noses and other Little products). They disolve fast and you can either give them to him straight or put them in juice, formula or BM since they are tasteless (I tried one too LOL). My son gets 3 at a time and he lets me pop them in his mouth no problem. If he is teething really bad then I give him some Tylnol afterwards so by time the tablets wear off the Tylnol should have kicked in. Good luck!

S.

When my son was teething I gave him childrens motrin or childrens advil. They are an anti inflammatory, so it helps the pain and the swelling. I also used the orajel swabs that come in Q tips, he really likes the melon flavored ones. I also put a wet washcloth (not soaked, but more than damp) in the freezer, and when it was frozen I let him chew on it. That seemed to help more than any teething ring I could find. I also gave my son a little childrens benedryl to help him sleep, and it also helped with the runny nose that comes with teething. It seemed to do the trick. Good luck!

My daughter did the samething when she was that age...it's really weird cuz they just wake up one day and it's there. I had to just leave her in the crib. I asked my Peds Dr and said that it's ok to let her cry a bit...which was very hard for me....so I would let her fuss for no longer than an hr than I would take her out and let her play than when I seen she was acting sleepy we would repeat our naptime routine....it was a rough week but in the end she figured it out and it's MUCH MUCH MUCH better now. If you keep going in the room it will get worse...I know cuz that is what I was trying to do, than I would rock her she would go to sleep until her head hit the crib than up and pitching a fit.....so it lasted more like 2 wks for me..also I would give her tyn when I thought that her teeth were hurting her...and it seemed to help with the discomfort....hopefully that will help!!!

HI L.! My son went through the same thing when he was teething. He stopped sleeping through the night and naps were almost impossible during the day as well. The only thing that helped him was Infant Motrin. We tried the Tylenol, but it didn't even touch his pain. I think because the Motrin is an anti-inflamatory, it works better for teething. Also, I tried DOZENS of teething rings and toys and NONE of them worked except for the "Super Yummy" teether. It's really neat, it has five different textures to teeth on and because it has a handle, I could set the teething end into a cup of ice or ice water and leave the handle out so once it was cold, he could just put the cold end into his mouth and his hands wouldn't get cold from holding the handle end. If you are interested, let me know, I am an Educational Consultant for Discovery Toys. I'll send you a picture of it so you can see it!

I hope this helps! Hang in there! It gets better!

Hey L.,
I have a 7 month old boy and he got his first 2 bottom teeth in about 3 weeks ago.. there is really nothing u can do but just sit back.. it will pass i promise. for some reason the one thing that did calm him down was a cold water wash cloth. he didnt sleep either but its just a phase. for the past week he has come back to his normal routine. im also the type that doesnt believe that all diferent medicins work.. at night a 1/2 hr before his last bottle i jyst gave him tylenol like the doc suggested at least to soothe him alittle during the night.