Teething Rings & Toys
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Biting Breastfed Baby! OUCH, Help!
Asked by D.H. from Tucson
on March 10, 2008
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My four month old has recently taken to biting while feeding. He does it every time! No teeth yet, but I'm afraid he'll draw blood when they come in. I tried removing ...
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- My daughter is only 3 months and thankfully had not started doing this yet. But I had a lactation consultant/in home nurse after my daughter and I came home form the h...
- I have 3 girls that I breastfed. When each one started biting I would flick her ear.... hard enough to hurt a little. My first one bit once & never did it again. My...
- Babies begin teething as early as 3 months old. Their gums are not only beginning to hurt but they also itch. At your child's age, "biting" doesn't mean anything to ...
2 Year Old & a Binky
Asked by K.M. from Las Vegas
on June 19, 2009
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I have a 2 year old son that still has his binky. He also has a "cloth" that he carries around when he has his binky. They go hand in hand! I want to get rid of the...
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- Hi K.- My first son (now 6&1/2) used a pacifier from his first month of life. He was always a great sleeper, and I dreaded taking it away from him. I used my frie...
- My daughter is seven months old so we haven't gotten to that stage yet, sorry! But I did notice the unfortunately working full time part. I recently started working f...
- my aunt had this problem with my cousin. she cut the tip of the nipple off his binky and then every other day she'd cut a little more. there was finally nothing left a...
Are There Any Teethers That Go over Car Sear Straps to Stop the Chewing?
Asked by N.M. from Chicago
on January 13, 2008
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My baby girl loves to chew on her car seat straps (she's teething). The car straps are not too loose they are on correctly (and verified by my local fire station). H...
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- If the child is in the carseat correctly and the straps are snug like they are supposed to, there is NO WAY she can get the straps into her mouth!! Try pinching the s...
- There are toys called LinkADoos (sp), at least I think that's what they are called, that are wonderful for teethng. They are round rings that you can hook together. Y...
- Please make sure that her straps are on correctly (shouldn't be able to get more than a finger under the straps) and that the chest clip piece is level with her arm pi...
I Have Several Questions About My 5 Month Old
Asked by J.D. from Dallas
on November 28, 2007
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OK... My 5 month old baby girl is teething I think. She rubs her ears, she's drooling a lake, and she isn't sleeping through the night any more. So I want to know when...
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- Yes, It does sound like teething. Both my boys started drooling and having all the symptoms but the teeth did not cut until 6 months. Hyland's Teething tablets, orajel...
- My daughter's first 2 teeth came through at 4.5 months old. They were the bottom front 2. Fortunately, my daughter didn't seem overly bothered by the teething, but I...
- First off, I wouldn't stress about solids too much just yet. I've heard of babies not "liking" solids at first -- especially ones who are exclusively breastfed. Go b...
My Baby Won't Stop Crying
Asked by L.S. from Phoenix
on July 18, 2008
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My son is 4 months old and I think he might be teething.He has all the signs of it. Drooling, crankiness and pulling on his ear. He's been crying and screaming for an ...
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- Hi L., If he's cranky and pulling at his ear(s) he might have an ear infection. have it checked. T..
- You might want to take him to the doctor. My children ulled on ther ear when they had a ear infection. And they would get them sometime when they were teething. Also h...
- Hi L., Crying babies are tough since you can't really pinpoint the problem and you feel for them. Four months may be a little early for teething, though not impos...
Eye Teeth
Asked by B.B. from Davenport
on May 23, 2010
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Has anyone's toddlers had alot of trouble while getting their eye teeth? My daughter has one that is barely starting to come through (I can only see a little white, b...
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- I seem to remember these being hard to cut. Have you tried abesol or something cold like a popcicle? Just hope it comes through soon! M.
- The ER doc told me to never use the teething tablets they are made from Bella Donna and it is a poison if overused. They can cause irritability, crankiness, restlessn...
- My daughter didn't have too much trouble cutting those teeth, but her molars really bothered her. I did what my parents did for me. I dipped my finger in a bottle of w...
Cleaning Toys
Asked by M.T. from San Antonio
on January 13, 2008
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Here's the scenario....Your child is going to town on a teething ring or a soft toy of some sort. It falls on the floor. (at home, at a store,etc.)What do you do? Wipe...
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- For me it depended on how the baby is. At five months I would say pick it up, shake it off, and give it to him. For the toys that you get at the store, I wouldn't ev...
- With the fist few kids, I cleaned everything all the time. With #7, forget it, who has time. They have all survived. I keep things modestly clean but do NOT disinfe...
- Clorox has a disinfectant spray that I spray on everything that can't be washed in the washer. If it doesn't have a battery or part that upon getting soaked would no l...
My 1 Year Old Is "Eating" His Crib. Need Advice Please!
Asked by C.P. from Chicago
on July 4, 2007
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My one year old is chewing on his crib. He has already chewed off a pretty good chunk. I am afraid he will get splinters or choke. He doesn't want the teething rings...
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- I don't know what part of the crib he's working on, but there should be plastic guards on the top rails. You can get them at Babies R Us, I think.
- There is a crib shield (bumper pad, really) that is mesh and goes over the side rails. It's by Trend Lab. Try that--since it goes over the side rails, if your baby s...
- I would get crib guard/rails. They ar plastic things you can put on the crib and they are safe to chew.
Biting and Self Inflicted Pain
Asked by S.H. from Columbia
on July 21, 2009
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Help me please! My daughter is 2 1/2 and lately has this horrible habit of biting her nails, obviously many children have this oral fixation so I just tried to redirec...
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- I have never been a fan of orajel, I was told ny a pediatrician that orajel can actually toughen the gums and make it harder for the teeth to come through and that a b...
- The chewing on everything is worrisome. I suggest you do some research into a disorder called "PICA". It can be potentially dangerous and can potentially be quite harm...
- I don't have any experience with this, but it doesn't sound typical. I would see another doctor, and maybe a pediatric dentist? Let us know what happens. Good luck!
Not Eating
Asked by A.M. from Charleston
on March 2, 2008
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Hi, my nearly 6month old son was drinking abt 11-12 ounces of formula and was also doing well with Stage 1 foods. Now for the past 4-5 days he is drinking only 4-5 oun...
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- Are the amounts given per day or per feeding? The equation most pediatricians use is take their weight X's 2.5 and thats how many ounces they should be getting per da...
- It could definitely be teething, but another possibility is an ear infection. He might have a fever with it or not (some don't). My DD didn't really tug at her ears (j...
- How can a six month old be bratty?
