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Teething Question & Walking Question
Asked by V.F. from Austin
on January 30, 2008
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Hi there, my daughter is currently 15 months old. She had a rough bout of
teething last week. (3 molars and a bottom front tooth) I have an elderly
female friend ...
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- I have three children 2,4,6. For the teething, the reason she suggested vanilla extract is because it has alcohol in it which numbs the gums. It has to be pure extra...
- I believe that the vanilla that your friend gave her child had alcohol in it-an extract. This is probably what numbed the pain. I have reservations about giving infan...
- I am not sure about the walking. Vanilla has an extremely high alcohol content and that is why it numbs the gums. Sounds kind of risky.
Teething Advice
Asked by H.M. from Salinas
on January 13, 2009
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so my four month old son is cutting teeth. i am at my wits end. i am not sure how to help him. with my daughter i didn't even realize she was getting teeth until at ab...
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- My son is teething too right now... there these little meshy feeders and you can put ice cubes in there for him to chew on. It gets the clothes wet so make sure you sl...
- Poor baby! Have you had his ears checked? Teething can cause all kinds of weird things to happen. When my daughter was a baby, a friend whose little boy was 10 days o...
- Have you tried rubbing rum on his gums? My 5 month old is teething and we do that occasionally. It is totally safe and something that used to be quite common. A lot of...
Teething Baby, Diarrhea, and 1 Mommy Loosing Her Mind!!!!!!!!!
Asked by S.F. from Charlotte
on October 28, 2006
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My son is 9 months old. I'm step-mom to an 8 year old, but he didn't start living with us until 3.5 years old and he had his teeth already - so this is my first rodeo...
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- Hi S., I have 11 month old twins and they love the cold wash cloth and I also use orajel, which they don't care for, but it works. Unfortunately, the diarreah smell ...
- Hi, I have an 11 month old going through the same thing. My son HATED the orajel and the tylenol just made him more grumpy. Hyland teething tabs worked wonders for m...
- My pediatrican does say that teething can cause diarrhea. I guess that varies from doctor to doctor. My son loves yogurt, and that really helps with the diarrhea - p...
Baby Teething
Asked by C.E. from Lexington
on August 18, 2009
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i have a six month old son. he has been crying all the time . we think hes teething the doctor sais no ? he tries to eat his fist. just screams outloud. for nothing . ...
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- C., It sounds like teething to me. Frozen wash cloths work well, especially if they have been dipped in chamomille tea first as it helps reduce the baby's pain. I...
- Sounds like teething. Even if there are no teeth visible, he could be teething. Try ice in a baby sock, a teething ring, a frozen washcloth (soak in clean water an...
- Mine is 7 months now and within the last month has gotten 5 teeth. When he fusses, I use a frozen teething ring. They do make them for the freezer and when it thaws ...
Need Advice for Teething Toddler
Asked by J.L. from Boston
on August 11, 2008
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I am desperately looking for ideas to help my miserably teething 15 month old....he has his first 2 molars breaking through up top and boy, is he just beside himself! ...
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- I'm currently using an amber teething necklace with my daughter and she's been great. The purpose of the necklace isn't to gnaw on. Amber is a natural analgesic and ...
- I used Motrin instead of Tylenol (I personally felt it wokred better for my daughter when she got 2 molars in at the same time). Also - I gave her pedialyte freezer po...
- This may sound crazy but when my son was teething his doctor told me to take som Malox and put it in the freezer, once it's cold run the cold Malox on his gumsn with a...
Not Sleeping and Tantrums
Asked by T.P. from Orlando
on July 1, 2009
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I have a 17 month old that is very strong, full of energy and is generally happy. I am a stay at home mom and he doesn't get daily interaction with children but I try ...
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- oh mama! this is hard! I would go to your pediatrician and if s/he blows you off telling you it's all normal, REFUSE to listen! Get EVERYTHING checked: ears, throat,...
- read the happiest toddler on the block by harvery karp he may grow out of the screaming too. make sure you monitor his diet really well too. cut out all sugars a...
- Hey T., First of all I wish you lived close by (I live in Vernon, FL) so that we could be friends and just hang out some because I really think you need a good fri...
1 Year Old Having Diarrhea/teething Issues
Asked by T.H. from Chicago
on June 2, 2008
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My one year old son has been having diarrhea/loose stools with some "blowouts" for the past couple of weeks. I thought it was related to him teething (he currently has...
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- did he have the blowouts after starting the milk? If not I think it could be viral- we are getting a lot of calls at the peds office- a lot of rotavirus's going aroun...
- OMG-- I AM HAVING FLASH BACKS TO BLOW OUTS! Our daughter who is now 7 had terrible diarrhea when she was teething. All that extra saliva just went into her tummy and ...
- Are you adding enough water to the formula when you combine it with the milk? I think when you add formula to milk without adding water it's a high concentration of pr...
First Teeth
Asked by S.B. from Los Angeles
on March 17, 2008
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I think my almost-six-month-old is teething (suddenly gnawing on everything instead of just sucking and a couple of sleepless nights in a row), but I see nor feel anyt...
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- How funny!...me too! I have been suspecting my 4.5 month old may be starting to teethe- and all I can see is a tiny white dot on the top left of his mouth. I didn't ...
- My daughter who is now 11 yrs old got her Canines at 5 mos and my other 3 kids got their top left front tooth at 6+ mos. Looks like baby 5 is teeting and I am not sure...
- With my son it was textbook-- all the right teeth at all the right times. The,n with my daughter they came in out of order and at any time at all. The Dr said both wer...
Belladonna- Yay or No? for Teething
Asked by A.E. from Des Moines
on June 12, 2009
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I heard from others that this is not good to give to babies due to them possible seeing hallucinations.
I am looking for advise natural and OTC on what you used and ...
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- Camilia by Boron works wonders. I like it better than Hyland's. I think it has belladonna. We didn't have any issues. Have you checked about the hallucinations wit...
- I am still amazed at how well Hyland's teething tablets worked for us! The amount of "active" ingredients in them are so minimal, let alone side effects, I do not unde...
- I read the same thing. My sister was giving the Hylands teething tablets to her daughter regularly and her daughter started struggling to urinate and was becoming cons...
Could He Be Teething Already???
Asked by M.L. from Houston
on April 6, 2009
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I have a 9 week old, who is displaying the same type of behavior as my girls did when they were teething. But, my girls did not cut their first tooth until they were ...
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- Some babies are born with a tooth or two so yes, he could be teething. My youngest loved a firm, liquid filled teething ring that we kept in the fridge to keep it cold...
- My son started getting his first tooth at 2 months, my daughter was 5 months. Every child is different. I was worried when my daughter didn't start at 2 months like he...
- My oldest son had 6 teeth by 6 months, 4 on the bottom, 2 on top. His first was at 8 weeks. All kids are different. Try the refrigerated teethers, and bibs, lots of bi...
