Help with Molars!

Does he have any other symptoms? Any fever, runny nose, runs??? If he has any other symptoms, I would take him in just in case.

A friend of mine has a 14 month old little girl. Her daughter wasn't eating and drinking very much and was very lethargic. She took her daughter in and they discovered she had RSV. No other symptoms that are associated with it, just not eating or drinking and being tired.

I would take him to the ped because he needs to be well hydrated and if you can't get him to drink much he can become dehydrated quickly. My oldest daughter was a bit sick for awhile when she was five and she started hallucinating. I took her in and she was dehydrated. They had to put in an IV...

Let me tell you she doesn't let herself get dehydrated anymore. She is very good about drinking plenty of fluids now even when she's playing.

Sounds totally normal to me! My daughter is 2, and just went through this again, with 2 molars trying to pop through. She barely ate all week, wouldn't brush her teeth, and had terrible diarrhea. She was generally irritable, and I just let her watch movies with me and we cuddled a lot. I would also suggest some Motrin; I gave her some in the morning and again before bed, just to take the edge off a bit. She also liked to chew on cold things. I think you can get pedialyte pops as well, so it seems like a treat but helps keep them hydrated.
Hope that helps! Molars are hard.

Jen

Dear T.,

I feel for you. I think a trip to the doctors is always a good plan. Could be teething and someting else? earache, sore throat etc... poor baby

D.

my doc told us not to worry if they don't eat unless its 5 days or more. kid you not. my son went for days and then one day he ate 18 chicken nuggets at lunch. he was 2.

Just make sure he is hydrated. He probably just doesn't feel like eating. Our doctor recommended G2 or Pedialyte. Just make sure he has tears and wet diapers otherwise I wouldn't worry.

I froze washcloths and let my kids chew on them. Not when you first take them out of the freezer and they are hard as a rock, but after a few minutes.

You're doing everything you can. The frozen stuff really helps alleviate the pain.

One of my kids got the chicken pox and 3 molars in the same week. I thought I was going to die! It will get better. Hang in there!

Hang in there T.! My heart goes out to you and your little guy! I don't have any advice but will send some positive thoughts your way that he feels better soon!

Tracey P
I have to agree it sounds pretty normal to me however if has a fever that persist for 3 days call the doc. On homeopathic remedies there are about five for teething keep trying they have worked for my kids in the past. And for hydration freeze his favorite juice in and ice cube tray for a special treat. Good luck and sooner or later all the teeth come in. (also congrts on number two)
J. O

Hi T.,

We kind of went through the same thing when our daughter was 14 months. She was getting in a tooth almost every three days! I use two homeopathic remedies the first was the Hyland's Teething Gel which worked pretty well. And I also used a homeopathic liquid I found on drugstore.com which is Children's Teething Relief Liquid by NatraBio and that helped as well. Then our pediatrician recommended Boiron Camilia Teething liquid. And that worked wonders by itself and when I used the Hyland's Teething Gel our daughter got twice the relief! What I liked best about the Boiron Camilia is, the liquid is in pre-measured tubes which is a big help for the all night teething (so you don't have to fumble around with the gel and a dropper). You can get the Boiron at Whole Foods and you can find it on the web at Organic Pharmacy - super cheap.

And our daughter would do the same as your son not really eat or want to drink but, with the Camilia she did relax and take down some food. I did find that she liked sucking on frozen raspberries the best.

Hope this helps! Good luck.