My daughter just turned 6 months old and we are having some teething issues with her at night which is causing some difficulty in getting her to sleep. I have been giving her Tylenol before bed, but was wondering if any of you had some tried and true methods that helped to ease their discomfort especially at night. Thanks!
Thanks for all of the great ideas! We are currently using the Hyland's tablets (which I did find at Walgreen's) and the Infant Motrin at night, and it has been going much better!
I used Hyland's teething tablets and they worked really well. I didn't want to use any over the counter meds with my little one and this homeopathic remedy was a nice, safe option. I had to go to my co-op to get them, but I also think Walgreens has them. Just Google Hyland's and their company website has a list of retailers that carries it.
D.,
Teething is so hard and very painful for them. One thing that sometimes worked for me was to rub the tylenol or motrin into the gum.
Good luck and hope you get some much needed sleep soon.
M.
I find Tylenol and baby orajel are what worked for my kids. I can not praise Orajel enough- you can practically count down from when you apply it to when it works.
Good Luck- I'm there right now with baby #5.
We had a good experience with a natural homeopathic product called Camelia (sp?) We got it at the health food store and it comes in a little snap open vial and must taste good, as our kids slurped it down and usually after a dose, sometimes two, we could see relief.
Are you nursing? Breastfeeding, (flutter sucking when they are not needing to eat) was always a good bet. Nursing is one of the best parenting tools you have an is so good for so many reasons and in so many situations.
Good luck and god bless!
J.
Hyland's Teething Tablets work wonders. Be careful using Orajel, it can numb the throat along with the gums creating a potential serious problem. They could choke on the extra saliva that the medication produces, if you use it while they are lying down.
We loved the ice cube in a mesh.We also made ice cubes with fruit juice or even frozen fruit (peaches and strawberries worked well). We also on occasion when a frozen treat wasn't handy, used Hylands tablets and Gripe Water.
All I can tell you is that Tylenol does not work for me, and it did nothing for my daughter. The only thing that works is Ibuprofen which is in Infant's Motrin. Once they are 6 months they can have Motrin. It is an anti-inflamatory as well as a pain reliever, and lasts up to 8 hours so it works great for at night. Give your doctor a quick call for the right dosage. I can't remember what it is for an infant and the bottle won't tell you.
Tylenol works on pain but ibuprofen reduces inflamation and works on pain. You could try alternating the infant drops for both. You can only do IB every 8 hours (I think) but in between you can do tylenol.
I never liked the teething drops but a friend just showed me the orajel swabs. They are like Qtips with medicine in the swab. Pretty cool.
GOod luck!
Dear D. ... wish I did have a solution for ya ... open arms to all of us ... nature can seem so unfair at times ...not fair that our babies hurt and we can't take the pain away.
My 2 cents on this is ... even tho our beloveds are screaming/writhing in pain... maybe and even over-riding their pain on a deeper level is feeling as we hold them in our arms and hearts with 'our' knowing that they can't help it and that we have NOT done ANY thing wrong, while we lovingly walk, rock, feed, change and sing to them ... that they incorporate each of these experiences into their life's memories for future reference of 'what support' REALLY is all about.
God bless our open hearts and arms - and here, I'm talking about both our BABYIES' hearts and arms ... and of course all Mama's... no matter how old any of us are on this journey.
I'm sure we all wish we could help you get some sleep, D. and your sweet little princess as well. God Bless, M
we used tylenol, oragel and cold teething rings.
I swear by the homeopathic teething drops and tablets. There are several on the market now--Hyland's is the most well-known brand. They are best used "proactively"--before the pain starts. When my son's teething was especially bad, we would just give him the teething tablets throughtout the day, and then Tylenol before bed.
My son hates Orajel. He seemed to like frozen fruit in the teething bags.
If your daughter is 6 months now you could try Infant Motrin. It works better than tylenol for teething, in my opinion, because it reduces swelling along with the pain reliever. Not sure what else to suggest because my daughter would just nurse a lot more when she was teething as that seemed to soothe her. We co-sleep and I always can tell when she is about to pop a tooth as she has many more night wakings and night nursing sessions during that time. She just got another molar at 22 months and I am finally catching up on some sleep again as she has been more restful. You could also try a little baby orajel or snuggle with her/co-sleep to help distract her from the discomfort. Teething can be really tough on some little ones but it of course wont last forever. Good luck!
ps. During the day try an ice cube inside a mesh feeder, my daughter LOVED this and it really helped numb up her gums.
My son (8 months) just cut 3 teeth so I know how you're feeling. I tried everything Tylenol, cold cloth, teether, rubbing the gum...everything. Finally at 4am on night #2 I got some Infant's Motrin. Worked wonders. My daughter (3 years) was fine with something cold and a little Tylenol but each kid really is different.
We always used Ibuprofen before bedtime, because it lasts longer than Tylenol. Then, during the day, we used Tylenol and the Hyland's teething tablets.
Punkinbutt.com sells an all natural teething oil you can rub on their gums. It works well, and it doesn't taste nasty like the Orajel.
