Teething - Poughkeepsie,NY

hi J., unfortunately, teething is like forever. at 6 mos, there is a good chance it is his teeth, the 2 bottom center. i always used infant tylenol when it was really bad, especially at night, the problem with that is that you really dont know how long it is going to take until you can feel them about to push through, and you probably dont want to be giving him medication all the time. i always felt like they were "right there" and would be coming through any day, and sometimes it was weeks longer! you can try putting a clean damp washcloth in the freezer for a while and then letting him chew on that, there are teethers that might help too, some you can also put in the fridge. there are some that vibrate when they bite them, i think first years makes the one we used, it looks like a star, both of my kids liked those. if you want to try the tyleonl, if your doc gives the ok, then i would try to wait until you see them start to push through, that is usually the worst time. once theyre through the gums, he should be fine. until the next ones anyway, its just forever, and so painful for them :( good luck.

It may not be teeth at all. My son was about this age when he started having night terrors. It's not nightmares it's something completely different. They are screaming but they don't really look awake fully. There really isn't to much you can do for them. Just sooth your child and go back to sleep. The bad thing is they only last a couple weeks, so your gonna lose some sleep. The good thing is they only last a couple weeks so there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

I hate to say this, but its the truth, my daughter started having teething problems when she was about 6 months old, and her first teeth didnt come through until a week after her first birthday. I know someone else said the teething tablets from CVS, and they work like a charm! You can also find them in WalMart. Good Luck!

If it is teeth there are these teething tablets (found at CVS) and they're homeopathic. They're small white dissolvable tablets that you can either hold in the baby's mouth intil they dissolve or dissolvein some water. They have chamomile in it so it's calming. It helped all 3 of my kids during teething.

i feel your pain. i am going thru that now. my daughter got her first 2 teeth at 5 months. she was sleeping soundly then for the last month she has been waking up several times a night... guess what - her top two teeth came in! sometimes they may teeth for a long time before it actually breaks thru. in my situation nothing help. just comforting.

A LONG TIME!!! My daughter got her first TWO teeth at 4 months,and it never seemed to phase her. Then when she turned 5 months old she got really cranky, pulling on her ears, not always sleeping through the night, not eating like she should...typical signs of teething. Now she is 6 1/2 months old and two teeth are just finally breaking through and her demeanor has completely changed. She's much more relaxed now. Either I read somewhere or the pediatrician told me that a baby can "teeth" for months before you see any teeth break through. All you can do is be patient and take the neccessary steps to try to soothe his pain.