I have heard that too much tylenol can be hurtful to your liver. You are validated in being concerned. Have you asked your pediatrician?
Hi Renee,
The orajel never worked for my son. Try Hyland's (sp) teething tables. They worked a lot better. They are little tables that disolve in their mouth. You can find them at the grocery store and drug store for about $6 a bottle.
Good luck!
I would not give him Tylenol at all- this is not good for him.
Everyone I know that I have recommended Hyland's teething tabs to has sworn by them and recommends them to others. It is an all natural homeopathic remedy and it works!
Hi Renee,
You are doing just fine! As you saw from many moms, Tylenol is safe as long as you are dosing it correctly. I too was worried about my daughter and I took her to both a regular pediatrician for advice as well as a Naturopathic Doctor. I expected one to tell me to use Tylenol and one to tell me to use some natural remedy or Hylands. They both said Orajel and Tylenol would work better than Hylands. The problem with Hylands is the fact that it is a mixed homeopathic remedy. When giving you child medicine whether it is natural or manufactured, it is wise to only give them one thing at a time to see what they have reactions too. The ND said she saw too strong a correlation with mixed homeopathic remedies used on a small child and breathing issues such as Asthma.
Tylenol may not work for you though, so you can try children's ibuprofen. Or a more natural route would be a diluted clove oil to numb the pain. Nighttime Orajel is much stronger and lasts longer than regular Orajel too! If you are still nursing, sometimes they need some comfort and it helps to nurse them through the pain until they fall asleep again.
Last, if none of this is working, I do have a special blend of natural topical oils put together by an aromatherapist. It works really well! Let me know if you would like some and I will send it to you.
Audrey
www.punkinbutt.com
You are absolutely right to not want to drug up your baby! Even though doctors say Tylenol isn't harmful, it is a fact that ALL drugs are harmful (read the package insert) - it's just a matter of how much (and many drugs are not even fully tested). I think drugs should be used only when necessary, as a last resort, when the benefit clearly outweighs the harm. Our culture is so drug oriented, and we wonder why people take illegal drugs when they have painful feelings they don't know how to deal with. Teething discomfort really isn't that bad, and it doesn't sound like your baby is waking up screaming or anything, just that he is waking up several times at night, which is perfectly normal for a baby his age. Your child can be helped much more by you being with him when he hurts and helping him begin to learn how to deal with discomfort, without teaching him to run to drugs or avoid feeling pain in other ways. He just needs your comfort when he wakes up, to help him go back to sleep, nursing him or bottlefeeding him if he is hungry. And if his teeth are really bothering him and he needs something cool to chew on, you could certainly offer him that at night too.
Orajel didn't work at all on my last daughter. So I tried the teething tablets, they are all natural and they worked great. Within seconds and they let her sleep. She was so restless and I was tired of giving her pain medicine. But she was waking up ever hour just screaming and it stopped once I gave her the tablets. I could only find them at Walmart.
I hope that helps
Well i went out and got the teething tablets…and of course the day i got them, his tooth broke thru, and I havent had to give him anything since! ha isnt that the way it works! 
oh well, I know there are MANY more coming 
Thanks for all your advice!