Patrick is hurting tonight. I went to his room around 9 p.m. because he was crying. I went in to check on him and see if I could get him back to sleep. When I went in his room, he was SCREAMING. I couldn't get him to stop crying. He just cried and cried. He was drooling and putting his fingers in his mouth.
I gave him some tylenol and brought him in the living room to rock him. He still screamed but I got him to calm down a little bit. Finally, the tylenol kicked in and he fell asleep and I got him back in his bed.
We never went through this with Maggie. It's painful to watch.
So, what worked for you? Any tips to get him some quick relief?
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Owen really liked the teething massager. When they bite down on it, it vibrates or massages their gums. Jude really didn't use anything.
I don't have my own baby, but the ones I have kept all do the wet rag trick.... just ring it out well and it some knots in it and he'll go to town :)
My Dad said my grandmother used to give me raw squid to chew on to soothe my teething, but I am not sure where you would find that!
I didn't try that on my kids. Aiden was really bad with the teething too. We used TUBES of oraljel. And also frozen teethers. I hope Patrick feels better soon! At least it only lasts a few years.
So, Beth - I thought Patrick might just be a crazy baby because Silas has 2 teeth and never acted like that UNTIL this morning. Oh my gosh! I thought his appendix has burst! I think I did exactly what you did. So, no advice here. Just empathy. Lots of empathy.
Rum.. or burbon. Anything that goes down smooth. Oh, and a soft knuckle on mama's hand for the baby. lol.
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