Teething
@hockeygirl2382 (34)
United States
6 responses
@sierramax452 (11)
• United States
29 Sep 07
If your child already has upper or lower teeth (like in my case, my son has his two lower teeth and is teething with the two uppers)and is teething with the opposing teeth, a good cold food for them is celery. My son's upper gums were swollen and when he chewed on things, he was in pain half of the time from the constant pressure from chewing (having twice as much pressure, that of the items chewed on and that from his other teeth). So celery allowed him to chew as usual, but the natural pocket in the celery provided a reprieve for the incoming teeth, while capturing cold air from the chilled veggie to sooth the afflicted area.
@wdiong (1815)
• Singapore
30 Aug 07
There are several things that you can try to help ease the pain of teething; some work and some don’t, but most parents agree they’re always worth a try. Teething rings, water filled and chilled rubber teething toys; mom and dads fingers can all provide counter pressure that can sometimes bring relief. Offering your baby a cold bottle of water can also help. If sucking on the bottle bothers your child, offer a cold cup of water. The water can also help replenish your baby’s fluid if they’re drooling a lot or have loose bowel movements.
Cold food has also been found to be helpful by some parents. Chilled applesauce, yogurt and pureed peaches may be more appealing to your baby and also more nutritious than a chilled teething ring.
@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
12 Dec 07
I have been using tempra when her pain is really bad, and some baby ambosol too. I give her cold things to eat, and cold teething rings. She seems to like the ones in the freezer better, but make sure it says on the package you CAN put them in the freezer! I have a lot of chew toys just laying around so she can access them easily! She is almost done teething thank goodness. but has 4 k9 teeth all coming in at once. I'm ready for teething to be over now!
@Gemmygirl1 (2867)
• Australia
13 Aug 07
I found that a cool pacifier or teething toy helped my daughter a LOT - i also found that if she had a sippy cup of juice, i could put the whole cup in the fridge for a little while then she felt better then too - the rubber teeth thing on the sippy cup would be cold as well as the juice inside :)
If it gets really bad then paracetamol is probably the best way to go as it keeps down the temperature as well as soothing the pain.
If you use a teething ring/toy, put it in the fridge - NOT the freezer.
Um, basically anything cold that can be chewed on (food) or gnawed at (rubber/plastic items) should do the trick to sooth the gums.
I did also find that a bottle of warm milk helped my daughter too - not sure how but she was always content with a bottle of milk when she was teething so you could try that too!
Good luck!
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