Teething - Altamonte Springs, FL

It's definitely NOT too early and neither of my kids took to teethers either. Lots of love and hold them for comfort and tylenol at night. You will make it through. Then the next tooth will come in, only to make you feel like children have 132 teeth in their mouth. Its seems to last forever. You know its over when they dont want you to hold them anymore. *tear*

Hi I. G.
My "baby" is now pregnant with her own baby (almost 20 weeks), but I do remember when she was a baby at that same age...she drooled, would once in a while get a temp (even though the docs say it is not related....sigh), but she rejected pretty much all the teething toys, too. I think it does sound like teething.

--N.

I also have a 4mth old and she does the same things. Her fussines comes from either hunger or fighting her sleep. She chews on everything. She also druels a lot. You can feel around in your childs mouth and if you feel lil lumps then it is possible yours is teething but I think it's just normal.

Hi, I.. Your son is probably in a stage that my old pediatrician called "pre-teething." That means that the teeth aren't ready to erupt yet, but the baby is feeling the effects of the pressure of the teeth against the inside of the gums. Pre-teething is basically the same as teething, but don't expect a tooth anytime soon. It's a prolonged period of teething.

Some kids don't like the teething toys at all. My son didn't, but when I refused to let him bite me, he finally settled for toys. I strongly recommend that you stop letting him munch on your hand, because as teething progresses, he will learn to bite down very hard on you, and even without teeth, it's going to hurt really soon.

Try a little Orajel on the gums once in a while. You can also get the teething toys that have the water inside, and if you freeze the toy, the ice will numb his gums so he won't feel the pain and itching for a while.

This is one of those stages that you both just have to get through. It will get worse before it gets better.

Peace,
Syl

Hi I.,
I remember all of what you're talking about from when my kids were little. I did what Kmcdoc suggested, and had them regularly adjusted by my chiropractor AND I gave them stalks of cold celery to gum. As always, with any food, supervise this. Neither of my children ever actually bit a chunk off, but they mouth it, bearing down, on and off, for hours. The celery has a numbing effect on the gums (and there's the "strings" in the celery to keep the stalk all together) and it's easy to hang onto whether you hold it, or they do. I also had a bandana around their necks all the time, which was effective as a drool catcher AND just plain cute.

Here's to seeing those teeth SOON (daughter cut four in as many days, and got it over with early)!

Not too young. Teething hurts. Some moms put bagels in the freezer to let the baby gnaw on. This, or any food item, is a dangerous choking hazard. I used to place a damp clean washcloth in the freezer and give to the baby. It's too big to swallow and it's cold and soothing on the gums. Of course, please supervise. Yes it will get messy but so is the drooling, another sure sign of teething. You can place a bib over all outfits at this time to save the cleanup and extra load of laundry

My first born got her first teeth before she was three months old. I was beside myself b/c she cried all the time and I could not soothe her no matter how hard I tried. I had no idea what to do. Then one morning while she was wailing I glanced in her mouth and saw two tiny white spots on her bottom gums. Teeth! The timing of teething is heriditary. Did you or your husband teeth early?

Right before the teeth break through the gums are swollen and red. Are your son's?

The only thing that seemed to soothe my daughter was a teething toy that vibrated. It looked like a butterfly and it's eyes lit up and it played music also. I found it at Learning Express. Of course, she was too young to hold it up to her mouth on her own, so we had to hold it for her.

Another thing it could be is that he finds it comforting to gnaw on fingers. Kind of like a pacifier. It that's the case, bummer! Hopefully you can find a substitute that will satisfy him.

Good luck and keep in mind that this too shall pass. It gets better and better as they get older.

have him checked out by a pediatric chiropractor- sounds as if his cranial bones are mis aligned- check International Chiropractic Pediatric Association for one near you- kids go thro alot of movements to try to SELF correct head bones out of place and your MD doesn't handle this, nor are they trained to correct this
best of luck-k

My daughter started teething that early (at the tail end of her colic-arg). Teething causes drooling, sometimes diarhea, sometimes diaper rash. My daughter never had fevers with it. Lay him down on your lap and tilt his head back (as if tickling him) and check to see if his gums are puffy or swollen or red. I gave a very small amount of tylenol at night time to help her with the pain (Dr ok'd that). Definately use the gum tooth gel on his gums and I bet they appear quicker (which will help with the pain to him- not to you if breastfeeding though :) ). It is poissible that your son mught be starting to have colic though or possibly gas. If either of those are the case, you can ask me how to deal with those because I dealt with them and it seems like just yesterday

It sounds like he's teething. The best stuff I found is called Hurricane gel. It works instantly!!! I tried a bunch of stuff with my oldest and the Hurricane gel was the only thing that worked. I used it for my daughter as well but she also liked a frozen wash cloth. Please dont ask me why??? Hope that helps.

Sounds like teething to me. It's not too early to start. A lot of babies start at 4 mos.

My daughter did the same thing and didn't get teeth until she was almost one. She wouldn't chew on the frozen facecloth for very long, but did like an ice cube wrapped in a wet cloth (secure with a rubber band) and she really liked sucking on an ice cube that I put in a Munchkins munch bag (these are supposed to be for food for a baby to gum, but she wouldn't gum food out of them - just liked an ice cube in them). I found them at Target. Good luck!

My daughter was the same way, I used the homopathic teething gel for the bad times but she didn't get any teeth til 7months. During the summer months she was very fussy, A cold washcloth worked and being just a diaper girl around the house.

After she started getting more teeth i had to switch to oral gel. NOthing but mommy standing and holding her made her happy when the molars came in.

Dont worry, we all go through the fussy teething phase at least right now she has no teeth to bite your arms with.

Yes, it sure sounds like he's teething. What I did with my daughter was I would put Baby Orajel on her gums at night and I would wet a corner of a washcloth with water and put it in the freezer and then let her chew on the corner whenever she wanted to chew on something. It feels really good to them. You could also massage her gums with a clean finger. You can actually feel the teeth coming out in the gums. Good luck and don't worry, it's just teething time.

Yep, sounds a lot like teething. Check out his gums, see if they look swollen. There are some homeopatic pills that dissolve in his mouth and help a lot with the fussiness. Ask at your drugstore.

Babies can begin the process of "teething" as early as 2 months but the teeth may not appear for many months later. Your baby is drooling and eating his hands. Sounds like teething to me. If he has a cold, it should be obvious, runny nose with thick mucus that may be green or yellow tinged. Babies can have runny noses with teething but the mucus will be clear. A slightly elevated temp can be associated with teething but a real fever will often indicate a real illness such as a cold/virus. There really isn't too much you can do to make a teething baby happy. Offer frozen washcloths, cold teething toys, if possible. His teeth may not appear until a month or more from now.

They can start that fussy, drooling, chewing process at this time and not get teeth for months. Something that really helped my son and he loved was frozen bagels. They are cold and good to gum. They only sog it up and get tiny pieces but still keep an eye out just in case (nothing ever happened to my son but I still watched him the whole time lol). Also, we would wet wash clothes and freeze them so he could suck on them. Hope this helps.

Children teeth at all different ages. Of course he can be teething now. If you are really concerned take him to the doctor. But I say if he's not running a fever then don't worry. Have you tried the teethers that you can refrigerate? My duaghters only liked them when they were cold.

I don't know if your son is going through this, but it reminds me of my boys. When they were about 4 months, they started drooling and gnawing at things and were grumpy a bit more. I was sure they were teething. But no teeth came. In fact, they didn't get any teeth until 9 months. It just reminded me of that. :)

I've read that teething can start as young as 3 months, and that it can last for 2 months until teeth actually come in. But it might just be that he's going through a grumpy phase. The naps and tiredness could be a growth spurt. To this day, I'm still not sure why my boys went through that, but it wasn't teething, that's for sure.

It's definitely not too early for your baby to start teething. My little one started @ 3 months. She almost 19 months now & has a mouth FULL of teeth. My daughter never took a pacifier, frozen teethers or frozen washcloths. She would however chew on her clothes & blankets so I got her some plain white cloth diapers. She chews on those when she's teething. I give one of those to her, rub her teeth with Baby Orajel & that pacifies her very well. I've also heard that teething tablets work wonders.

It is not too early. My son had 2 teeth by the time he was 4 months, and a MOUTHFUL by 1 year. Some kids get theirs really early, some are really late (my brother's kids didn't have ANY teeth until they were almost 1). Ask your parents (and your husband's) how old you were when YOU got YOUR first teeth... you'll usually find a correlation.

Also, him taking longer naps could be he is starting to stay awake longer (he is growing Mama) and adjust to a more distinct napping routine (dare I say schedule?)....

My kids never really used the "teething toys" either.. but you can dampen the corner of a washcloth and then freeze it, and let him chew on the frozen corner (with your supervision)... he might take to that better than a hard plastic "teething toy" and still get some relief...