Teething Remedies - Brick,NJ

Hylands teething tablets have been a life saver for us. Also, my son is cutting molars and he totally digs chewing on frozen peas/corn and popsicles.

As for Hyland's Teething Tablets, I'd skip them. Here's a link you should view before you decide to pop one of those into your baby's mouth:http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements....
Just because something says "all natural" doesn't mean it's safe or helpful. I think you are doing all the right things. I did find that my youngest liked his pacifier cold (I put it in the freezer, but pediatrician warned about danger of frostbite). He would chew on it and get some relief. You might try Advil or Motrin at night to see if your child does better with it than Tylenol. Teething is so tough. My kids don't sleep through the night until the last tooth comes in around age 2 so I really feel for you. Nurse Midwife Mom of 3

My guy wouldn't touch a cold washcloth that I kept cold in the fridge or freezer, a cold teether, or any of the toys with nubs on them to sooth his gums, but he would take a half a frozen plain bagel. He mostly gnawed on it and tried to get it to his sore gums, and that along with the Motrin helped best. He always had a rough time teething, frozen bagels saved us, and now that he's working on his back molars and having a rough time he's using them again. His pediatrician advised the Motrin over Tylenol as it's an anti-inflammatory as well as a pain reliever, at the first sign of pain. Once it sets in it's harder to relieve.

And, yes, he seemed most unhappy a lot of the time he teethed, and now again because he really, truly hurts as I'm sure your daughter does. He didn't eat dinner a couple of nights because of his current pain, he just wasn't interested, but he doesn't cry or whine about it now. The best you can do is love her and try to help, she just may be one of the ones who's miserable when she teethes like my guy :(

My son loved gnawing on a frozen waffle! (If you have a waffle iron make yourself a big batch of home made and freeze them! If frozen waffles aren't the most overpriced item in the grocery store I don't know what is!)

Some kids need to have Tylenol more often than we think. (Obviously in the prescribed doses, of course.)Her crying is her way of saying "this freakin' hurts!"

I say this with empathy: I thought for sure we were going to be the Hyland's teething tablets family, until I realized it just wasn't enough for my son. Tylenol was carefully monitored, (we wrote it down) and meticulously dispensed. Even in my most HippieMama moment, that tube of red goo became my best friend during teething times.

I also wonder if this pain is affecting her desire to eat the babyfood you mentioned in your other post. I noticed this connection with my son-- really reluctant to eat on days his mouth was hurting.

You can try homeopathic products like Hyland's Teething Tablets and the Chamomile formulas; I'm not discouraging it at all. If your daughter is as miserable as you describe,though, I wouldn't be too sparing with the Tylenol or Motrin. See how she responds and let that be your guide.

Hi Swamimommy,
My nephew used to be very cranky when he entered into the 8th month.
There are certain things which can be done to relieve the discomfort due to teething.Gently massage the swollen gums with one of your clean fingers.
2.Give something cold to gnaw or a chilled teething ring.
3.A wet washcloth frozen for 30 minutes is also helpful to relieve pain.
4.Do not use whiskey, lotion, or ointment to reduce the teething pain. They may contain an agent that can numb the throat and cause the baby to choke.
5.Use a mild pain reliever drug to reduce the pain.
6.Avoid hard, salty and acid foods.
As other mommy's are suggesting you different pain killers make sure that you have the right dosage for her weight. Check with the pharmacist at your local pharmacy.

Hylands teething drops are good. They're homeopathic and much milder than Tylenol, but they were surprisingly effective for my son.

You can try an amber teething neckalce -- amber has natural anti inflammatory and analgesic properties, and it's absorbed slightly through the skin. It's not like ibuprofen, but it does seem to help somewhat.
My baby doesn't seem to care for teethers. Ibuprofen (aka motrin/advil) is much more helpful than tylenol because it's a better painkiller and is an anti-inflammatory. You could try that. I'm pretty crunchy (evidenced by the amber teething necklace :), and don't like to give medicine, but I gave her advil every day before bed for the last week. It's been shown to be safe in prescribed doses (I actually gave less than the normal amount), and it kills me to have her screaming in pain, especially if I know that the advil really helps.
I'm surprised to hear it's been going on for months, though. We've never had more than a couple of days to a week of pain as a tooth was breaking through. Have you spoken to the pediatrician to make sure there's nothing else going on?

I love hyland's teething tabs, but if such things don't work then carefully give medication. I am so against medicating my kids, but number 4 (turned 1 today) has serious allergies and spent months miserable because I refused to medicate him. what's worse? I still don't like having to give him medicine daily (benedryl, every night) but he no longer screams in pain or scratches himself tot he point that he wakes up with bloody sheets and scabs and the rash he gets because of his allergies is now under control as well. when all else fails, it really is worse to let them suffer.

I used motrin because it helps with inflamation. They can take it at 6 months. I also found some natural teething tablets. Those worked great as well. I also resorted to a cool rag tha she chewed on. I do no recommend this, but I had people tell me to ryb one type of alcohol on her gums. I think that is not a good idea, but not judging anyone who does it.

we used tiny teethers teething gel. we tried it on ourselves first. its pretty potent stuff and managed to numb our adult teeth, gums, mouth, tongue, and left us slack mouthed and drooly.

we were careful to put it on about 1/2 an hour before bedtime, lest little one's gagg reflexes were compromised, and he suffocate on his spittle in his sleep.

The gel seemed to give him enough relief to go to sleep. The gel lasts only about 40 minutes or so. If the pain is bad enough, baby might wake up during the lighter phases of the sleep cycle.

Should help you and baby get 4+ hours of sleep at a clip though.

Good luck to you and yours,
F. B.