I thought I was seeing things today. Our baby had a rough night last night…so, I looked in her mouth as we were playing earlier…and counted the tips of 4 eye teeth- 2 of which have just cut through her gumline.
So, how have you dealt with teething and kept your sense of humor??? She was up and down all night even with Children’s Motrin before bedtime, I am sure her little mouth is sore!!! At one point in the night my husband said, “I’d nurse her, but I am afraid I wouldn’t be very satisfying…so she’s all yours…”.
I have always heard that God never gives you what you cannot handle, but I have since asked him if he has checked His agenda for me recently- I think considering all that is going on, I MAY HAVE TOO MUCH ON MY PLATE…lolol
So, anecdotes, stories, etc???
What worked best for you- and what worked not at all???
I’d love to hear it.
Thanx!
…all that is going on in life/work…not with baby or older child. They are wonderful!
I am soooo happy she is still nursing…I don’t know how else I would have gotten her back to sleep last night…it was very comforting for her.
Hmmm…maybe it was something in the air last night for all the sleepless little ones??? Or they are all teething at once?!? Scary thought!!!
I am an overtired mommy…but happy to BE a mommy!
Still reading, keep posting, it looks like I may have all night! (God, I hope not!!!)
Hokie- that made me laugh out loud!
Our son suggested a dog bone- the nylabones- since the help the puppy and HIS teething, maybe it would help the baby??? Nice try son, NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!!!
I am sure he’d love to put a leash on her as well. He is certain she is growing horns, as well as teeth!
I am going to see if I can get some sleep…thank you-
…and I am up for more stories…humor is key here I think!
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im right there with ya! my daughter just cut her first tooth and WOW this morning i was up from 4am on holy moly im tired! my fiance is the same way he says id love to nurse her but she wont like my nipples! haha so motrin and teething tablets are my new bestfriends that and nursing while laying down…i wouldnt know what to do if i didnt nurse i cant imagine how much worse it would be! good luck and i hope your little one is feeling A LOT better soon…..gota love teething….haha
and i always heard the same thing about God doesnt give you more than you can handle but like you i sometimes question it…not with my daughter either but with work and life as well….especially since my co worker died tragically in a car accident saturday night….work today was the worst…but thank God i have my little girl and fiance to light up my life!
I would pour myself a shot or two of Jack Daniels and wet my finger in it and rub the kids gums, and sip a bit myself to calm my nerves. My wife tried it too and we got through teething with only a few scars. Good luck.
I would give my eye teeth for those days back even just for a minute! God bless you, no funny stories, I worked to hard and slept too little to have much humor but every day was like a dream that I wished i never would wake up from, every smile, drool, cry ear infection, fart, and bowel movement in the bathtub! Enjoy it it goes by too fast, raise them to have the skill they need to become good people, I couldn’t give my kids much but they always had manners and good social skills, now I am so proud and they enjoy the compliments from teachers and adults! I have great teenagers!
Awww – my son just did the same thing with his four eye teeth (yes, his came through at the same time too). It was a couple weeks of agony and, dare I say it, no sleep whatsoever for either of us. I don’t know how I kept my humor — I think I totally turned into Oscar the Grouch.
As for what I did? Tylenol or Motrin didn’t help so I only gave it once or twice. I actually moved his crib into my bedroom just so I wouldn’t have to get up and down so many times as he would sometimes be comforted just by my hand on his hand, then he might lay back down and sleep on his own. Otherwise, it just took lots of getting up and rocking him, laying him in bed and rubbing his back, giving him a bottle (we still give one bottle at night and occasionally ones in the middle of the night) and sometimes we just had to get up for the day at 4 am and take an early and longer than usual nap.
Sorry I don’t have any real tricks or anything to make it easier. It took us about a month until all four had broken the surface and sleep seemed to get back to normal, which for us still entails nightly wake-ups but nothing compared to teething wakeups.
Good luck. I hope they come through quickly for you!
Well hun…All I can say is…I HAD THE SAME NIGHT..lol…My lil man is only almost 11 months old and already has 7 teeth in 4 months..And is now getting all on the right side. Both molars and eye teeth…AND the other bottom front one…He already has 4 top front and 3 bottom front and well…And since we are packing to move to NY later this year..WELL..my plate is full also…We just take one day at a time…he can be an angel one second and screaming in pain the next..And since he mostly acts up at night..and hubby works…I GET IT ALL…And usually at 4-5 am I give up and just take him to bed with me..and if he doesn’t want to sleep then..we are up until he crashes..and this is after motrin also…
I was talking to a mom the other day on a game site..and well she suggested using vanilla that you bake with on the gums and it doesn’t sting and works in like 30 mins and better than motrin..I haven’t tried it yet…BUT its worth a shot I guess…it couldn’t do any harm…I dunno..if you try it…let me know..as I am also going nuts…Just hang in there…
EDIT…aww Hokie..You poor thing…My lil brother when I was like 7 almost broke my nose by head butting me..THAT HURT…
Hokie..I also have 3 brothers…1 older and 2 younger…as it sets now..I have had a piece of pencil lead in my gums for almost 15 years because of my older brother..WELL..I was just starting school..and I was walking around the house..chewing on my pencil..He shoved it into my gums and they couldn’t get it out without taking out 7 teeth and half of my upper jaw..so I still have it..but anyways..I GOT HIM BACK..I had a piece of carpet for my doll house..well I stuck about 200 tacks in it..and called him back to my bedroom..HE STEPPED ON IT..BOTH FEET..LMAO..and well I still remember seeing him jump down the hall on one foor with the other still stuck to the carpet…LOL..I was 7..He got what he deserved..lol
Oh, your poor little girl.
This story is actually about my youngest brother. I was 13, and he was 19 months at the time. I was helping my mom fix dinner, and he was “helping” with his little pot and wooden spoon. He started fussing because he was cutting teeth, and my mom got up to get him some baby motrin. He walked over to me, and bit me on my thigh (I was wearing shorts). Then, he looked up at me and said “teeth feel better”, and waddled away. The bite hurt, but I got over it once he said his teeth weren’t hurting anymore. He wouldn’t even take the motrin my mom had gotten.
EDIT: Lol Deborah, I’ve had so many injuries because of my 3 brothers.
Im right there with you, my son started sleeping through the night at 2 months old and now that he is teething again he is up atleast every hour. all you can do is stick it out and wait for the teeth to come through. trust me it gets better.
LOL..The Jack Daniels thing worked on me…my gramma did it…BUT that was in the 60′s..you wanna do it, go ahead but don’t tell anyone, you’ll get locked up! LMAO
My son…he was sooo good and hardly cried at all but he hated teething rings so I froze a baby washcloth! He gnawed on that all night and it helped sooo much! Good luck honey.
Ouch. I feel worse for you than I do for her. My son got all 4 of his 1-yr molars at once, while he had a cold. In the long run, I think it was better to just have one week of torture than months of dragged out misery.
I don’t have any great advice for you, just a quick note to let you know I’ve been there, too.