After almost 9 1/2 months I am happy to report that Brett finally had a tooth break through on Halloween night! There were two days leading up to that of pure misery. She was crying a ton. This was the first time that my husband and I did not attribute the crying to teething because we had done that ever since she was three months old! If she was tired and cranky- yep, she must be teething!
She didn't get a fever and really only had a few hours of crying a day but I do believe that it was actually caused this time by teething.
I guess I won't have to get her baby dentures after all!
Showing posts with label teething. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teething. Show all posts
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Sick or Teething
Yes, another teething post. This seems to be a common dilemma that new moms face. The signs can be very drastic or non-existent.
A week and a half ago Brett was pulling on her ears so I took her to the doctor. The doctor said that one ear had slight congestion that is associated with teething. Ok, great. So we went home and thought, at 7 1/2 months she is finally starting to teeth.
However, other than the ear pulling there weren't many other indicators- until this week!
Brett continued to pull on her ears. She also has been waking up at least once a night, when typically she sleeps at least 10 hours. Finally, Monday afternoon she got a very runny nose. I knew she wasn't sick because the snot was clear. She became very fussy. She is also drooling like crazy! I actually got her ready for bed early and she went down at 7pm. Not only that, she slept 12 hours! She got up the next morning and, even though she had a runny nose, she seemed quite happy. I decided it was safe to take her to a Baby Safety class that I had already committed to. She did great at the class but had a major meltdown on the drive home.
I was intending to go to lunch with my Aunt Mary but it became clear that Brett was going to be in no mood for going out. This is one of those times that I feel fortunate to have family around. I was able to call my aunt and ask her to swing by and pick up baby Motrin. I called the doctor and he said that I could alternate giving Brett Tylenol and Motrin to help with the teething pain.
I started with Tylenol and that seemed to help so I waited on the Motrin until this morning. Unfortunately, I tried to give the Motrin to her this morning and she spit it out! Oh well, her runny nose is gone today but she is still drooling a ton and chewing on everything (mostly her fingers).
While I am still not sure if she has a slight cold or is teething or maybe both I am fairly confident she isn't 'sick.' I'm just hoping she gets teeth before it's time to send her to school!
A week and a half ago Brett was pulling on her ears so I took her to the doctor. The doctor said that one ear had slight congestion that is associated with teething. Ok, great. So we went home and thought, at 7 1/2 months she is finally starting to teeth.
However, other than the ear pulling there weren't many other indicators- until this week!
Brett continued to pull on her ears. She also has been waking up at least once a night, when typically she sleeps at least 10 hours. Finally, Monday afternoon she got a very runny nose. I knew she wasn't sick because the snot was clear. She became very fussy. She is also drooling like crazy! I actually got her ready for bed early and she went down at 7pm. Not only that, she slept 12 hours! She got up the next morning and, even though she had a runny nose, she seemed quite happy. I decided it was safe to take her to a Baby Safety class that I had already committed to. She did great at the class but had a major meltdown on the drive home.
I was intending to go to lunch with my Aunt Mary but it became clear that Brett was going to be in no mood for going out. This is one of those times that I feel fortunate to have family around. I was able to call my aunt and ask her to swing by and pick up baby Motrin. I called the doctor and he said that I could alternate giving Brett Tylenol and Motrin to help with the teething pain.
I started with Tylenol and that seemed to help so I waited on the Motrin until this morning. Unfortunately, I tried to give the Motrin to her this morning and she spit it out! Oh well, her runny nose is gone today but she is still drooling a ton and chewing on everything (mostly her fingers).
While I am still not sure if she has a slight cold or is teething or maybe both I am fairly confident she isn't 'sick.' I'm just hoping she gets teeth before it's time to send her to school!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Teething Foods
After 7 months we are just starting to show signs of teething (I think). There is much more chewing on fingers and an increased amount of drooling.
Besides the raspberry teether (which we love) and the Born Free teething products (also wonderful) we have been told to try freezing bagels and waffles and letting Brett chew on them.
We were trying to get through dinner tonight with a fussy baby so we decided to go ahead and try giving Brett a frozen Eggo waffle. After all, it was in our freezer and more than one person recommended it.
She was so excited to have 'food!' She knew exactly what to do with it. She grabbed it with both hands and put it right into her mouth. She was gnawing away at it and we were all enjoying our time at the table. We noticed that she was getting small pieces off of it, but they were so small, and she was chewing them, that we thought we'd let her have it. Soon after we noticed she had quite a bit in her mouth so I put my finger in and began scooping some out. I obviously didn't get all of it because she swallowed and started gagging!
I jumped up and pulled her tray off of the high chair! My husband remained calm (he says he was assessing the situation). She quickly cleared the food on her own and all was well. It was probably good that my husband was the yin to my yang and that we both didn't panic.
So, moral of the story, frozen waffles don't stay frozen or hard long enough to allow your baby to chew on them as a teething toy.
Besides the raspberry teether (which we love) and the Born Free teething products (also wonderful) we have been told to try freezing bagels and waffles and letting Brett chew on them.
We were trying to get through dinner tonight with a fussy baby so we decided to go ahead and try giving Brett a frozen Eggo waffle. After all, it was in our freezer and more than one person recommended it.
She was so excited to have 'food!' She knew exactly what to do with it. She grabbed it with both hands and put it right into her mouth. She was gnawing away at it and we were all enjoying our time at the table. We noticed that she was getting small pieces off of it, but they were so small, and she was chewing them, that we thought we'd let her have it. Soon after we noticed she had quite a bit in her mouth so I put my finger in and began scooping some out. I obviously didn't get all of it because she swallowed and started gagging!
I jumped up and pulled her tray off of the high chair! My husband remained calm (he says he was assessing the situation). She quickly cleared the food on her own and all was well. It was probably good that my husband was the yin to my yang and that we both didn't panic.
So, moral of the story, frozen waffles don't stay frozen or hard long enough to allow your baby to chew on them as a teething toy.
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