TEETHING TIPS FOR A 4 MONTH OLD

07/01/2008 at 20:23

Hiya I'm new to PP and desperate for any advice on teething. My 4 month old son is in quite a lot of discomfort and has been biting his fist and anything else he can get his hands on for weeks now and as he is only 4 months theres not much I can do for him. I have tried Bongela and Dentinox and they don't seem to work and a dab of Anbesol keeps him awake all night. He doesn't seem interested in teething rings or toys and has a quick nibble before quickly moving on to his fist. I feel so terrible that I can't help him, bless!!

Lucy-H

07/01/2008 at 20:33

Hi,
sorry to hear that your little one is suffering. With my daughter I let her suck on a cold wet face towel. Not sure what to advise for night time though.

simone

07/01/2008 at 20:36

What a good idea!

The only thing i find that works for Jessica is a small amount of medised at night

marie

07/01/2008 at 20:42

Hiya,
I can't remember the full name but something parsons, its a powder that you rub on their gums. Can't think of anything else? Oh, maybe calprofen? Not sure what age you can use this one though. It seems ages ago now and my brain still hasn't returned!
xx

simone

07/01/2008 at 20:44

Ashton and parsons!

Kas

07/01/2008 at 20:46

hi there, i used teetha (teething granules) with my first daughter but they didnt seem to work on my second, but the other granules Ashton and Parsons work for her.

hope he soon feels better.

p.s. welcome to pp. hope you enjoy it on here as much as we do.

kas xx

Caroline

07/01/2008 at 20:54

Maz, my daughter is the same! She will chew anything, including fingers should anyone be daft enough to think that she just wants to hold their finger!!

Aston and parsons powder and there is another make which are granules. You can get them in boots. My mate swears by them!!

sarahb

07/01/2008 at 20:58

I don't have any advice but just wanted to say hope his gums stop hurting him soon x

08/01/2008 at 16:45

I use Anbesol and Calopol during the day and Calopol-Night at night ( it's really the same as medised).

Caroline

08/01/2008 at 21:48

Going to try that calpol night - i could do with help sleeping!!! ha ha ha!

Lucy-H

08/01/2008 at 21:56

I gave that to katelin and it sent her loopy( bit like her mother)

It was like a stimulant to her. Will be avoiding that in future.

09/01/2008 at 14:21

Thanks for the advice! I have given him a cold wet face towel and it seems to be working wonders during the day and have bought some teething granules from boots today so hoping they do the trick before bed tonight. I had the same problem as lucyanne with the calpol night sending him nutty, I was wondering when Hayden was gong to start rolling right over and back again and lastnight he discovered he could do this in his cot, he was doing acrobats from 11 lastnight til 6 this morning!

Kas

09/01/2008 at 15:24

im pleased youve found something to soothe him in the day, thats great. i might try that myself actually.

hope it carries on soothing hayden.

kas xx

DawnG

09/01/2008 at 15:41

That's great that you've found something that works!!!!

I use the boots own teething granules or calgel and they seemed to do the trick for Cameron through the day and we use ordinary calpol at night. I also use a tommee tippee gummy teether which is great for putting teething gel on Cameron's gums, especially as he now has teeth and bites your finger whenever it goes in his mouth!!!

09/01/2008 at 17:21

I have just ordered a gummy teether from ebay, I saw the review on this site and thought it was worth a try as Hayden hates me putting the teething gel on and has now started clamping his gums shut whenever my finger goes near his mouth, bless!

09/01/2008 at 19:54

Maybe try the calprofen instead if the calpol did'nt work? Ibuprofen may be better as it also an anti-inflamatory.

rileysmum

09/01/2008 at 19:59

Boo's rite,calprofen and ibuprofen work well,marie was on about aston an parsons podwer and its doing chantelle good as she's super teething.

xx

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