Teething Without Biting Your Nails
By:
Sarah Veda
For some babies, teething is a simple
affair, with few noticeable side effects.
For others, it takes months of pain and
anguish to get those first teeth to pop in.
Here is some information to help you get
through the teething stage, without spending
too much time biting your nails.
When will it happen?
Well, that largely depends on when it
happened for you and your husband. The
timing of the appearance of that first tooth
is largely hereditary. The average age is
about seven months, though the first tooth
can appear as early as three months, or as
late as after the first birthday. However,
teething symptoms can begin two or three
months before the appearance of the tooth,
so your child can seem to be teething for
months on end. For many children, the
painful symptoms are much more pronounced in
the first two or three teeth, but then
subside somewhat on subsequent teeth.
How do I alleviate the pain?
There are many remedies to help with
teething, without resulting to over the
counter pain medicines. Homeopathic teething
tablets, which dissolve on the child’s
tongue, were a godsend when my children were
teething. I also took those little baby
washcloths, wet them down, twisted them into
a sort of stick shape and froze them. They
are easy to chew on this way, and are colder
than a traditional teething ring put in the
refrigerator, though these work great for
some babies. When things get extreme, a
little acetaminophen or ibuprofen before
bedtime can help your child sleep better.
Are there other symptoms?
In some babies, there can be other symptoms
that accompany the pain of teething. The
most common is a stomach ache and diarrhea.
This is thought to be caused by the extra
saliva that a baby produces during teething.
Many babies also run a low grade fever.
Another, less common symptom is what we
referred to as “teething poop”. Whenever my
daughter was going through a bout of
teething, her bowel movements would burn the
skin on her bottom, as though it was very
acidic. So, in addition to being in pain
from the teething, she had a sore bottom,
too. We alleviated this pain with oatmeal
baths, and with being more diligent about
changing her diaper immediately after a
bowel movement.
Teething is a normal part of babyhood, and,
even if it is painful, it is temporary. Keep
on top of the symptoms, and soon you’ll be
seeing a big toothy grin on your baby!
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Sarah is a 41 year
old wife and mother of two boys and one
girl. She spent many years as a manager in
the corporate world, and gave it up to be a
stay at home mom.
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