My blogging time (when Lana goes to sleep at night) has been dramatically cut short by the dreaded T-word.
She's teething. It's bad.
I'd been afraid of this phase because of horror stories my older sister told me about her daughter's teething, and rightly so. My baby who was such a wonderful sleeper, easygoing, great eater (both nursing and solid foods, basically anything you'd want to feed her), now screams through bedtimes, extending the ritual to three hours or more. She screams when I try to feed her and asserts her independence by grabbing the spoon and flinging pureed pot roast everywhere.
This is when I'm grateful to have dogs. They lick things clean--they get a little treat, I get a clean booster seat. We're all happy.
Except for my baby. We're going to try orajel soon, I think. I gave her baby Tylenol last night to help with the pain, and blissfully she did sleep from about 10 pm to 5:30 this morning. I may not get to blog as much, but at least I'm sleeping.
Oh. And she said "Mama" yesterday. I'MSOEXCITEDICOULDDIE.
And stairs. It's all happening so fast.
I used teething tablets with Ada, and also tried baby orajel. I don't remember what worked best though. You'll be through this phase soon, and on to the next!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I may just have to pick up both. EVERY phase goes by so fast, though I'll miss this one for happier reasons than the teething. :)
DeleteI'm sorry she's having a hard time. I gave my kids those frozen chewy things -- it seemed to help. And Tylenol. Poor girl, but it will be over before you know it. Try to get some sleep :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at the #SHINEbloghop.
Have a great weekend.
xoxo
Tammi
Thanks, Tammi! Thanks for stopping by. I've got to try all different kinds of remedies…and then share what works!! Hope you have a great weekend, too!
DeleteAwww, teething is so tough. Have you tried the Amber teething necklaces. Worked with my girls... and I really don't know how they work, but it did!
ReplyDeleteHope things get better soon. They grow so quickly don't they?!
Thanks for sharing and linking up to the #SHINEbloghop.
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
xoxo
I haven't tried those necklaces…next on my "to Google" list. :) Thank you, and thanks for reading! Love love loving the blog hop!!
DeleteHave a beautiful weekend!
Teething bites! I've always been envious of those parents who had great little teethers..they're rare but they're out there. I find comfort in knowing that my son always slept through the night (well, at 3 months) and that it would resume once the teething passed. And it does, always has! The hitting though- he has yet to grow out of it. He's been hitting me since he was able to lift his hand! Such a meanie. But YAY for momma!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a relief to hear that the sleeplessness passed...we actually have our 9 month appointment with the pediatrician this week and I've been dying to ask if it's OK to be giving her Tylenol on a semi-regular basis with the teething. She's really uncomfortable now, and I can't stand to see her like that! We both need sleep. The "naturals" orajel didn't do anything for us. On to the next remedy!
DeleteThe hitting--I need a facemask. Or a longer neck, so I can move my face out of the trajectory of her hands while she's nursing. ;)
I'm not much for medicating my kids if I can help it, but with teething, I'll do you one better and recommend Baby OraJel Night time. We used it, along with Advil, for our kids when they were teething. They feel better, we feel better, win all around. With my daughter, it got to where she would see the little tube of OraJel and she would open her mouth like a little bird!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck!
A at OurCharmedLife.net
Thank you! Did you use the naturals orajel? That's what we tried and...nothing. May be moving on to the medicated kind!
DeleteWhat?! There's an OraJel Naturals? We live outside the US (way, way outside :) ) so we miss a lot of newer things that come out. No, we never tried the natural kind, just the regular and night time, which both worked fine. And this probably makes me a thoughtlessly bad mother, but it never occurred to me to check with a doctor before giving our babies Advil at night time (from the comment above). We just followed the dosage on the box for their weight. Whoops.
DeleteRegardless, I'm not looking forward to getting back into teething! Our littlest is two months old and is already drooling- I'm hoping he doesn't start cutting teeth early.
Best of luck!
A
Thanks! Wish I had better things to report on the orajel naturals. Maybe it works for some babies though. Just not mine!
DeleteI don't think you're thoughtless at all--Tylenol is safe! I guess my concern is using it every night. It's easy for me to forget this is temporary. These nights seem endless!
Hope you have some time before your littlest starts teething! Enjoy that squishy new baby love.