Jermys, what was your teething trick?

[ErinExpat]

@jermys

I remember you had a good trick for teething but I never wrote it down (years before kids).

L is miserable and I was wondering if you'd mind posting it again.

[sonrisa]

She pushes them through the gums. Not for the faint of heart.

[angelaa73]

Jesus Christ!

[textbookcase]

Noooooo don't do it! I cringe at the thought!!

[Deleted]

I remember this. Something about sawing through the gum with a Popsicle stick? Ah, I may gag.

[usuallylurking]

Yeah she uses a tongue depressor and rubs it on the gums until the tooth busts through.

[ErinExpat]

Oh.

I guess that's not what I remember.

[furby]

Argh! Can't unsee this!

[iamgrace]

I can't imagine doing this. Teething is nbd to Clare. It seems like doing that would just piss her off needlessly. And hurt.

[iamgrace]

ErinExpat if she's really miserable, just give her Tylenol. That's what I did with Henry

[isabel]

Omg! Why did I come in here?? This is seriously making my skin crawl!

[sake]

Nooooo that sounds terrible!!! I could not do this

[Deleted]

Yeah, I'm totally a "rip off the band aid" parent but I couldn't do Jermy's thing. I think I remember she just mashed down on it once she sees it's close to the surface to help it pop through, but I know my babies would have FREAKED if I did that.

[ErinExpat]

I guess I was thinking of another poster who had a massaging technique. I don't recall anything with a tongue depressor.

Sorry, guys.

[sake]

G screams like I'm pulling his teeth out when I try to brush them as is, I can't imagine how he would react to teeth brushing if sometimes when I put something in his mouth, I pushed down and made his teeth pop through.

[missyny]

Sonrisa, I laughed! I thought you were being sarcastic! !

For realz?

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Apr 21, 2014 1:21:10 GMT -5 ErinExpat said:

Oh.

I guess that's not what I remember.

We give Tylenol during the day and Advil at night. Camilia in between. Seems to work best for us. I also have those little netting things you're supposed to put fruit in, we put ice cubes in instead, DH runs it under water before he gives it to her which she seems to like better. 

And she she loves to chew on wash cloths or the teething bunny. 

Some people prop up the crib matress slightly for a better sleep but that never worked for us. 


The closest I came to Jermys method was buying her a few wood toys but she won't chew those so it was back to plastics and ice. 

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Apr 21, 2014 7:57:58 GMT -5 missyny said:

Sonrisa, I laughed! I thought you were being sarcastic! !

For realz?

Yep, they're miserable because of the pressure caused by the teeth trying to break through the gums. So she speeds it up to give relief sooner. I just couldn't do it, I was tempted at some of the worst teething but Im too squeamish to follow through. 

[Jermys]

Works like a charm. I did it with all of E's teeth except her molars and her canines, and she was an awesome teether. F was too strong and wouldn't let me. He was a horrendous teether - fevers, earaches, diarrhea, etc. With E, it was like a minute of screaming with a drop or two of blood, and I would dose her with Tylenol and a couple of teething tablets as soon as I was done and she'd literally smack her gums and go "Ahhhhhh."

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