Cutting canines?

[kellikans]

I think L is getting his canines. He's 17 months, has been drooling constantly and has been a terror these last few days. He's not really eating much and has been putting his fingers in his mouth a lot. Are these some of the more painful teeth to come in? He's never really been that bad with teething, even with his premolars. Right now he's kind of insufferable. Do they take longer to come in than other teeth? I want my happy boy back!

[pooh8402]

I think I read that these are the most painful to come in?

I did LOTS of motrin with E1. Almost around the clock. I was probably buying a new bottle every week or two.

[jnibean]

DS has one fully in and another that should be through any day now, and they have been, by far, the worst of all his teeth. A lot of what you described-constant drool, fingers in his mouth, lack of appetite. Once they push through he's back to normal until the next one. We never really noticed when he was getting his other teeth, it was always a "Hey look, a tooth! No wonder he wasn't eating" situation. We make sure to dose with pain killers and he gets a cold bink to chew on (the only time he gets one). Good luck and God speed!

[sunflower17]

I’m right there with you. She was pretty awful with the premolars, but the canines have actually had her run a fever on 2 occasions with no other cause. One top came through last week, the other is cutting now (fever today) and I can see white under bottom gums. This sucks. She’s drooling and also has fingers in her mouth and bit off a page of a magazine today. 😬 I’ve alternated Motrin and Tylenol a lot lately.
ETA- my kid eats though. It’s really rare for her to not eat. She just likes food like her mommy. Lol.