Teething Hurts!

As if giving birth were not traumatic enough, as soon as you think life is good again, the baby starts teething. This, to my family, means crying, whining, biting, screaming, and a whole lot of attitude. Not to mention the sleepless nights are back, with my son waking every one to two hours wanting to be soothed and comforted. If he knew what pain killers were he would be calling out for them in his sleep. So we give him teething tablets, tylenol, washclothes, frozen teething rings, carrot sticks, bagels, our fingers even....but those teeth have declared war on our peaceful way of life. The teeth are winning.
"This Too Shall Pass" has become our favorite quote. So my husband Steve and I try our hardest to look past the evil teething spirit that has taken over our once sweet angelic son, and try to linger in the moments when the pain has subsided. Sleep deprivation, a new found respect for quiet, and lots of snuggles. This too shall pass.




Jackie from Missouri wrote to me about her experience with teething:

My son was 5 months old when he started teething. He drooled constantly. He went through bibs constantly because it was the only way to keep his shirts dry. He did run some really low grade fevers, but not often. When he got real cranky we used teething tablets and Tylenol. They seemed to help at times, but there were other times that that stuff would just not work. I never thought it would end. The only good thing was he could start eating food. It finally ended and it all worked out. Now that the teeth came in brushing was a different story. Lol……….