Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Could my baby be teething? HELP?

From my experience with my daughter, who is now 19 months old and has 16 teeth, it sounds like teething symptoms. My daughter was the exact same way when teething. She was usually very easy going and an all around happy baby. So when she first started teething her symptoms threw me for a loop! She was all of a sudden fussy, and also waking up at night which she had stopped doing at about 2 months old. She was always a very good eater as well, and when she started teething she wouldn't eat as much. So yes mam, I would be willing to bet she is starting to teethe. As I said, my daughter is 19 months old now, and she still has those same symptoms when cutting teeth. She's actually cutting one of her 2 year old molars now and has been more fussy, not eating as good, and for the last 3 nights has been waking up in the middle of the night. I would recommend giving her some infant tylenol. Ask your doctor what dosage to give your daughter, and it can usually be given every 4 hours. You can also try teething rings or the vibrating teethers. My daughter didn't really like the cold ones, but she would chew on them if they weren't cold. She REALLY loved the vibrating ones. When the baby bites down on it, it starts vibrating and I'm going to assume it comforted her because she chewed on it all the time! Good luck and I hope my advice helped.

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