Molars Coming in for My 1 Year Old!

T.,
Homeopathic chammomillia, or a combo remedy called Teething Time will help.
If you have any questions about homeopathic remedies, please feel free to contact me.
L.

Its not uncommon my son had all his teeth by the time he was 15 months old. The tylenol at bed is good, but motrin is better and baby oragel through the day is good also I never had any problems with it because its weaker then normal oragel. Problem with the molars is they do take a while longer than usual so it could take even up to a month or longer. If she is really cranky and uncomfortable give her some ice chips.

Hi-- I'm going through the same thing with my youngest girl right now. She is 13 mos. Instead of Tylenol, do Motrin at night. It relieves teething pain better. (My Ped.recommended) It seems to work for my little one. And during the day, let the baby chew on frozen washcloths. I know that sounds weird, and can be a pain, but any frozen distraction will help. How about popcicles? I do those in her high chair, monitored of course. Good Luck...My oldest is 10, and honestly I don't remember her having such a hard time teething like my youngest. Ugh--best wishes for speedy teething..

Frozen bagles to chew are great- so are the all natural teething tablets they sell at CVS- they have lavendar and chamomile.

Frozen wet washcloths help and gum massages with your pointer fingers help too.

Hyland's Teething Tablets work like a charm. I used them w/my 2 youngest girls (I didn't know about them w/my 1st daughter). I know you can buy them at CVS & Whole Foods. I'm sure there are other places that sell them too. Good luck!

We found that Motrin worked much better than Tylenol for teething pain. It's an anti-inflamatory so it helps a lot. My daughter did the same thing, all four molars at once, and it lasted 4-6 weeks (hard to remember now).

Good luck!!

~ K.

I agree w/the previous posters about using motrin instead of tylenol - my son responds much better to motrin.

Also, my pediatrician recommended NOT using orajel. She said that she doesn't use it because, although it makes the pain go away, it makes it ALL go away. Which means, when it wears off the pain comes back in FULL force. That made total sense to me when my son's first teeth were coming in.

Good luck - have patience, this too will pass...
K.

We used homeopathic remedies for both my kiddos, son is 6 and daughter is 22 months. Go to a good health food store and ask about teething and homeopathic remedies, they work wonders!! Here in Norfolk, Rite Aids ( used to be Eckerds) also carry a homeopathic teething liquid that helped alot, it has Pooh on the box and is in the baby section. Good luck, this will pass!! Hang in there!

Poor baby. Personally I massaged the gums and encouraged teething toys to help the teeth break thru the gums as quickly as possible. Once they break thru compeletely the pain should subside. Keep up w/ the tylenol, if thats not working too well switch to motrin, but I think the pain is pretty bad and tylenol/motrin might only take the edge off. I did hear that too much orajel toughens the gums and makes it harder for the teeth to come thru. I dont know if its true, but use it sparingly and make sure she doesnt swallow any of it. A cold wet wash cloth for chewing is good.
You are still breastfeeding? I'd probably offer a sippy cup thats no too hard to sip on because sucking Hurts! It is a tough time and sleepless nights are horrible. I hope her teeth come thru super quick for you. Take consolation in the fact that you wont have to do this 3 more times since they are all thru together at least. GL.

T.: I feel your pain. My son had ALL his teeth come in 4 at a time. And when the 4 molars came in and poked through they looked like little corkscrews coming in. Poor kid! We had luck with tylenol at night. And we would sooth him at awake times with a frozen wet washcloth to chew and rubbing the gums as we rocked him. I mean REALLY rubbed over those sore gums. It's one of those nagging, throbbing pains - ya either want it to stop or hurt worse - does that make any sense? I think the cloth chewing and gum rubbing helped those teeth poke through easier - maybe quicker?

Try teething tablets instead of oragel. They last longer. And Motrin instead of Tylenol b/c it lasts longer as well. I've also found that for crazy tooth pain the tablets and motrin work better anyhow.

She'll get thru this in time. I'm sure her mouth hurts like nobody's business! Poor Baby!

What worked for my daughter was chamomile tea. I gave her tylenol and orajel once before and realized it made her edgier and fussier when she was up.

One to three ounces of organic chamomile tea in her sippy cup before has been our routine since the first sign of teething. It helps the evening fussiness and gives her a sound 4-6 hours sleep at night.

Hope this helps.

~L.
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There's a lot of good advice here, and the only thing I would add is a caution about Motrin; while you can use Tylenol daily for quite a long time w/out worrying about any side effects, that is not true of Motrin; it really shouldn't be used for more than 3 days at a time, if you're using it throughout the day and night (if you're only using it at night, you can stretch that, but I'd still be wary of using it every day, even if only once or twice a day, for more than a week straight). Also, while it is true that you can alternate Tylenol and Motrin more frequently than you can give either one alone (you can give Tylenol every 4-6 hours and you can give Motrin every 6-8 hours, but you can give Tylenol 3 hours after or before you give Motrin, so you can keep the baby's pain relief more stable and higher by alternating the two every three hours), you do want to be careful and heed the three hour window between the two. As much as we love the pain relief these drugs provide, we do need to be careful about the effects on our little ones' bodies; too much Motrin, particularly, can permanently damage the liver. And no tooth pain is worth that!
Check with your pediatrician about this stuff, too; you want to make sure that you're dosing according to your doctor's guidelines. Remember that just because something is over-the-counter doesn't mean it's utterly benign; think about what just happened with cold medicines. I'm not an alarmist, I just tend to be pretty cautious about the use of medications, while balancing that with the very real need to keep our children comfortable and as pain-free as we can.
Hang in there!

Also if the motrin doesn't work, you can give tylenol and motrin together. Some like to separate it- give the motrin a couple of hours before bedtime, and then the tylenol at bedtimeso they don't wear off at the same time. They have different active ingredients, and therefore can be used together. That approach is often used for fever management, but there is no reason it can't be used for pain management.

Hey T.,
My daughters doctor recommended motrin 3 hours before bedtime and then tylenol at bedtime. (make sure you have the correct dosage) After the molars look for all 4 canines to come in at the same time - that is what we are going through right now. My DD is a SLOW teether. Ouch!
Good luck.
J.

Try motrin instead of tylenol...it is an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. Orajel and teething rings (the harder ones). If she'll let you massage her gums with a wash cloth that has been in the freezer for a few minutes. Also clove oil (ask your peditrician first) is great for tooth pain. Just a dab on a cotton swab and rub on the spot. It tastes terrible but it works.
If the white is buldging on her gums it won't be too much longer. My son also always had 4 teeth break through at the same time, it's hard but the amount of time they have mouth pain is cut down since they are not going through this for each individual tooth. Good luck.

OMG...we just went through this and not knowing what was going on, I thought we would end up in the E.R. to rule out serious illnesses. We both cried for days!

Like others have said, Baby Orajel, Motrin every 6 hours, frozen things and the other 2 things I didn't see were Gerber Biter Biscuits and Hyland's Teething Tablets. I forget what the dosing is on that one. I had put up the Biter Biscuits thinking we wouldn't need them anymore, but I am soo glad we had some in the house when this whole debacle started! Good luck and hang in there. At least all 4 are coming in at once...we only had one pop up!

Hi T.,

There is a special gel that you can put on the baby's gums to help with the pain. The Doctor has to prescribe it. I think it is called "Hurricaine" or something like that.

Ask him to give you a prescription. That should help to calm the pain and suffering.

Good luck. Hope this helps. D.

My son, who is now 2 and cutting all 4 of his 2 yr molars right now, also has had lots of difficulty with teething. I also nursed him for 20 months until he finally weaned me!

It's already been mentioned, but Motrin works SO much better on teething pain than Tylenol. When I knew he was cutting a tooth (or more often in his case, TEETH) I kept him on Motrin around the clock so it wouldn't have a chance to wear off and cause him discomfort. I used the orajel nightime formula, because the daytime wasn't strong enough for him. What also helped at night was Hyland's teething tablets for getting him back to sleep.

My son just didn't deal with the pain of teething well at all, probably because he got all his teeth two or four at a time. The combination of Motrin, orajel nighttime, and teething tablets seemed to work for him. He never took to the frozen washcloth, teething rings, chewing on frozen waffles, frozen bagels, frozen fruit slices, or other remedies.

Good luck!

One of my daughters was perfectly miserable with each and every tooth and she would spit tylenol out before we could get it into her. She would just scream and cry. Good times. Anyway, I started drinking a cup of chamomile tea at dinner time and then would nurse her as usual during the evening. It made a big difference for her. She was able to sleep normally.

Remember please---life is always changing! You are not the same person you were yesterday. Also tomarrow you will not be the same person. We learn to go withthe flow. Our life experiences cause us to continue changing. Love that little one and know she will not always be a little one. Time will pass and you will wonder where it went. I pray you God's best for you!