Normal Behavior for a 1 Year Old?

Awww, he's probably teething! Poor baby! Grocery stores have natural teething tablets you can buy for under 10 dollars. They are sold in the baby items section. I don't know how well they work but if you cannot get him to take the gel then that may be an option. Also, as painful as it may be to a mommy...sometimes you just have to gently hold them down and apply what you have to... to get the job done. Aterwards, just say "sorry sorry I love you Mommy has to do this to help your boo boo's" !! :):)

With orajel, I would put some on my finger and sort of smear it around the area where the tooth is coming in. It's a similar method to check for teeth. Slip your finger in and if you feel something that doesn't feel like soft gun, it's more then likely a tooth. Is it the child's orajel you're using? My little one actually likes the taste so it helps.

Another thought, something might have happened at daycare. Are you in contact with any other parents in your son's age group? You can ask around and see if any of them have seen changes in their children. It could be anything from another child being too rough or perhaps something more serious.

I hope it's just a tooth.

Good luck.

Sounds like terrible two's starting early :) I can't help ya with the whining and fussyness, neither one of my two girls now 17 yrs and 13 yrs do I remember being fussy, but maybe I can help with the teething. Give your son a cold wash cloth to rub on his gums. The coldness will numb them up some and the little nubbies on the washcloth will feel good on his sore gums. And since it's just water it won't hurt him or ne thing else it comes into contact with. :) Good Luck!

Sounds like teething to me. For the orajel, I put it on a qtip and put it in my dd's mouth. My sister used a paci. She'd put a little on the tip of the paci and let her kids put it where it hurt. I don't know if your son would be old enough to understand that concept. My dd cut 6 teeth in a matter of 3 weeks and it was AWFUL! After her teeth popped through she was back to her old self.

My little guy is going through the same thing. I was relieved to read your message. My son is normally very sweet and happy, but the last 3 weeks (since he turned 1) have been almost unbearable. I thought it was teeth too, but none have showed up and he is still fussing and crying all day long. I though it might be an earache or illness but that wasn't it either. He is starting to drive me crazy and then I feel guilty once he's asleep and want to wake him up and apologize.

Anyway, I am in the process of monitoring his diet, making sure the doesn't have any allergies. I'm also considering that it may be time to start saying no and setting boundaries.

I give my son the tube of orajel to play with and squeeze a little out hoping it will get in his mouth. When i approach him with it like it's a bad thing he'll have nothing to do with it, but if I just casually hand it to him, he eats it up. I try not to give it to him too much though.

Well, good luck and let me know if you figure it out.

K.

It's probably teeth we used Teething tablets you can find them at Wal mart in the vitamin aisle they are about $6 and then melt instantly. They worked really well. you could try taking a wash clothe tying a knot in one end and wetting that end only then freeze it. Good luck! I've been there 3 times so I feel ur pain!!

My son was pretty happy but I noticed that he too has become quite the lil mamas boy... my husband says its b/c I am a big softy when it come to my lil RyRy (Ryan). I think alot has to do with teething and alot of seeing what he can actually get away with. He is at that stage where he testing me on what he can and can't do, how he acts etc.. Teething could have some to do with it too. I noticed when he is getting a tooth he drools constantly, easily upset, sometimes trouble sleeping. We give some motrin or tylenol and put orajel on his pacifer b/c then he doesn't know it and takes it