Sleeping - Tampa,FL

Hi dear, it's hard to hear your baby cry. A frozen wash cloth may alleviate his/her aching gums. It makes a mess; but it's organic and the best solution.
We don't sleep when we have babies, so make the best of it. Have Grandma or Auntie come over to rock, if that's possible. God Bless you working women!
Blessings, S.

Believe it or not you are actually making your son more neurotic. He does not need to be held like that in your bed. You are making a huge problem with him for his self regulation skills and behavior for later on. We have all lived through teething and everyone makes noises as they sleep. Do not feel sorry for him, be his parent that he can look to for boundaries. Parents think they are making their kids feel safe but they are making them insecure.

have you tried the teething tablets? That plus motrin and baby orajel should help him. Unfortunately for you, you just have to wait this stage out. We all get very little sleep for the 1st year. Sleep when he sleeps. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Ask a family member of friend to keep baby for a few hours so you can take a nap, take a bath, take time to recharge your battery. Good Wishes to you mommy. Hang in there. It gets easier.

Are you giving him infant tylenol & ibuprofen? Or either one? (both can be taken safely together, and are particularly effective for 2 things: dental pain and high fevers).

Just as a general reminder, DO go by weight not age, for correct dosing. If you have any Q's per the dosing, call the 24/7 nurse info line either through your ped's office or local hospital. They have the book/database that has the regular doses as well as the *max* doses (like for resistant fevers) for each weight.

((For those who don't believe in giving babies tylenol or ibuprofen for dental pain, I often wonder if they get dental work done without any form of painkillers? Or suffer headaches without? Hylands works for some, but it DOES make you high as a kite. Try it sometime you have childcare at the correct dose for your own weight. But DO make sure you don't have your baby and don't plan on driving or doing anything else dangerous. People usually hallucinate in addition to being rather goofy.))

I started out with the homopathic stuff til my girls got teeth, then it didnt work anymore so i switched to the Oragel. Also, some tylenol an hour before bed helped. Check with doctor on how much to give. Both my girls had teething bad like that too. It has only got worse with my youngest cause she was getting multiple teeth in at once. Later on (about 1 yr old) doc told us to switch to ibforin.
Oragel comes in many forms, i like the swaps the best cause then my fingers dont get bite.

Motrin works great for my daughter (she just turned 6 months). I also use teething tablets (they are natural). I've found that my daughter makes little noises when she sleeps, too. She's not really upset and I'm having to refrain from going to get her. Usually when I give in its more about my fear than hers. I want to put her in a bubble and have to work hard to not do that. I would suggest giving your baby something to help with the pain from teething and try to let him self soothe himself to sleep...I'm not saying to let him cry it out (I'm not a fan of this method). the thing that helps me is having a video baby monitor so I can she what she;s doing and if she's just making noise or is really getting upset.

good luck!

Do you have a recliner? If so he might feel better up on your shoulder as when they lay down the pain gets worse. I sometimes slept with my son in the recliner so he was upright. Try tylenol or teething gel they helps also.