Teething - Florham Park, NJ

2 things worked best: Hyland's Homeopathic (comes in a little package) can be found at Walgreen's or any drugstore or even Target...

First Year's Vibrating teether - that way I don't need to worry about freezing/refrigerating it...it's ready to go and massages the gums.

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My youngest is 15 months and still asks for those tablets...

It will too, pass. Hang in there!!

Up until my son was 5 months old, I found that tylenol and chamomile drops were the most effective. Once he was 6 months old, I started giving him motrin. It's a little stronger and works faster than tylenol.

I never thought Orajel was that helpful, even with the molars he's been getting this past month.

The tablets have been my favorite. My boys loved them and eagerly chewed Orajel never quite seems to get in there so right with me. Things to chew on are also great. If he is really fussy I would give tylenol though.
Good Luck

try a wet wash cloth (wet it in cold water, and maybe put in a frig for a few mins, if you have time, but not necessary), just squeeze out the water so it doesnt drip but it's wet. my baby sucks on it like crazy, someone once recommended this to me and it works. also, there is this thing called RaZ-berry silicone teether. You can buy it on amazon.com. It's like a pacifier but has a rough texture on it and my baby loves biting on it. Also, I think infant Motrin (especially at night) is the only medication actually approved for teething.

I put a frozen banana in a baby safe feeder, you know the thing that looks like a pacifier with a net to put food in so the baby wont choke. We also used the tablets, because I was told that they can bite thier tounge with oragel because it nums the entire mouth. The tablets made my son loopy like drugs but I guess it did the job, I liked Hylands better than the other one because it melts in the mouth instead of having to make it with water.

The teething tablets worked really well for my son through all his teeth. We only gave him Tylenol once or twice through them all. At 3, with his molars, he asked for teething tablets and told us they helped a lot. We've got them at the ready for his 6 year old molars!

All the things everyone else mentioned can work: cold washcloths, hard chewable things, teething rings, Hylands tablets, Camilia drops (by Boiron), etc.

Since no one else mentioned it I thought I should point out that there is an email circulating about how Orajel can cause some children to stop breathing and turn blue. Thus far there does not seem to be a consensus as to whether or not this is completely true.

I think the best things we've used are-
a mesh feeder with an ice cube is the best for us, a frozen bagel or waffle to chew on (of course watch him to make sure he doesn't get any pieces off, but these worked really well for my daughter), and a teething toy from Bright Starts that's a ring with beads on it (I don't know why, but both of my babies loved this when teething...we have a million teething toys, but this one is their favorite).
I don't like the Orajel, but Tylenol works great when they're really in pain from molars coming in.
Teething is tough, but he'll be all right. Give him lots of things to chew on. It's great to get ideas now, so that you're ready when he really needs them.....which is always in the middle of the night :-) Good luck

Dear M.,
It's been 20 years since I had teething infants, but I still abide by the old-fashioned remedies. Our teething tools were the crust of pizza and mini bagels. They are soothing for the gums and too difficult to eat for an infant. As an infant knaws on them, they disintegrate with the saliva. They are great for husbands, too. My hubby looked forward to the once-a-week pizza delivery that would soothe the baby's teething discomfort. I also owned a bagel shop and advertised using them as teething tools. My customers loved the idea.
My advice; go with the easiest and cheapest.
W.

Walmart has teething tablets. Works like a charm.

Nanc