Ways to soothe teething baby?

Ways to soothe teething baby?

Also, rough cool cloth to chew on.

Posted by HeartofTopazz

Clove oil

Just dab on gum?

You can put teethers in the freezer to make them extra cold but really there's no way around it. babies are just uncomfortable. Just keep bibs for all the slobbering. There are teething biscuits and over the counter orajel for babies. But I wouldn't recommend actual medicine that isn't natural. I've never given babies medication for this type of stuff.

We are in this phase too 😭😭😭😭

Q-tip. Deep in alcohol and squeeze until it’s almost dry. Rub the gum! Works as a charm!

Thought by a woman who raised 7!

Posted by Solaristic

Posted by HeartofTopazz

Clove oil

Just dab on gum?

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Don’t! The smell will drive baby crazy!

Posted by AquaNextDoor

We are in this phase too 😭😭😭😭

Yay ... 😂 well at least i feel your pain! and these 10 minute naps are relentless. I find .myself praying a lot lately haha.

I've tried everything except clove oil, so i have the bubs looking for it at the mart now.



How old is your LO?

Please don't use alcohol on a baby

Clove as the other ladies said or if that doesn't suit, maybe some homeopathic teething gel

There used to be a parenting forum here....did they get rid of it?

Posted by saggurl88

You can put teethers in the freezer to make them extra cold but really there's no way around it. babies are just uncomfortable. Just keep bibs for all the slobbering. There are teething biscuits and over the counter orajel for babies. But I wouldn't recommend actual medicine that isn't natural. I've never given babies medication for this type of stuff.

Have a freezer section dedicated to his teething tools. So far he likes chewing on his fingers and hands best 🤷‍♀️ so idk why in da fuuqqq I keep buying different style teeters?!? Sags and our optimism, "why MAYBE this one will answer my prayers like magic!" *bright eyed* all naively hopeful just to be crushed as he screams and throws it on the floor.. haha. Wow. I took that to far.

Posted by Gemitati

Q-tip. Deep in alcohol and squeeze until it’s almost dry. Rub the gum! Works as a charm!

Thought by a woman who raised 7!

Like rubbing alcohol? Does alcohol content matter? I'm scared but I'm going to add it to my repitore as I run out of other options.

Thanks! If she raised 7 kids who knows, she could have used liquer alcohol for her sanity haha. Jk obv.

Posted by MyStarsShine

Please don't use alcohol on a baby

Clove as the other ladies said or if that doesn't suit, maybe some homeopathic teething gel

There used to be a parenting forum here....did they get rid of it?

I was gonna Google it just to be sure 🙂. Clove worked for me when I had dry socket.

Posted by Solaristic

Posted by Gemitati

Q-tip. Deep in alcohol and squeeze until it’s almost dry. Rub the gum! Works as a charm!

Thought by a woman who raised 7!

Like rubbing alcohol? Does alcohol content matter? I'm scared but I'm going to add it to my repitore as I run out of other options.

Thanks! If she raised 7 kids who knows, she could have used liquer alcohol for her sanity haha. Jk obv.

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Not rubbing! She used burbon.

Clove powder is probably easier to find than oil. You can make the oil by putting the powder in any oil base and let it soak for 30 minutes. Then put on baby gums. It works because it nums the Area. Baby may not like the taste. It is kinda strong.

Posted by MissKrabs

Posted by MyStarsShine

Please don't use alcohol on a baby

Clove as the other ladies said or if that doesn't suit, maybe some homeopathic teething gel

There used to be a parenting forum here....did they get rid of it?

my friend swears on homeopathic gel. i haven't tried that though.

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It's natural and safe and more appropriate than booze to use on a baby 🙄

Posted by MissKrabs

Posted by MyStarsShine

Please don't use alcohol on a baby

Clove as the other ladies said or if that doesn't suit, maybe some homeopathic teething gel

There used to be a parenting forum here....did they get rid of it?

my friend swears on homeopathic gel. i haven't tried that though.

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It's natural and safe and more appropriate than booze to use on a baby 🙄

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by Solaristic

Posted by Gemitati

Q-tip. Deep in alcohol and squeeze until it’s almost dry. Rub the gum! Works as a charm!

Thought by a woman who raised 7!

Like rubbing alcohol? Does alcohol content matter? I'm scared but I'm going to add it to my repitore as I run out of other options.

Thanks! If she raised 7 kids who knows, she could have used liquer alcohol for her sanity haha. Jk obv.

Not rubbing! She used burbon.

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Oh shit. For herself or the baby, jk

Posted by Solaristic

Posted by AquaNextDoor

We are in this phase too 😭😭😭😭

Yay ... 😂 well at least i feel your pain! and these 10 minute naps are relentless. I find .myself praying a lot lately haha.

I've tried everything except clove oil, so i have the bubs looking for it at the mart now.



How old is your LO?

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John‘s 6 months old now 😭 growing sooooo fast!!! And yours?

I breastfeed and thank god that comforts him a lot of times.

Posted by MissKrabs

Posted by MyStarsShine

Posted by MissKrabs

Posted by MyStarsShine

Please don't use alcohol on a baby

Clove as the other ladies said or if that doesn't suit, maybe some homeopathic teething gel

There used to be a parenting forum here....did they get rid of it?

my friend swears on homeopathic gel. i haven't tried that though.

It's natural and safe and more appropriate than booze to use on a baby 🙄

what booze. my ex mother in law wanted the same thing. nooo way.

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I've heard of people dipping baby's soothers in whisky to get them to sleep

Jfc

😳

Posted by AquaNextDoor

Posted by Solaristic

Posted by AquaNextDoor

We are in this phase too 😭😭😭😭

Yay ... 😂 well at least i feel your pain! and these 10 minute naps are relentless. I find .myself praying a lot lately haha.

I've tried everything except clove oil, so i have the bubs looking for it at the mart now.



How old is your LO?

John‘s 6 months old now 😭 growing sooooo fast!!! And yours?

I breastfeed and thank god that comforts him a lot of times.

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Rhett is almost 5 months. My first (AND ONLY) lol. Yeah, the hours feel like years and the years feel like hours. They really do change so fast, it's amazing.

I stopped bf at 1 month because my son has acid reflux and allergies.. i still miss it honestly, I've read women start bfing after months and it takes time but their supply does come back. So many benefits to it. Kudos for sticking it out because it wasn't easy to do it lol.

Posted by Jade_Alexander

I’m not reading all the responses..

Mom of 5 here

Amber teething necklace did help.

They homeopathic remedies and Orajel stuff is gone where I live. I did find some herbal remedies through amazon.

A cold carrit from the fridge to chew on

I’d wer then feeezs corners of a wash cloth for baby to knaw one

Silicon spatulas for cooking made great tethers and have no cracks or spaces to collect germs. Just wash manually

Mortin at night so baby can pass out. Don’t use it every night but the rough times.

Usually once the first few anteriors erupt baby calms down.

My first completely stopped sleeping when she was teething. The other four responded to the Baltic Amber.

Yes, alcohol does work... in desperation I’ve rubbed whiskey on the gums... it worked but that’s your choice.

Frankly, the 6, 9, 12 and 18 month sleep regressions are worse then teething.

I'm so glad you posted! I have the Amber necklace, do you take it off at Night? Pretty sure I ordered a fake one off Amazon because it broke the first time I clasped it on him. No refunds or response so I'll get another.

The spatula idea is ingeniously simple, I love it.

I probably sound inexperienced, and dramatic because I've had a hard battle with my son. They told me he was born with colic.. but that went away... what happened was He had surgery for pyloric stenosis (projectile vomiting = Weight loss) and a week later, the day before mother's day, he had an eviseration. His intestines literally squirted out from his incision in their entirety right in front of me. Took some time to gain confidence after that, but now, 3 months later we've had multiple mrsa infections in his incision site so I'm constantly monitoring for infection, sepsis, etc.. He's been on clindamycin twice just to have it ooze pus and become reinvented, time after time. So although I truly believe each day he improves this teething has shown up and his sweet calm demeanor is suddenly high pitch screams, consistent irritability.. I get a couple hours during the day of content baby.

I don't know why I shared this but you seem experienced and like you don't give a damn to say what you think, your methods are tried and true and that's it. So I want to know, with his past and your opinion, is it possible to smother/spoil him? Especially this young I don't think it's possible, I feel like I have to be watchful because of his past. So I rarely get rest except the fact he now sleeps through the night (some days I count the hours down, others it's blissful) so im exhausted!

Like mentally worn down, forget to shower, and eat, and I hoped you could share any wisdom to help me, basically. Maybe all moms go through the exhaustion and I know it could be worse but I literally need tips to take care of me as well as I do him.

Excuse the book I wrote, I have family and support but they work and it's me all day until 7pm - bedtime a couple times a week. I want to manage myself while tending to him... when does the taking care of yourself come back? When will the first time mom phase wear off? Does it ever?

Posted by Solaristic

Posted by saggurl88

You can put teethers in the freezer to make them extra cold but really there's no way around it. babies are just uncomfortable. Just keep bibs for all the slobbering. There are teething biscuits and over the counter orajel for babies. But I wouldn't recommend actual medicine that isn't natural. I've never given babies medication for this type of stuff.

Have a freezer section dedicated to his teething tools. So far he likes chewing on his fingers and hands best 🤷‍♀️ so idk why in da fuuqqq I keep buying different style teeters?!? Sags and our optimism, "why MAYBE this one will answer my prayers like magic!" *bright eyed* all naively hopeful just to be crushed as he screams and throws it on the floor.. haha. Wow. I took that to far.

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Lol. I told you nothing really works. It’s just uncomfortable. You’ll only get relief when the baby is sleeping lol

Posted by saggurl88

Posted by Solaristic

Posted by saggurl88

You can put teethers in the freezer to make them extra cold but really there's no way around it. babies are just uncomfortable. Just keep bibs for all the slobbering. There are teething biscuits and over the counter orajel for babies. But I wouldn't recommend actual medicine that isn't natural. I've never given babies medication for this type of stuff.

Have a freezer section dedicated to his teething tools. So far he likes chewing on his fingers and hands best 🤷‍♀️ so idk why in da fuuqqq I keep buying different style teeters?!? Sags and our optimism, "why MAYBE this one will answer my prayers like magic!" *bright eyed* all naively hopeful just to be crushed as he screams and throws it on the floor.. haha. Wow. I took that to far.

Lol. I told you nothing really works. It’s just uncomfortable. You’ll only get relief when the baby is sleeping lol

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Well, this too shall pass 🙂 Wild to imagine it's only 2 teeth causing this when he has so.many.more.to.go.

How many do you have? How old? Any tips to make it through?? (You know what I mean, like I'll make it but if there are tips lemme have em) lol

Posted by Solaristic

Posted by Jade_Alexander

I’m not reading all the responses..

Mom of 5 here

Amber teething necklace did help.

They homeopathic remedies and Orajel stuff is gone where I live. I did find some herbal remedies through amazon.

A cold carrit from the fridge to chew on

I’d wer then feeezs corners of a wash cloth for baby to knaw one

Silicon spatulas for cooking made great tethers and have no cracks or spaces to collect germs. Just wash manually

Mortin at night so baby can pass out. Don’t use it every night but the rough times.

Usually once the first few anteriors erupt baby calms down.

My first completely stopped sleeping when she was teething. The other four responded to the Baltic Amber.

Yes, alcohol does work... in desperation I’ve rubbed whiskey on the gums... it worked but that’s your choice.

Frankly, the 6, 9, 12 and 18 month sleep regressions are worse then teething.

I'm so glad you posted! I have the Amber necklace, do you take it off at Night? Pretty sure I ordered a fake one off Amazon because it broke the first time I clasped it on him. No refunds or response so I'll get another.

The spatula idea is ingeniously simple, I love it.

I probably sound inexperienced, and dramatic because I've had a hard battle with my son. They told me he was born with colic.. but that went away... what happened was He had surgery for pyloric stenosis (projectile vomiting = Weight loss) and a week later, the day before mother's day, he had an eviseration. His intestines literally squirted out from his incision in their entirety right in front of me. Took some time to gain confidence after that, but now, 3 months later we've had multiple mrsa infections in his incision site so I'm constantly monitoring for infection, sepsis, etc.. He's been on clindamycin twice just to have it ooze pus and become reinvented, time after time. So although I truly believe each day he improves this teething has shown up and his sweet calm demeanor is suddenly high pitch screams, consistent irritability.. I get a couple hours during the day of content baby.

I don't know why I shared this but you seem experienced and like you don't give a damn to say what you think, your methods are tried and true and that's it. So I want to know, with his past and your opinion, is it possible to smother/spoil him? Especially this young I don't think it's possible, I feel like I have to be watchful because of his past. So I rarely get rest except the fact he now sleeps through the night (some days I count the hours down, others it's blissful) so im exhausted!

Like mentally worn down, forget to shower, and eat, and I hoped you could share any wisdom to help me, basically. Maybe all moms go through the exhaustion and I know it could be worse but I literally need tips to take care of me as well as I do him.

Excuse the book I wrote, I have family and support but they work and it's me all day until 7pm - bedtime a couple times a week. I want to manage myself while tending to him... when does the taking care of yourself come back? When will the first time mom phase wear off? Does it ever?

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I will give my own advice for spoiling. I don’t think it’s possible to spoil a child by giving them what they want. The child gets spoiled when you tell them no and then give in. If you say yes or no and mean it, the child will never be spoiled.

As a parent when they get into toddler ages. You need to give them choices so they can make their own decisions. “ Loke do you want this or that?”

“Are you gonna eat this it that?”

Even as they get older and you need to go somewhere or leave a place. Always give a little heads up to the kid to mentally prepare them.

“We are leaving in 5 minutes, so make sure you have your stuff ready.”

This type of talk saves a lot of headaches when a child doesn’t want to listen because they feel forced to do stuff.

And if you say no. Stick with no. Don’t cave. Even if they throw a fit!

Posted by Solaristic

Posted by saggurl88

Posted by Solaristic

Posted by saggurl88

You can put teethers in the freezer to make them extra cold but really there's no way around it. babies are just uncomfortable. Just keep bibs for all the slobbering. There are teething biscuits and over the counter orajel for babies. But I wouldn't recommend actual medicine that isn't natural. I've never given babies medication for this type of stuff.

Have a freezer section dedicated to his teething tools. So far he likes chewing on his fingers and hands best 🤷‍♀️ so idk why in da fuuqqq I keep buying different style teeters?!? Sags and our optimism, "why MAYBE this one will answer my prayers like magic!" *bright eyed* all naively hopeful just to be crushed as he screams and throws it on the floor.. haha. Wow. I took that to far.

Lol. I told you nothing really works. It’s just uncomfortable. You’ll only get relief when the baby is sleeping lol

Well, this too shall pass 🙂 Wild to imagine it's only 2 teeth causing this when he has so.many.more.to.go.

How many do you have? How old? Any tips to make it through?? (You know what I mean, like I'll make it but if there are tips lemme have em) lol

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I just posted a few. Hopefully you can middle through all my spelling errors lol

Posted by Jade_Alexander

Posted by Solaristic

Posted by Jade_Alexander

I’m not reading all the responses..

Mom of 5 here

Amber teething necklace did help.

They homeopathic remedies and Orajel stuff is gone where I live. I did find some herbal remedies through amazon.

A cold carrit from the fridge to chew on

I’d wer then feeezs corners of a wash cloth for baby to knaw one

Silicon spatulas for cooking made great tethers and have no cracks or spaces to collect germs. Just wash manually

Mortin at night so baby can pass out. Don’t use it every night but the rough times.

Usually once the first few anteriors erupt baby calms down.

My first completely stopped sleeping when she was teething. The other four responded to the Baltic Amber.

Yes, alcohol does work... in desperation I’ve rubbed whiskey on the gums... it worked but that’s your choice.

Frankly, the 6, 9, 12 and 18 month sleep regressions are worse then teething.

I'm so glad you posted! I have the Amber necklace, do you take it off at Night? Pretty sure I ordered a fake one off Amazon because it broke the first time I clasped it on him. No refunds or response so I'll get another.

The spatula idea is ingeniously simple, I love it.

I probably sound inexperienced, and dramatic because I've had a hard battle with my son. They told me he was born with colic.. but that went away... what happened was He had surgery for pyloric stenosis (projectile vomiting = Weight loss) and a week later, the day before mother's day, he had an eviseration. His intestines literally squirted out from his incision in their entirety right in front of me. Took some time to gain confidence after that, but now, 3 months later we've had multiple mrsa infections in his incision site so I'm constantly monitoring for infection, sepsis, etc.. He's been on clindamycin twice just to have it ooze pus and become reinvented, time after time. So although I truly believe each day he improves this teething has shown up and his sweet calm demeanor is suddenly high pitch screams, consistent irritability.. I get a couple hours during the day of content baby.

I don't know why I shared this but you seem experienced and like you don't give a damn to say what you think, your methods are tried and true and that's it. So I want to know, with his past and your opinion, is it possible to smother/spoil him? Especially this young I don't think it's possible, I feel like I have to be watchful because of his past. So I rarely get rest except the fact he now sleeps through the night (some days I count the hours down, others it's blissful) so im exhausted!

Like mentally worn down, forget to shower, and eat, and I hoped you could share any wisdom to help me, basically. Maybe all moms go through the exhaustion and I know it could be worse but I literally need tips to take care of me as well as I do him.

Excuse the book I wrote, I have family and support but they work and it's me all day until 7pm - bedtime a couple times a week. I want to manage myself while tending to him... when does the taking care of yourself come back? When will the first time mom phase wear off? Does it ever?

You have a lot to deal with for a first time mother! My best friend had to go through surgery with her son and it was SO traumatic. Give yourself some grace.

Firstly, you can NEVER spoil him. If you give him all the love and snuggles he will feel secure, in turn he will pull away from you when he is ready. Some of my children were clingier then others. I always held them, we co slept and lots of cuddles. My eldest is almost 11 and she in turn is so loving and affectionate with the baby. You and him both need this physical contact. It’s developing his brain and your homornes are responding to it. So if anyone gives you attitude tell them to go look at some studies. And SHOVE IT! People have a million opinions about parenting, the only one that matters is yours. Do what you feel is right .

Self care will come with time. The first year is rough, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed. Use help where you can.

I shower with baby. We took a morning shower together, itbwas an opportunity to have skin on skin contact. Then before bed we took a bath, then feeding then bed.

Strong bedtime routine is everything, I perfect that system so they go down earlier and I can have some rest.

Buy a quality amber necklace. Mine was real Baltic Amber off Etsy.

You will get this! I basically raised 5 by myself. I went months alone from the moment they woke up until they went to bed. You can do this.

Feel free to DM at any time. I have a lot of experience and now it’s all going to be wasted. I’m done having babies!

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Awe, thank you so damn much. Seriously. I've tried the online mom groups and if you don't follow their "rules" they shame the he'll outta you and they never knew my story... why don't moms support eachother more? It baffles me. So t habks for reinforcing my belief in my abilities and in handling my son the way I see fit. Just thanks🙂

I've had a couple co sleeping nights but with all his hospital stays everything was chaos for a solid month after. There was no routine and no cute nurse tonlove him up every hour to check vitals. I had my mom over every second she wasn't working because my stress was palpable. Time heals, it's true. And now we have a bedtime routine and IT'S GOLDEN! I love it because I can choose to sleep too, or hang out and read, binge watch soaps lol. It's amazing. And I couldn't have said it better, all mother's should trust their instinct because every kid is different. We gotta do what we gotta do. Like I guess my doc left my child's Manuel inside me because everyone and their brother told me what to do, and each person contradicted eachother.

So that's it. Feels good to say.

Um, just one more thing, when you co shower in the morning, did you hold yours or have a sit me up/baby bath? I'm worried about slipping or dropping him. But I've wanted to do that since day one. My son is a little behind on his tummy time for obvious reasons but he can hold his head up well, sits assisted, has shitty arm strength but that'll come with time. So I'm using a bath tub with a sling atm.

Will order better Baltic necklace tonight, did you say you kept it on 24/7?

I've gotten to the point where when company is over and he spits up on my shirt, I just wipe it off and say it's fine... because I know my kid, he is going to do it again. I'm a stay at home mom and I have enough to do then rack up 50 loads of laundry.. I'm making do and for now, I realize that's enough. Self care will come with time. Thanks again. I may take you up on the private message in the future. And pat yourself on the back, 5 kids 😮 that's impressive, you're a superwoman!

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Posted by Solaristic

Posted by Jade_Alexander

I’m not reading all the responses..

Mom of 5 here

Amber teething necklace did help.

They homeopathic remedies and Orajel stuff is gone where I live. I did find some herbal remedies through amazon.

A cold carrit from the fridge to chew on

I’d wer then feeezs corners of a wash cloth for baby to knaw one

Silicon spatulas for cooking made great tethers and have no cracks or spaces to collect germs. Just wash manually

Mortin at night so baby can pass out. Don’t use it every night but the rough times.

Usually once the first few anteriors erupt baby calms down.

My first completely stopped sleeping when she was teething. The other four responded to the Baltic Amber.

Yes, alcohol does work... in desperation I’ve rubbed whiskey on the gums... it worked but that’s your choice.

Frankly, the 6, 9, 12 and 18 month sleep regressions are worse then teething.

I'm so glad you posted! I have the Amber necklace, do you take it off at Night? Pretty sure I ordered a fake one off Amazon because it broke the first time I clasped it on him. No refunds or response so I'll get another.

The spatula idea is ingeniously simple, I love it.

I probably sound inexperienced, and dramatic because I've had a hard battle with my son. They told me he was born with colic.. but that went away... what happened was He had surgery for pyloric stenosis (projectile vomiting = Weight loss) and a week later, the day before mother's day, he had an eviseration. His intestines literally squirted out from his incision in their entirety right in front of me. Took some time to gain confidence after that, but now, 3 months later we've had multiple mrsa infections in his incision site so I'm constantly monitoring for infection, sepsis, etc.. He's been on clindamycin twice just to have it ooze pus and become reinvented, time after time. So although I truly believe each day he improves this teething has shown up and his sweet calm demeanor is suddenly high pitch screams, consistent irritability.. I get a couple hours during the day of content baby.

I don't know why I shared this but you seem experienced and like you don't give a damn to say what you think, your methods are tried and true and that's it. So I want to know, with his past and your opinion, is it possible to smother/spoil him? Especially this young I don't think it's possible, I feel like I have to be watchful because of his past. So I rarely get rest except the fact he now sleeps through the night (some days I count the hours down, others it's blissful) so im exhausted!

Like mentally worn down, forget to shower, and eat, and I hoped you could share any wisdom to help me, basically. Maybe all moms go through the exhaustion and I know it could be worse but I literally need tips to take care of me as well as I do him.

Excuse the book I wrote, I have family and support but they work and it's me all day until 7pm - bedtime a couple times a week. I want to manage myself while tending to him... when does the taking care of yourself come back? When will the first time mom phase wear off? Does it ever?

I will give my own advice for spoiling. I don’t think it’s possible to spoil a child by giving them what they want. The child gets spoiled when you tell them no and then give in. If you say yes or no and mean it, the child will never be spoiled.

As a parent when they get into toddler ages. You need to give them choices so they can make their own decisions. “ Loke do you want this or that?”

“Are you gonna eat this it that?”

Even as they get older and you need to go somewhere or leave a place. Always give a little heads up to the kid to mentally prepare them.

“We are leaving in 5 minutes, so make sure you have your stuff ready.”

This type of talk saves a lot of headaches when a child doesn’t want to listen because they feel forced to do stuff.

And if you say no. Stick with no. Don’t cave. Even if they throw a fit !

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🙂 ill remember this oneday in the future lol.

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Posted by AquaNextDoor

We are in this phase too 😭😭😭😭

Yay ... 😂 well at least i feel your pain! and these 10 minute naps are relentless. I find .myself praying a lot lately haha.

I've tried everything except clove oil, so i have the bubs looking for it at the mart now.



How old is your LO?

John‘s 6 months old now 😭 growing sooooo fast!!! And yours?

I breastfeed and thank god that comforts him a lot of times.

Rhett is almost 5 months. My first (AND ONLY) lol. Yeah, the hours feel like years and the years feel like hours. They really do change so fast, it's amazing.

I stopped bf at 1 month because my son has acid reflux and allergies.. i still miss it honestly, I've read women start bfing after months and it takes time but their supply does come back. So many benefits to it. Kudos for sticking it out because it wasn't easy to do it lol.

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Didn‘t know that the supply comes back 😍😍😍 thats cool!!

Yeh I was pumping a lot in the beginning so my nipples wouldnt get sore, time after time I let him latch on more and more and stopped pumping. I breastfeed him almost everywhere 😂 in the beginning you are shy and worry about other people‘s opinion and how they might look at you weird but now I just don‘t care anymore 😂 there‘s always a quiet corner to feed him.

Posted by Waterbearerwearer

Tbh the baby needs more than topical treatments.. imagine root canal and just treating that topically without pain medication.

If you do use pain meds and if only ever go that route with my babies when their sleep was continually broken I’d give paracetamol and inruprofen together.

They do separate things

One is a site reliever the other works the receptors in brain.

Again I’d do this judiciously but together it works and your baby will calm down.

Only use recommended doses per weight and ask doc if ok.

Yeah, I've been administering baby acetaminophen prn. I called the triage nurse to get appropriate dose for his updated weight.

I'm familiar with how they work symbolically, but my hesitation to add or supplement ibproufen was due to the fact he just got off another strong antibiotic, takes 2 separate anti acid medications daily and (my logic was like) if his tummy is full of acidity, ibproufen absorbs through the stomach lining and I don't want a flare up as we just got it controlled.. yet again.

I've had my pediatrician's approval to use it but I personally held off due to that fear. I do understand and agree it would work so much better, but something tells me I've already pumped too much into this poor kid.

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Posted by AquaNextDoor

We are in this phase too 😭😭😭😭

Yay ... 😂 well at least i feel your pain! and these 10 minute naps are relentless. I find .myself praying a lot lately haha.

I've tried everything except clove oil, so i have the bubs looking for it at the mart now.



How old is your LO?

John‘s 6 months old now 😭 growing sooooo fast!!! And yours?

I breastfeed and thank god that comforts him a lot of times.

Rhett is almost 5 months. My first (AND ONLY) lol. Yeah, the hours feel like years and the years feel like hours. They really do change so fast, it's amazing.

I stopped bf at 1 month because my son has acid reflux and allergies.. i still miss it honestly, I've read women start bfing after months and it takes time but their supply does come back. So many benefits to it. Kudos for sticking it out because it wasn't easy to do it lol.

Didn‘t know that the supply comes back 😍😍😍 thats cool!!

Yeh I was pumping a lot in the beginning so my nipples wouldnt get sore, time after time I let him latch on more and more and stopped pumping. I breastfeed him almost everywhere 😂 in the beginning you are shy and worry about other people‘s opinion and how they might look at you weird but now I just don‘t care anymore 😂 there‘s always a quiet corner to feed him.

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I commend You! I am so glad you feed in public, and I'm glad you got it down, lanolin was my best friend the first week. I remember the first time he spit up blood 4 days old, and it took me a moment to realize my nipples had cracked and bled! I'm giving you a super cheesy mom high five on your public feeds for real. I did it once in my car and felt like a champ, ha

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Tbh the baby needs more than topical treatments.. imagine root canal and just treating that topically without pain medication.

If you do use pain meds and if only ever go that route with my babies when their sleep was continually broken I’d give paracetamol and inruprofen together.

They do separate things

One is a site reliever the other works the receptors in brain.

Again I’d do this judiciously but together it works and your baby will calm down.

Only use recommended doses per weight and ask doc if ok.

Yeah, I've been administering baby acetaminophen prn. I called the triage nurse to get appropriate dose for his updated weight.

I'm familiar with how they work symbolically, but my hesitation to add or supplement ibproufen was due to the fact he just got off another strong antibiotic, takes 2 separate anti acid medications daily and (my logic was like) if his tummy is full of acidity, ibproufen absorbs through the stomach lining and I don't want a flare up as we just got it controlled.. yet again.

I've had my pediatrician's approval to use it but I personally held off due to that fear. I do understand and agree it would work so much better, but something tells me I've already pumped too much into this poor kid.

Antibiotics do a lot of harm if not controlled I’d worry more about those.

What happened? Have you got baby on Pro biotics to restore the balance.

Antibiotics are ruthless I find.



Just trial the 2 pain meds and observe any changes... I know with all my babies it was the only thing that worked. They each were horrible teethers.

The amber bead necklaces were helpful if they could bite them which introduced choking hazard 😅😅😅

Anti inflammatory drugs aren’t usually good for babies but pain can cause all kinds of problems for you and your child if untreated.

It’s a balancing act.

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I know the antibiotics are horrible, but necessary in his case. Surgical incision MRSA, that has come back repeatedly, this is after 2 rounds of clindamycin and I just had to take him back to the surgeon last Wednesday because low and behold... 2 days after finishing last dose I saw pus coming to a boil resembling MRSA, again. He takes cultrelle kids and I give florastor every other day... it's pitiful. The antibiotics wrecked his belly, 4-5 blow out diapers a day for a week and it was the same week my washer died...

Like I can't even make this shit up.

The surgeon has done numerous i&d in office and has applied silver nitrate to the granularion tissue 3x now... and he thinks the infections are an adverse effect from the internal dissolvable sutures.. But we are past when they should have dissolved, my current treatment (because it changes like every week) is use hibaclense on wound, wash and cover with sterile gauze that allows air to encourage it to dry out.

Some weeks before, when I had to FIGHT for them to culture, they told me he had sterile pus... wtf? I've never even heard of that. I was applying warm compresses 5x a day to bring boil to a head and drain on it's own (covered with gauze of course.) Hes opened area with hemostats and manually looked for sutures but there apparently a glob of a mess. His incision is about 1.5inches transverse on his abdomen from a pyloric stenosis surgery and repeat after eviseration.

You seem to know about medications, he now has, "teething poop" so it's like seedy and raunchy smelling. Tmi? I've pressed on referrals to infectious disease and or dermatology numerous times, finally have a GI apt at the end of the month to address his acid reflux and perform allergy testing. He takes nutramigen, and I add 1/4 ounces of Pedialyte and extra water as his stools have been runny and I felt the need to FIGHT dehydration.



Pfew. Any advice? Half the time I feel like I worry unnecessarily and the other half feels like he's covering up a mistake but I can't be sure honestly. I've read numerous medical journals and not ONE case of eviseration has occurred in a baby after that surgery, so what happened? No one can tell me.

Off subject. But any advice with supplementing would be greatly appreciated. I use to do wound care in a podiatry clinic so I know a little about a little.

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Posted by Waterbearerwearer

Tbh the baby needs more than topical treatments.. imagine root canal and just treating that topically without pain medication.

If you do use pain meds and if only ever go that route with my babies when their sleep was continually broken I’d give paracetamol and inruprofen together.

They do separate things

One is a site reliever the other works the receptors in brain.

Again I’d do this judiciously but together it works and your baby will calm down.

Only use recommended doses per weight and ask doc if ok.

Yeah, I've been administering baby acetaminophen prn. I called the triage nurse to get appropriate dose for his updated weight.

I'm familiar with how they work symbolically, but my hesitation to add or supplement ibproufen was due to the fact he just got off another strong antibiotic, takes 2 separate anti acid medications daily and (my logic was like) if his tummy is full of acidity, ibproufen absorbs through the stomach lining and I don't want a flare up as we just got it controlled.. yet again.

I've had my pediatrician's approval to use it but I personally held off due to that fear. I do understand and agree it would work so much better, but something tells me I've already pumped too much into this poor kid.

If you can make measured choices here and there and look for any symptoms that back your fear up that’s fair enough.

I just know that pain can lower a babies immunological response to illness. It can trigger a plethra of things in the family.

Sleep deprivation is worse.

If you can find a baby pro biotic that you can use routinely on and off. Just to thwart any harm the anti biotics do.

Gut flora is really important in babies.

See how you go. Raising babies who are sensitive isn’t easy but very worth it. 🙏🏽

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I do use cultrelle kids and florastor every other day.

Didn't think of the pain hurting his immunity.

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Posted by Waterbearerwearer

Tbh the baby needs more than topical treatments.. imagine root canal and just treating that topically without pain medication.

If you do use pain meds and if only ever go that route with my babies when their sleep was continually broken I’d give paracetamol and inruprofen together.

They do separate things

One is a site reliever the other works the receptors in brain.

Again I’d do this judiciously but together it works and your baby will calm down.

Only use recommended doses per weight and ask doc if ok.

Yeah, I've been administering baby acetaminophen prn. I called the triage nurse to get appropriate dose for his updated weight.

I'm familiar with how they work symbolically, but my hesitation to add or supplement ibproufen was due to the fact he just got off another strong antibiotic, takes 2 separate anti acid medications daily and (my logic was like) if his tummy is full of acidity, ibproufen absorbs through the stomach lining and I don't want a flare up as we just got it controlled.. yet again.

I've had my pediatrician's approval to use it but I personally held off due to that fear. I do understand and agree it would work so much better, but something tells me I've already pumped too much into this poor kid.

If you can make measured choices here and there and look for any symptoms that back your fear up that’s fair enough.

I just know that pain can lower a babies immunological response to illness. It can trigger a plethra of things in the family.

Sleep deprivation is worse.

If you can find a baby pro biotic that you can use routinely on and off. Just to thwart any harm the anti biotics do.

Gut flora is really important in babies.

See how you go. Raising babies who are sensitive isn’t easy but very worth it. 🙏🏽

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Sorry for the short response, it's like I have to explain the outlandish reasoning I have because the history of my son.

And explaining, remembering, it's been repeated to so many family members who care, but can offer non other than sympathy. They dont understand what MRSA is or that i stayed up for hpurs believing we cpuld have a colonization in our home and be carriers, so i probably went overboard but i made sure his repeat infections were not being contracted at his home. Im yet tp find time to get the bubs tested as being a carrier but I took it upon myself to have us wash with soap, then hibaclense and use our own muproicin ointments in our nose until I can find out why this keeps happening.

So, now I got that out, .... (lol 😂) I wanted to thank you for the advice because I'm hitting a plateau in my own research. Tonight's a rare night my mom is staying over and I have time to contemplate other things.

Did you have a sick baby? It's the most rewarding job but also not the easiest. (And there are so many moms who have it worse and stand strong ya know) His resiliency to his ailments astound me because he's normally the most chilled, happy and intelligent baby - despite the clindamycin that I know first hand makes you feel like shit. I'll never stop fighting for him so any and all info is greatly appreciated.

I also am working on letting go of the synonymous mom guilt associated with quitting breast feeding after 1 month, I know how beneficial it is, considered finding a donor... even restarting the process of getting my milk back.

I used to give my younger brother when he was teething a baby teething frozen pack.