What to Expect When Your Baby is Teething? {Guest Post}

What can I do to help my baby?

Parents often feel helpless during such times and it can be difficult to see your baby going through pain. Thankfully, there are things you can do to help your baby get through this necessary process, including:

  • Applying teething gel to your baby’s gums to soothe soreness and pain
  • Giving pain relief medication to ease discomfort and control temperature (Note:  Always check with your doctor or pharmacist and follow dosage instructions, as some medications are not suitable for children under the age of 12 months old)
  • Buying teething toys; you can buy cold rings for babies to chew on and toys which soothe their gums
  • Giving cold foods for babies to chew on and suck and drinks to ease painful gums
  • Giving plenty of cuddles; most babies are clingy during this time and cuddles will help to keep them calm and reassure them

Teething can be a nightmare for children and parents, but there are ways of getting through it. Try to prepare by reading up, asking your doctor for advice, and stocking up on pain relief medication and remedies.

Bio: Rich is a freelance writer for the dentalimplant.co.uk site where you can learn more about dental health problems and how these can be remedied through proper care.  Rich can be found on twitter @thefreshhealth.

What did you do to relieve your child’s teething symptoms?

Comments

8 responses to “What to Expect When Your Baby is Teething? {Guest Post}”

  1. Jeanne Medina Avatar
    Jeanne Medina

    Thanks for the info. I'm long past this stage with my kids, but I will pass this link to my cousin who's just starting her parenting journey.

  2. Melanie S Avatar
    Melanie S

    Thankfully, the teething stage is in the past for us. I never game my babies anything medicated, but I did find that the cold teething rings helped a lot!

  3. Pamela R Avatar

    I’m watching a little one right now who’s teething—she has Sophie—<3 <3 it!!!

  4. Regina Sober Avatar
    Regina Sober

    Great information for new mom's and a reminder for mommies!

  5. Roxi @ Mr. Jacob's Mom Avatar

    I wanted to get Sophie the Giraffe but it was a bit expensive here and having it shipped from Amazon to our country would be almost the same price. Alternatively, we used frozen vegetables to help her soothe his gums as well as cold chew toys.

  6. Mumma Teddy Avatar
    Mumma Teddy

    Great post, I really enjoyed reading it, but believe it or not some children are born with a couple teeth, my daughter was born with one of her front teeth, and didn't finish teething until she was almost 2 years old.

  7. Richard Avatar
    Richard

    Glad the articles has proved useful! Good luck to any mummies or daddies with teething babies.

  8. Leigh @oneandoneequalstwinfun.com Avatar

    My kids were great teethers- they were not too upset by the process. I know I am one of the lucky ones!
    Great tips
    Leigh