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TEETHING TANTRUMS

16/11/2017

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Safe to say we have had a VERY difficult couple of weeks. Maddison has not only been going through the 4th leap, which I have to say has been a bloody long and draining one! (Sorry to any mums reading that have it yet to come!) we've experienced a few weeks of sleep regression.. which thankfully seems to have passed now (fingers crossed)! BUT on top of that, she has been really struggling with her teething!!

I feel like this teething process has been going on, and on, forever now!! Maddison first starting showing signs of teething at 10 weeks... I know right?! I didn't quite believe it myself at first, till I told my GP and she confirmed my suspicions! The endless dribbling, the need to bite her fists and fingers and everything else for that matter! Rosy flushed cheeks coming and going. She had also started rubbing her face like mad, I thought she just had a really itchy face at first and maybe this was the start of eczema or something? But no, it was teething. The average baby starts teething around the 6 month mark, but it can start anywhere normally between 3 months - 12 months old! And DID YOU KNOW: 1 in 2000 babies are actually born with a tooth already! These are called Natal Teeth!

Anyway, fast forward to today.. still teething, but no sign of any teeth yet?! I feel like every morning, I'm always checking her gums to see if any pearly whites have decided to break through those little pink gums. Only to be disappointed once again! I do feel like we could be getting close to a break through now though. Maddison is becoming more grizzly and irritable everyday, despite the Wonder Weeks app telling me she should be a happy sunshine at the minute! I feel like we are on a teething rollercoaster going up and down constantly, one minute she seems happy and chirpy, then two seconds later she is screaming the house down! Somedays her cheeks are so flushed it looks like she's raided my makeup draw and taken inspiration from a pantomime dame haha! Plus her bite is becoming painfully strong! If she decided to grab your hand and bite your finger, you'd be in for a shock! A toothy must be appearing soon.. right?

I don't think I also quit realised just how long the teething process would take. Obviously I knew it takes a while for a tooth to come through, but living and going through it all with Maddison.. wow it does feel never ending! The discomfort of their little teeth moving around and slowly making their way up through the gums can go on for months  without having any teeth actually appear! It will be amazing when that first tooth does finally make an appearance!

I can completely sympathise with my little Maddie at the moment, because I have a Wisdom tooth breaking through and that is most uncomfortable! But at least I guess we are going through the pain together! Although I do wish I could just take all the pain away for her and suffer alone!

We have tried various methods and products to help with her teething. For example.. we tried gels like Bonjela, but that just was messy and didn't seem like it helped, either that or I missed her gums completely haha. We've tried the infant teething powder, which did seem to help her grisliness but that went EVERYWHERE and seemed to give her a little reflux, so abandoned that also. Personally I've found the good old classic teething rings (the ones you can put in the fridge to cool) the best, as Maddison loves to grab and bite everything so it works! Plus I'm lucky that she will actually take her formula cold from the fridge! Which obviously makes life easier for me not having to heat it up, but I think the cold milk also helps soothe her gums!

So for now I guess it's just a waiting game for these little toothies, and finding as many ways as possible to keep her happy and the dull the pain the best I can!!

When did your little one get their first tooth? Anything amazing you discovered to help baba while their going through the gummy aches and pains?! I'd love to know! Either comment below or feel free to message me! Thanks for reading!

Love Bethany x
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Anita
16/11/2017 20:33:47

My Daughter is 3 months and I first noticed two teeth poking out on both sides of her bottom gums at 2 1/2 months!! And everyday it's a struggle because she's been so fussy and doesn't want anything in her mouth except her hands. I look everyday to see if both of her teeth have fully broken through but no luck yet 😔 So I sympathize with you girl!

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Bethany
22/11/2017 21:04:26

Ah no we are in the same boat with our little ones! Hopefully she'll get her toothy break through soon! Still no sign here! x

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Louise
17/11/2017 13:51:31

My baby is 4 months and also started teething around 10 weeks. This past week has been especially rough, with her screaming and being fussy. I also check her gums every morning 😊nothing seems to work for us either. The only thing that works is distracting her. Good luck and let's pray that our little girls teeth cut through soon. For all our sakes 😊

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Bethany
22/11/2017 21:05:27

Haha yes totally agree distractions seem to be the best way to cope!! Praying for both our little ones like you said! x

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Ailene link
17/11/2017 15:31:21

Ours has been similar! A little different, but when all the teething symptoms came to a head a few weeks ago, his first little tooth popped through! Think he is working hard on his 2nd about 2 weeks later! Things that have helped: Copaiba essential oil rubbed on his gums (we do feel comfortable with this option especially from the quality company the I sell from and trust!), a pacifier that we keep in the freezer really helps!, a frozen washcloth and just giving him his Wubbanub pacifier for constant chewing/sucking that really helps him. Hope that little tooth (or teeth??) comes through soon and she gets through the worst of it! I know my son CAN sleep through the night and sure hope he gets back to that soon!!

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Bethany
22/11/2017 21:07:01

Oh wow lots of teething popping through!! Thanks so much for the recommendations of things to try! Hopefully we'll find some way of helping her through it! x

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