Categories: Family

Teething Sucks

Teething is a painful business.

The baby/child in question is annoyed, upset and in pain and likewise so are the parents. Oh and other kids who live in the same house.

Our little boy is teething again and it has taken a toll on everyone.

Mainly our little boy is affected but all of us have suffered from the following:

  • No sleep!
  • If you did get to sleep you are woken by screaming and crying from the baby.
  • Once up and dealing with the crying baby he is upset at you and not letting you help him.
  • Once up and trying to soothe him dealing with a very upset child that does not know what he wants due to being so much pain.
  • Hubby nearly falling asleep in a business meeting.
  • One of the girls nearly having a nap in maths class and the other girl has just been very tired and annoyed.

As one kid today said, “I would rather be sick than have an upset baby” Oh so true.

My little boy has been upset and unwell all week. This photo was taken on the 30th of May. He is getting more teeth and this makes him sick, throw up and just not want food. At least he was drinking water.

Although I don’t want to be sick to just have a happy baby, I understood what she meant.

Our little boy is not coping with teething well at all. On the 7th of June he will be seventeen months old, and every time he has gotten teeth this has happened.

He gets multiple teeth at the same time and due to this suffers very badly with the pain.

His reaction to this pain is to hit his head into the floor or to try and smack it on teddies, objects or anything actually.

I have been trying to reduce the pain by giving him painkillers, however last night he was spitting it all out and not wanting to open his mouth to accept any.

How can you help someone if they don’t allow you to give them the medicine.

Finally at about 11 pm or later he allowed us with some tricks up our sleeves to give him some painkillers. Once it kicked in he was a little happier and more calm.

Phew!

No more screaming in my ear. I really think his constant screams could make me go deaf.

I know he is in pain, I know he does not understand.

I cuddle him and try and console him the best way I can. However it is hard when he squirms like he does not want to be on my lap at all.

He acts like he cannot get comfortable. He really does not know what he wants.  The only thing that he would want, would be the pain to go away and to not come back.

Have you had issues like this with your kids when they were teething? Are you going through this now? Let us know what worked for you.

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  • Teething is one of those not so bright days of parenthood, but it helps when we empathetically introduce something that takes their attention away from it. I hope he's feeling better now.. poor Bub!

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