How To Help Babies Through Teething
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by Peter Morgan
Teething does seem to be someone’s thought of a sick joke, just when your baby has matured into a fantastic night time routine, and you’re finally remembering what it’s like to have more than four hours of uninterrupted take a nap, along comes the teething phase.
Though, no matter how hard it is for us, to work whilst suffering from sleepless nights, it’s ten times worse for your baby. Now, we’re all so conscious about our teeth that at the first sign of staining we rush out to buy teeth whitening kits, or by the chemist for an instant emergency fix, yet, try to remember that last toothache, and you’ll know why your baby is so undecided and restless.
Do Ancient Wives Tales Work?
There are so many ancient wives tales out there on how to help a teething baby that if you tried them all, your baby would probably be sick from the concoctions. My favourite (although never used) was my grandmothers, her tip was to buy cotton wool and place it in your own ears so you wouldn’t be disturbed by the snuffles.
My mother has an equally outrageous tip of rubbing the gums with brandy, leading to a tiddly toddler, and no skepticism a lot of mess!
Yet there are now solutions in each chemist and on each supermarket ridge that will ensure your baby feels the least pain, and all of you can get back to normal in no time.
No Need to buy out the Chemist!
Gels are wonderful for the gums, though they taste so sweet the baby will lick them off before they have a chance to permeate. Liquids are much better, easily applied, with instant relief; you may even hear a soft baby sigh!
Although there are a myriad of jelly type teething rings that can be positioned in the fridge to help sore gums, any teething ring or favourite chew toy can be cooled and given for relief.
A small baby paracetamol or baby ibuprofen is fantastic, though if there’s a fever too, try a small emollient cream on your baby’s cheeks to stop them from cracking.
Apply nappy cream with each change, as the runny poos can cause a sore uncomfortable bottom, and also use the opportunity, if weaning, to introduce new refreshing foods, such as kiwis or chilled banana. Their usual yogurt softly frozen will be a real delight!
When finally the teeth poke through, don’t forget the next step is to lecture them how to brush their teeth, and treat yourself to some oral hygiene luxury by sprucing up your own with a teeth whitening kit.
Peter Morgan is a health writer with Teeth Whitening superstore, the UK’s leading supplier of teeth whitening gels and teeth whitening kits with the latest teeth whitening products available to buy online.
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