Question about crying....

Rebecca - posted on 04/19/2010

Thanks :)

Amy - posted on 04/16/2010

i put my daughters passifier in some water or juice then put it in the freezer i bought like 3 exra packs so i would always have some frozen lol. when she was teething and i knew she was hurting i would give her one and she loved it. she soon grew outof them tho so now im attepting to handle it without anything but teething tablets lol

Rebecca - posted on 04/16/2010

Thanks Ladies :)

Kimberly - posted on 04/16/2010

What I also do/did for her is take a small baby rag or wash cloth and soak it in apple juice. then freeze it. It works and they seem to like it.

Kimberly - posted on 04/16/2010

Jesarose did that until she was about 14 months old. In fact she still does. It is a seperation anxiety. We just had to let her cry. Just do what you do for him, sing for him...read to him and say I love you and put him down. he will eventually figure out that he is okay and he is safe. Keep an eye on him and just continue doing it.

Rebecca - posted on 04/16/2010

Thanks!! Yea I dont ofter let him cry because of this issue... The only other times it has happened has been in the car...when I cant pick him up..its rare when it does happen but its still awful...I do use teething tablets(they work wonders) baby tylenol and oragel, and ofcourse frozen wash cloths as well...I do have that raseberry pacifier thing too He loves that..I just didnt know if i should ALWAYS cuddle him before bedtime because I didnt want be be having to cuddle a 8 year old down the road..LOL But thanks for all the help ladies!!!! :)

Ricki - posted on 04/16/2010

Christina hit the nail on the head. Something that works wonderful for my youngest is putting the pacifier in the freezer. It feels great on her gums and lasts long enough to help her get to sleep while the Tylenol kicks in. And always keep cold things on hand, either in fridge (all her teething rings are in fridge) or freezer--all her pacifiers are in the freezer.
One more thing--get a baby toothbrush and toothpaste. Even if you just run the brush over the gums, that give relief also.

C. - posted on 04/16/2010

I would stop letting him cry for that long if it's making him vomit. He's still an infant and some infants grow out of that phase faster than others. When they are teething and you've done all you can.. Sometimes they just need to be cuddled when they're that young. And I know it can be hard and frustrating, but he's still a baby and that's what babies do. It will get better with time, I promise. My son teethed from 3 months to 11 1/2 months when he finally got his first two teeth.. So I know it can be a little much when you're a new mom. What I did with my son was I gave him Infant's Tylenol AND Baby Orajel at night right before bedtime and that helped him sleep a bit longer than if I had just given him Orajel or Tylenol and babies need their sleep as much as their parents do. And I almost never gave it to him during the day b/c babies need to learn pain tolerance. Also, another thing that helped my son was a teething pacifier (http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?...). The only one that worked for my son was the RazBaby Razberry paci, the Playtex ones didn't work for my son and I can't even find them online, so they may not sell them anymore. But the teething pacifier helped a lot. I've also heard of taking a washcloth and wetting the corner, sticking it in the freezer for about 15 minutes and letting them suck on that. And of course the frozen fruit pops that you can make yourself so they're not too sugary for your LO. If you need anything else, let me know! I hope this helped at least a little bit. Good luck and hang in there!