Ever since Suri turned 3 months old Mr P and I have been anticipating teeth. We knew the signs, Shivali (our first) had four teeth by the time she was 6 months old! On top of this Mr P is a dentist, you’d think that this insider knowledge would help; apparently not!
If you’ve had or have a baby then unfortunately you’ll know all about the teething process. It is long winded and one we could all do without.
Every symptom for the first 12-18 months, be it drooling, raised temperature, grumpiness, loss of appetite, diarrhea and sleepless nights are met with the same words ’oh she/he must be teething’.
Over the last 4 ½ months Mr P and I have used the phrase ‘Suri must be teething’ to the point of boredom. I’d vow not to say this phrase ever again; sadly I know I’ll say it many more times.Yesterday for example Suri had a grumpy day, restless, refused to sleep despite being over tired, threw up and was just a little off colour. Told Mr P on his return home from work, his solution was to start prodding in Suri’s mouth whilst muttering ‘it has to be teething; these teeth must be coming soon’.
Sorry but not even dentists know the answer when it comes to babies and teething!
Baby Suri is almost 8 months old and is still a gummy bear. No teeth, NOT EVEN ONE! I’m secretly hoping that the tooth fairy will one day magically appear and leave behind a full mouth of teeth (a little freaky I know) how great would that be.
In the meantime I will keep using all the usual teething remedies in order to relieve the many symptoms we put down as ‘teething’. There are some new ones added to my list since my first baby, I don’t quite know why I didn’t know about them first time around but hey better late than never.
New things I’ve only recently come across;
I found out about this via twitter (I can’t believe that I’ve never heard of this before now, don’t ask me how it works but it somehow made the usual teething grumpiness disappear).
· Cloth soaked in camomile tea. Can be kept in fridge. Give to baby to chew and gum on. Again heard of this via twitter, never heard of it until recently but it did work and calmed Suri down, she seemed more relaxed and happier.
· Cranial Osteopathy. Again really don’t know how it works but I’m all for it. Keeps her calm and is supposed to help teeth ‘pop’ out.
Tried and used before;
· Bonjela tried and tested· Nelson’s Homeopathic Teetha
Suri seems to react really well to this particular homeopathic remedy.
· Sophie la Girafe – known and loved by many. I feel sorry for Suri's which gets a severe battering depending on
her mood!
her mood!
· Teething toys
Not tried but think it’s a great idea
· Gumigem, Suri always wants to put my necklaces, scarves into her mouth. This company make necklaces that are made to be used by babies to teeth on! Not seen one but by all accounts supposed to be as nice to look at as it is functional!
So if you have any teething gems please do let me know. Mr P and I are up for anything that will help our little poppet have a smooth free teething journey.
oh bless her, what a cutie!
ReplyDeleteSoraya was 16 months old when she got her 1st tooth and we were saying 'she must be teething' from about 3 months! She has just turned two and still has a fair few to come through! Hubby and I are thinking of taking her to the dentist to get seen as we are starting to worry a little. She has 6 on the top and only 4 on the bottom!
She loved Sophie the Giraffe, wish I had heard of the amber teething necklace x
Hello lovely, have spoken to Mr P and whilst Soraya's teeth are taking time to come it can take anything up to 33 months for them all to come out. Majority of dentists will wait to see what happens before taking further action. If they do chose to investigate it would be an x-ray first. So according to him no need to worry just yet as she's only 24 months. Good Luck honey hope the rest of the teeth appear soon! x
ReplyDeleteShe is just so cute!! xxx
ReplyDeleteThank you lovely.....
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