First teeth coming?

[penstamon]

DS is close to 4.5 m.o. and has been having some painful night wakings lately and he was already a pretty bad sleeper to begin with. The past few nights we found that homeopathic teething strips helped him a lot and noticed teething symptoms during the day too- some drooling, liquidy poo more frequently, shoving a hand in his mouth all the time. I can't see actual teeth yet, but parts of his gums look kind of swollen.

I have read that teething can last a long time or a day- what is the norm? I do not want to have to give homeopathic remedies every night for months but DS is so miserable at night there is no way anyone will sleep without something.

Any tips for nighttime soothing? How long did your babe take to pop first teeth?

[BirthKathy]

Mine was 5 mos when he got 2 teeth. He had been drooling a lot at about 4 months, then stopped. The only sign we had was a fever 3 days before the teeth popped out, and then night waking afterward.

He always puts hands and other things in his mouth.

[Madalyn]

I felt like my son teethed for forever before he got his first ones finally. But I'd have to say about a week before he got the tooth was the worst. He was the crankiest he'd ever been, diarrhea like poops, not sleeping regularly. His gum looked a little swollen to me all that week then finally that weekend I saw white. Good luck! As frustrating as it is for us momma's I can't even imagine how they must be feeling.