DS is 8 months old and has been seriously teething for a week now. Of course, he's been teething off and on for months, but this time it's different. He's cranky / fussy, wants to chew on everything, but he's not drooling as bad as he has in the past, and when I take my finger to rub his gums, which he used to LOVE, suddenly he pushes me away like a knee-jerk reaction, and starts fussing, so I assume his gums hurt. He wants to suck his Binkie a lot more than usual, too. He's also waking up a couple of times at night, doesn't want to eat solids as much, but nurses fine (aside from the gumming). Aside from wet washcloths and cold teething rings, we've used Hyland's Teething Tablets, they seem okay, and given him Tylenol before bed.
It's not so much that I need suggestions for soothing him, though I'll take advice, too, but how long should I expect this stage to last? I haven't seen a tooth, or a bump yet (but he's not really letting me look closely like before); a couple more days? Weeks? Months??? He's happy otherwise and hasn't had a temp, or anything, just "off" from his usual behavior.
Thanks!
It's not so much that I need suggestions for soothing him, though I'll take advice, too, but how long should I expect this stage to last? I haven't seen a tooth, or a bump yet (but he's not really letting me look closely like before); a couple more days? Weeks? Months??? He's happy otherwise and hasn't had a temp, or anything, just "off" from his usual behavior.
Thanks!
. I swear something should pop through any day now the way he's acting, but still nothing. I know it's got to be frustrating for him to feel this way. Maybe it's the top two teeth, which is why I can't see it, and why he's so fussy. Is it always the bottom teeth that come in first?
