[BeantownBaby9]

Teething is horrendous right now and the infant motrin isn't doing squat. The teething saliva is making the reflux horrible, so we have one unhappy little dude at home. I am contemplating using orajel, as hylands and camamilla aren't doing anything either. Thoughts?

 

[mysticmomma]

Sounds like with everything going on, you need to give it a shot. I always found the stuff nasty tasting, though.

 

[XanaduMama]

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[carrie a.]

try gumomile oil - found at health food stores. it numbs the gums and is all natural.

 

[pixiepunk]

have you ever put that stuff in your own mouth? i did when DD1 was teething like mad (i have a habit of trying things before i give them to my kids to see how they taste and such), and it made my tongue very weirdly and uncomfortably numb - like after you have a filling. i think it would actually make the salivating worse, not better (at least i drooled like a fool

). so i've never thought of using it on my kids after that.

teething does really suck. hopefully you'll both have some relief from it soon!

 

[riverscout]

I used Orajel on my daughter sometimes when she was teething

. I used the swabs so it didn't get all over her mouth but rather right on the spot it was intended for. Seemed to do the trick.

I was going to try and go more natural with my son, but really wished I had some Orajel on hand when he was going through teething hell recently. He made my daughter's teething experience look like a breeze. He was really pitiful

. I might order some for next time.

 

[heidirk]

I tried the Oragel too. Never. again.

cold works for DS2, warmth worked for DS1. Try a combo of hylands and ibuprophen? Teething bisquits. I got the Healthy Times Maple biscuits for teethers. Wheat soy, and dairy free. They make a mess, but they do help!

 

[potatocraft]

I tried the baby orajel on ds once and he screamed even louder for a few minutes. Then I tasted it, YUCK!!!! and it made my mouth all weird and numb and stuff. Not fun. Never again.
My ped told me to peel a carrot and freeze it and give that to him. He loves it and it doesn't make a mess or anything. We still don't have any teeth that have popped through yet though.....

 

[Dahlea]

My ped. said Orajel and similar products are bad because they numb their gag reflex so they may choke =( Not to mention they only work for a few minutes. I hate them myself, so I wouldn't use them.

 

[kalamos23]

Motrin didn't do squat for pain for us - we used Tylenol. I used a minute amount of orajel right on the spot (like a pinhead) until the Tylenol kicked in - it worked well. We only used it at night fwiw. Also try a amber teething necklace - it really works for day!

 

[jt'smum]

Oldest DD hated it and would have fits when we tried. So we did teething biscuts and the tablet things..Those worked..I cant stand it either.