Preteething at only 10 weeks?

Yes, your ds is probly preteething, although this doesnt mean he will get teeth early. My dd started preteething at about 11 weeks and at 5 months is still teething with no teeth yet. At 3 months she had two teeth poke out and then go back in though.

Well, I guess it's true, then. He's also been fussy "for no real reason" (that I can discern, that is) - and DS has not till now been much of a crier or fusser. I.e. it has always turned out that there's a good reason for it - hungry, wet or tired. So I suspect that now his gums are sore and that's the reason.

All the ways listed in The Baby Book to alleviate the pain are geared to older babies - popsicle, etc. What did those of you with younger ones do, if anything? Did the pain get very bad?

CeraMae, yes! He looked just like a burrito, and though we now have a huge repertoire of nicknames for him, Burrito has always been my favorite.

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i second the washcloth. I dip minr in cammomile tea b4 freezing

My son got 2 teeth at 2.5 mos. My other son got 2 at 3 mos.

Ask your moms when you and dh got yours.

Chamomile works well-you can get the liquid homeo. from a ND.

Well, on the bright side, my 10 mos. old is now done w/ALL of his teeth. Maybe you'll get it over w/soon, too.

I melt icecubes down half way and put them in a washcloth, tie a rubberband around it-dd loves that. You can also freeze little bagels for him to naw on, just be careful, they only stay really frozen for about 20 minutes. you can rub on his gums, and ofcourse nurse,nurse,nurse!!

Ds started teething at around 8 wks and had his first tooth about a month later. At 8 mos now he's working on teeth #9 & 10!

I remember how frustrating it was when he was little because he couldn't really hold onto something himself and gnaw on it. Even when I held a teething ring, he didn't seem to really know what to do with it. I did use the face cloth in the freezer and it seemed to work sometimes. But most of the time I found that the best thing was to let him use my finger as a teether.

Oh I also used homeopathic teething drops which seemed to help as well.

~hugs to the little guy

My baby girl started drooling at 8 weeks and didn't cut her first tooth until 8 months, and her next 3 until 9 1/2 mo.

Aha! So that's why DD is drooling! She just started - she's six and a half weeks.

I've never heard of pre-teething, but she's doing everything you ladies are talking about. Interesting...

My dd also started around 10 weeks old, I even remember that I saw a white spot in her gums just after birth. Now she is 5 months old and drulling like crazy but hasn't cut yet.