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How to Help a Teething Baby
Your child will want to bite on everything to help the tooth through the surface.
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For centuries, grandmas and doctors have chalked up night waking to teething pain. There’s no question, teething can make gums throb—and make your child want to bite on everything to help push the tooth through the surface. But is this really pain, or just discomfort?
Common symptoms and signs a baby is teething include:
In truth, teething happens—on and off—for many months. So the pain can’t be so bad, or all kids would be up every night for months. Besides, most kids show no pain during the day. In short, teething is usually just an annoyance: A bit of throbbing that is easy to ignore during the day, but a bit more bothersome when lying flat in a dark, quiet room.
The good news is good, rumbly white noise is usually all you need to distract your baby and help her sleep right though crummy-feeling gums.
However, if you think discomfort is keeping your child awake, ask your doctor about giving a good dose of ibuprofen or acetaminophen thirty minutes before bed (it takes a little time to work).
And, if you know that your child is going through teething, keep a few wash clothes in the freezer—whose corner was dipped in apple juice and then frozen—to let your munchkin chew on to help the throbbing while you’re waiting for the medicine to work.
Teething can be an uncomfortable time for your baby! The above tips should be able to help your teething baby find a little relief, but if the fussiness doesn’t subside or isn’t a side effect of teething, check out The Happiest Baby on the Block. Dr. Harvey Karp provides you with all the tips you need to help soothe your baby.
Descargo de responsabilidad: La información en nuestro sitio NO es un consejo médico para ninguna persona o condición específica. Solo se proporciona como información general. Si tiene alguna pregunta o preocupación médica sobre su hijo o sobre usted mismo, por favor contacte a su proveedor de salud. La leche materna es la mejor fuente de nutrición para los bebés. Es importante que, en preparación para la lactancia y durante la misma, las madres lleven una dieta saludable y equilibrada. La combinación de lactancia materna y alimentación con biberón en las primeras semanas de vida puede reducir la producción de leche materna y es difícil revertir la decisión de no amamantar. Si decide utilizar fórmula infantil, debe seguir las instrucciones cuidadosamente.
