Well, it's that time again; our 11 month old Maya is getting ready to have some teeth erupt. She has had a fever, diarrhea and worst of all, sleepless nights and buckets of drool. We have identified some interesting things that help her that we'd like to share:
1. Keep some of her favorite hand held toys in the refrigerator.
2. Purchase some of the mini bagels and freeze them. A Frozen bagel can be quite useful for teething. It's difficult (but not impossible) for a baby to actually tear off a piece, but is soothing.
3. Use counter-pressure. Run your freshly washed finger over those sore gums. The pressure might soothe the pain. Use your knuckles.Make sure your hands are washed, bend your pointer finger, and let him/her gnaw on your knuckle.Be aware that babies can chomp down fairly hard even without teeth!
4. In a mesh feeder, you can put a cold, refrigerated (NOT frozen) piece of banana or other soft fruit.
5. If you are breast feeding, and he/she tries to teethe on your breast, which can be very painful, fill a bottle with ice cold water, and let your baby gnaw on the tip of the nipple, they won't drink much water, but this will save your nipples.
6. When your baby is in terrible pain, give him/her a warm bath, this will calm them down. Maya seems to forget that she is in pain and loves to chew on the bath rag. Try rubbing olive oil or baby oil on him/her after you dry them off. Give him/her a small baby massage, this will calm him/her down, a bit.
HAPPY TEETHING!!
http://www.wikihow.com/Soothe-a-Teething-Baby
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