Thanks everyone for your replies,
I went & got the Brauers teething relief & infants friend, can I use them together or only 1 at a time at the recommended dose?
I also got some panadol as a back up.
What is an amber necklace?
I have been using teething rings & trying to keep him distracted, it seems to be working today. I have felt his gums & I can feel 4 bumps on the top & bottom, are these his teeth??
I know all about teething pain - I had a third set of back teeth come in during my teens. You don't forget that as easily as you do when you're smaller!
Sure, it hurts. Then you forget about it. If DS is screaming in pain (or has a temperature) then I give him painkillers. Otherwise I don't. Mainly because I don't use pain relief myself, I believe pain is the body's way of telling you something. But also partly because I don't want him stubbing his toe and needing painkillers when he's older; sometimes we have to live with some discomfort. Not raging pain, obviously, but a little pain is not a bad thing. Also, sugar and E numbers in baby painkillers means I don't like putting them into DS.
There are other ways around pain. The best one is distraction. I had a pain-free early labour possibly down to playing scrabble (I kept forgetting to turn the TENS on). I can walk for miles with blisters and even a twisted ankle (NOT a good idea, btw, but painkillers allow this a lot easier than sheer bloody-mindedness on the parts of both me and my parents who told me nothing was wrong and to stop whinging). Going to the park or huge physical games usually work for DS.
You're starting something now that will actually benefit your child. Not needing meds for every bump. Just don't ignore him when he says he is in pain - I've had a fractured wrist ignored because I "didn't seem to be in enough pain" despite it swelling to twice the normal size and me saying it hurt!
Amber is supposedly a natural painkiller, due to the warmth of the amber spread through the body. Not really sure how it works
The necklace is not for chewing, its to be worn. darlings downunder I think sell them, and a few other nappy online stores. I can check where I got mine from if you like
The bumps will be on the outer of the gum, above where the teeth will be, and then they'll move down. The gum will also be thicker and baby will try to chew for relief. Rusks are also great - there are some veggie ones - or even steamed carrot sticks - just keep them in the fridge to get nice and soothingly cold.
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