Teething - What Helped Your Bub?

I thought we could start a sticky on what helped your bub through teething. Of course different ages require different things, so if we all put our heads together we can come up with a good list!

Some things that have been helpful lately:

* A toothbrush. He loves chewing on a toothbrush which massages his gums.
* Icy Pole Minis - I am not sure what brand but they are fruit iceblocks in mini size which he can hold in his hand in the shape of a pole. It's better because his hands don't get cold from frozen teething rings which upset him more than they help!!
* Nurofen - When it's really bad, I resort to Nurofen which is usually better than panadol with Elijah but I do alternate the two for added benefit.

for lani we have sworn by brauer teething relief and that is basically all she has needed to date - she has 12 teeth now is currently cutting the eye teeth.

other times i have given her either cantelope (rock melon) or watermelon nice and cold from the fridge.

when she was younger she loved the gummy dummy things with bonjela on it

thats all for us really

* Bottles of icy cold water. (he would usually just want to chew on the teat)
* Wetting his dummies then putting them in the freezer for 10+ minutes. Its only a short term solution as they go warm in his mouth again within less than a minute, so they have to keep being rotated in and out of the freezer, lol. But when he is shrieking in pain I will do anything to give him some relief!
* Definately Nurofen. Apparently it is better than panadol at helping with inflammation, and I would have to agree, as Panadol never did anything for Aidyn when he was teething, whereas Nurofen would let him get some rest from the pain and actually let him sleep!
* Soft rubber chew toys. The best teething toys that Aidyn ever used actually werent designed for teething. They were rubber squishy bath toys, and he spent months chewing and gnawing on them, and ignored the teething rings, LOL.
* Bonjela and Brauers teething relief.

Teething ring that has been put in the freezer.
Bonjela(she loves this)
Just chewing on her Dummy
Mostly just chews on her fingers wherever the tooth is coming through
Sometimes panadol when its really bad. But we've only resorted to this a couple of times and it put hers straight to sleep.
But mostly just give her something to chew on whether cold or not and she's fine.

Our kids all loved sucking ice cubes or the icy pole ice blocks. Once i even wet a face washer and put that in the freezer for Lindsay to chew on.

As for the Nurofen, it works better on teething pain that Panadol. When I was dental nurse we'd always recommend Nurofen for toothache.

We've only used bonjela and panadol to date.
Gab has certainly become more reliant on her dummy since her top toothy-pegs came through.
I guess once the molars etc. come through, I'll need to do more.. I'll have to refer to some of the suggestions in here!

We rotate panadol & nurofen when it gets really bad.

Quelch Ice Blocks - they're in a tube thing & are 100% juice. I found in coles a thing like a stubbie holder for tube ice blocks & it's been a lifesaver, no cold hands here!

Bonjela is great on a dummy.

Rusks are good as well.

Jacob liked to chew on whatever he could, so we always had plenty of teething toys about the place, or toys that had a bit of give in them and that were kind of rubbery, yet firm.

Jacob didn't like ice cold things....he spits things that cold out of his mouth, so teething rings in the fridge/freezer, ice cold water etc etc were never options.

Bonjela also didn't work.

So I guess the only things we have found tha thave helped have been plenty of things to chew on, and definitely panadol, plus having foods that he can really chew into, like the crusts on bread etc.

At the moment....ice cold water in her sippy cup. She rubs the silicone type teaty thing against her gums constantly.

Other than that....fingers. Anyone's she can pull into her mouth to gum down on and boy does she have strong jaws & gums! eekkk....

When Maddy is really uncomfortable and unsettled then I give her just under 1ml of children's panadol.

Brauers teething relief has worked really well for Kynan. He stops sleeping through when teething but every time we've given him the teething relief stuff he's slept through again. He also loves his Gummy straight from the freezer.

I found in the supermarket the other day a product called a gummi dummi - it is a teether, but is like a dummy. Not sure if DS is teething just yet, but already he loves chomping on it! I think it's a great idea as I can sterilise it unlike the larger teething toys.

Lucy seems to have some teething symptoms and so far she chews on her fingers and fists. The Brauers stuff also seemed to calm her down when she was upset last week. I got a gummy dummy for her and she likes to chew on it but has a bit of trouble keeping it in her mouth. I think it's a bit big for her and she's confused about how to keep it in there!

It's tough to help her out when she's too little to hold things in her mouth properly (except her fingers). She chews on her bib, towel, anything soft.

Rescue remedy!!!! worked a treat.

One drop is the dose for babies. Luxxe would go from howling banshee to calm and sleeping within 5 minutes.

TRUELY AMAZING!!!

Most chemists have rescue remedy these days and if not, I'm sure they will get it in for you.


I never needed to use more than one drop a day.

OH - I nearly forgot to mention the best part of rescue remedy is that usually when the baby is fussing and miserable... the mumma is too. So when you give the baby one drop, give yourself 3 drops (adult dose) and you'll both be chillin' and happy within minutes.

Teething is so cruel! DS started teething from 6m and at 14mo has all but 2 teeth. The following helped him;

Dymadon for bubs
Chewing on mums finger (freshly washed of course!) - he loved it
Cold Teething rings
Cold wet flannel
Bonjella
Farex rusk biscuits
Frozen yoghurt ice blocks

Hi all

just read through your posts - I feel such empathy. We are up to boy number 5 now and we had all these experiences on the first 3. Then we found the amber teething necklaces. Wow what a difference! No drooling, no running nose, no toxic nappies and even from 3 months when he cut his first 4 teeth all at once - he still slept through the night.

Now at 17 months he has just cut his molars and he was a bit gritchy but nothing like the last one who basically didn't sleep for weeks. We brought ours in from overseas originally, and now we sell them at www.amberbebe.com. We've got lots more information about them if you are interested - regardless of where you buy from here are a couple of tips:

1) try and avoid the splintered amber - it isn't recommended for teething necklaces probably because it has points that would hurt if your baby fell.

2) make sure it is baltic amber you are buying - there are 50 other related ambers from around the world but the baltic amber is the one with succinic acid in it which provides the pain relief.

All the best

Hylands Teething Tablets works fantastically for us, then Dymadon for babies.

Xander seems to vomit the Bruers stuff... not sure why? Maybe the flavouring or colouring in it doesn't agree with him?

Caro.. where can i get a vibrating teething ring??
Ds loves thinngs like that !!

teething tablets work good

We use the Hyland's teething tablets too. DS is cutting his last 2yo molar at the moment and he loves putting the little tablets in his mouth for them to dissolve. :)

heya
bonjela and teething relief work wonders on elouise. teething relief usually calms her down and i "nurse" (i'm no longer bf) her with a dummy tummy to tummy and she sleeps. i know holding her while she sleeps isn't a great idea but if i can get her a nap or 3 then i don't care. fortunately she sleeps all night, with the occasional "i want to play now, oh its dark, i'll go back to sleep then (mummy: sshhh mummy's damn tired shutup-mumbled)". nurofen is strongest but we've only used it a few times. no teeth yet

Anything cold out of the fridge that is baby safe. Cans of drink is good. Bonjela SM33 and panadol. Oh yeah and chewing on absolutely everything she can find.


Ellie

Is 4.5 months too young to give rusks to a bub?

I'm pretty sure he's teething - I can see and feel little bumps under the gums, and he is shoving his hand in his mouth and screaming ALOT. Tried a chemist's own brand of teething gel but he is still screaming, also given him a dose of panadol to no avail too.

Lignocaine! it as absolutely magic n not an analgesic. We get it from the Women's n Childrens hossy in adel as the chemist dont stock it in sa due to the strength of it. Well worth the 90 min drive!

Ash - Im wondering the same thing as Izzy is a bit miserable and rubbing her gums all the time but she hasn't started solids so Im not sure about rusks.
Just wondering about Amber necklaces - anyone used them?? and how do they work? Ive done a bit of research but its all a bit wishy washy!!

I bought Sarah a necklace with HUGE beads from an accessories shop. The beads are so big she cant choke on them and are made of the same plastic as most of her toys. it doesn't get lost either! she still wears it coz she thinks it's pretty!

i found the brauers teething relief exceptional. i was so used to giving my kids panadol or nurofen when teething symptoms hit, but was recommended by someone to try brauers. it worked a treat for my dd.
no need for panadol with it either i found.

If anyone has one of those Munchkin net dummy things (you know the ones you put chunks of food in so your baby doesn't choke) I have found that putting an ice cube in there sometimes works and baby cant swollow the ice.

i am having a nightmare of a time at the mo with teething. My nearly 8mth old is getting all four top teeth at once. I use bonjela, seems to work ok for a bit, but he doesnt like it very much, i have used panadol which has helped him (and me) sleep! but I am going to look into the Baltic amber necklaces. Has anyone else had good experience with them?

Also, with those netting feeder things, you can make your own with a new stocking, just cut the toe off and tie it up and you can put ice etc in there. works a treat!

good luck to us all! :)

My DD loves rusks and completely demolishes them! She chews on her fingers and her dummy and everything else. We use Nurofen & Panadol and sometimes teething gel. I'm going to try again giving her pieces of cold apple in one of those chew mesh bag thinggies.

Hi, I ended up buying my son a amber teething necklace and cant recommend them enough! They are great. He now has 14 teeth and the last 10 came thru with out any problems. It was amazing, He dribbles less, and his teeth came up without the usual fuss. He had broken his necklace and was without it for maybe 2 weeks and the change in him was terrible. He changed back to the whinging, clingy nappy rashed baby. My friend has now bought her son one as she saw the change in him. They have the nickname "happy beads" and they truly live up to that. They are the best natural relief ever. The lady is lovely who sells them and they guarantee them so if they break they will replace them. I reckon these are the best product around! You can check out the website, amberbebe.com.

I also give him ice often to chew on and he loves that.

I am going to try Rescue Remedy tonight and if all else fails Nurofen because last night my bub was up every 10, 20 and 30 mins. I didn't get much sleep at all.... He even spat out his dummy which he never does... He is off his solids too, can't get him to eat much of that unless it is his yoghurt..... arghhh teething really sucks......

Thanks for all of your tips, I will give some of them a go....

I cant tell you how in love with my amber teething necklace. I was hating seeing my daughter in so much pain, so i bought one from an online store- whiskers on kittens. I was skeptical, but it has been brilliant. Even my husband swears by it!

I just went on line and bought a amber necklace.......:pray:that it comes soon!!! My 5 month dd is getting her second tooth and is sooooooo miserable!!! poor little lamb

I just sped-read thru this, hoping to find something on amber - have been looking into it & seems that the evidence is all for these necklaces - tho the scientists do tend to disagree ;)

Does anyone know if the Amber bracelet/Anklet is just as good as the necklace. DD2 hates things around her neck. She cries non stop whenever I have put a necklace on her. She even hates wearing a bib if it is a little tight.