I'm pretty sure my 4 mth old son is teething, he's had a couple of nasty nappies, he's alot grumpier than usual, chews on everything he can get to his mouth, and is dribbling - sometimes alot, sometimes not at all, and during the day he's not sleeping well at all at night he's fine sleeps right through. I also *think* I can feel one or two teeth starting to come through (how long do they normally take to come through once they break the surface?). This has been going on for about two weeks, I think.

Panadol seems to help sometime and then other times it doesn't, it also seems to wear off way too quick, I'm talking a few hours before he can have another dose.

Could his be caused by something other than teeth and I'm just mistaking normal gum's for teeth coming through?

Why is he crying and whimpering in his sleep? Could it be because his mouth hurts or nightmares or something else?

It's heartbreaking to listen to because he's normally such a happy little boy and he sounds so sad. He gets such little sleep lately, I don't want to wake him up, which seems to be the only way I can get him to stop and calm down.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.