Here's my list of top 'help my baby out while teething tips.
I will admit that I heard about the first one with my first 2 kids and was nervous to try it, so I didn't. A mom that I trust completely mentioned it to me last week. She said it was the only thing that helped when her little ones were in teething pain. So, very cautiously and completely supervised I let my daughter try it out. Basically, you let your baby knaw on a frozen bagel. The bagel kind of flakes off into little pieces as they wear away at. So far there hasn't been an issue with choking, but like anytime I give her food, I'm right beside her ready and aware. She loves this so much and goes from crying in pain to happy girl almost instantly.
The Whoozit series of toys from Manhattan Baby. These are the basic Whoozits. We call them Mr. Whoozit and Mrs. Whoozit. They are easy to hold and have lots of places for baby to chew.
I heard someone describe Sophie the Giraffe as Baby Crack once. I was a real skeptic about it. My mom bought her one (what would we do without Grammas?) She goes to town on Sophie. Again, it's a very easy to hold toy and it was designed especially for this purpose.
Never underestimate the power of a cold, damp face cloth. You know you have a ton of them in the house anyway for baby's bath and wiping their face after meals. My daughter loves chewing on them. Sometimes I wet them, twist them and freeze them, but she's just as happy to take it from me unfrozen. I know some keener moms who dip the cloths in breast milk and then freeze them, but I'm not that organized.
Finally, never underestimate the power of Dad's (or Mom's) thumb. My older kids call this my daughter's favorite teething toy and it's true.
My little guy is teething as well. He has six so far, just cutting through the last two but he is drooling like crazy again, and cranky, and generally not feeling well, so I am thinking that he cutting more. I do the baby facecloths with cold water, and he loves it. I also give him a few baths a day sometimes because it helps keep his temperature down and he is happy in his bath chewing on a bath toy in the water.
ReplyDeleteI have heard amazing things about Sophie, but haven't tried it out on my kids.
ReplyDeleteI'm partial to the thumb myself. It makes me feel useful. :) (But these are all excellent tips!)
Also for help with the drool and not changinh the baby clothes so much. Check out teethingbib.com. I bought them for my sister and she absolutely loved them. They helped with catching all the drool and keeping ny niece dry.
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