tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post864466167553302620..comments2023-07-06T10:19:11.158-05:00Comments on Life of a New Dad: Teething: Are Teeth Evil?Otter Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218675244540656914noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-61634621005777444332009-04-29T16:08:00.000-05:002009-04-29T16:08:00.000-05:00This isn't advice, just a word of warning. Keep fi...This isn't advice, just a word of warning. Keep fingers clear of the mouth! I remember the first time my daughter chomped my finger with her brand new teeth. Those things are friggin sharp.Scotthttp://simplefather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-40452669342691964152009-04-29T00:06:00.000-05:002009-04-29T00:06:00.000-05:00I so hear ya...the dentist is NOT your friend!
As...I so hear ya...the dentist is NOT your friend!<br /><br />As far as the kids, we invested HEAVILY in Baby Orajel. We still have half finished tubes all over the house. They went through that stuff like candy. That and frozen teething rings. And I still remember all the DROOL! Oh the humanity!Super Mega Dadhttp://www.supermegadad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-4742939253896568162009-04-28T22:03:00.000-05:002009-04-28T22:03:00.000-05:00I hate to offer advice, especially of the unsolici...I hate to offer advice, especially of the unsolicited variety) as if I'M some expert (far from it) but for our kids we bought this little device (it looks like a large pacifier with a big loop handle and a mesh basket that you can open). Stick frozen pieces of fruit or even teething biscuits) and have him chew on that for a while. The mesh is great because you don't have to worry about him chocking on a small piece of food. It's a temporary fix by all means but it might just help enough. Keep in mind that he (and you guys) will get through this episode. Just wait till he starts walking and is hitting his head on everything! :)Steely Dadhttp://www.steelydad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-24040083035261298342009-04-28T21:50:00.000-05:002009-04-28T21:50:00.000-05:00WARNING: The following comment is not to be constr...WARNING: The following comment is not to be construed as advice, just things we tried with some measure of success :)<br /><br />I'm with surprised mom...I've used the single malt trick myself...now, its either going to help him with teething or develop an expensive taste in alcohol in which case he is screwed when he winds up at a kegger in hs or college. :)<br /><br />I'm also with Daddy Files, my wife put frozen fruit in these pacifier type devices that are basically mesh. It allowed him to knaw (sp?) on the fruit while it was cold and mash the it thru the mesh to eat it. It worked ok, but the drugs worked much better.<br /><br />My little guy cut five teeth all at once this past weekend and he has been a bear to deal with. I feel your pain. Teeth are evil.PJ Mullenhttp://www.realmendriveminivans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-61590325855017032782009-04-28T17:42:00.000-05:002009-04-28T17:42:00.000-05:00Ok, first of all I can so relate to your experienc...Ok, first of all I can so relate to your experiences with your teeth. I have had extenstive tor . . . I mean dental work including gum surgery. Oh, so not fun. But nothing compares to seeing a baby suffer through teething pain. Nothing. Poor little Braden. Poor you and Arica for having to watch him suffer. <br /><br />This is not advice . . . My grandma used to dip her finger in fine Irish whiskey and put it on our gums. Mom followed her lead. We were happy, the parents and grandparents were happy. I know doctors advise against this, but there's such a minute amount on the fingertip and it seems like it worked. But there was always the cold teething ring Mom popped out of the freezer, too. <br /><br />I hope whatever pain relief method you use, Braden's pain, and yours, ends soon.SurprisedMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474705305996978532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-40232013007484876702009-04-28T14:23:00.000-05:002009-04-28T14:23:00.000-05:00We had about a week and a half window from the day...We had about a week and a half window from the day we got home from the hospital, until Little Man started teething (I may be exaggerating, but it sure seemed that way).<br /><br />He got four teeth (top front two, bottom front two) all at the same time, and it was the WORST THING I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF. The kid was constantly in pain, and so we had to keep him half drugged (doctor's suggestion) with baby tylenol and ambesol. He chewed on everything that came within four feet of his mouth and was generally an unhappy camper.<br /><br />Since then, he's gotten four more teeth but none of them have been nearly as bad. So, by way of a little hope, maybe this will be the worst of it.Joelhttp://www.weareawesome.net/weareawesome.net/A_Rogues_Life_%28blog%29/A_Rogues_Life_%28blog%29.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-58527417268782003662009-04-28T14:08:00.000-05:002009-04-28T14:08:00.000-05:00Still laughing because, well, aren't those Real Li...Still laughing because, well, aren't those Real Live Experts at WalMart(AKA shoppers) da Bomb?!<br /><br />I say back away from my children and back away NOW!<br /><br />On a serious note~~~teething babies are about the saddest things around. Especially when they are one of your own. Hope your Joyful Existence returns soon.....Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613938236896132163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-6900938901744903772009-04-28T12:46:00.000-05:002009-04-28T12:46:00.000-05:00Miss L popped two teeth a while back, then nothing...Miss L popped two teeth a while back, then nothing. Now she is starting to slobber again, and get cranky again. Time to pull out the teething ring.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585098301634584827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-60505012619816732352009-04-28T11:55:00.000-05:002009-04-28T11:55:00.000-05:00Yeah, it's just no fun. At all. But it's fairly br...Yeah, it's just no fun. At all. But it's fairly brief.<br /><br />WARNING, UNSOLICITED ADVICE AHEAD!!<br /><br />The best thing we did for Will when he was teething was freeze pieces of fruit and then let him gnaw on it to his heart's content. It's not a cure all, but it helps.Daddy Fileshttp://daddyfiles.com/mybloghtmnoreply@blogger.com