First off, Happy New Year everyone! Hope everyone has had a great start to 2013!
For this post, I decided to discuss something that we recently experienced
with our baby, teething. It has not been
an easy process by any means. We feel so
badly for him each time because it seems extremely painful and there isn’t much
we can do to completely alleviate his pain.
He experiences a rise in his base temperature and oddly enough gets a runny
nose as well. At first we weren’t not
sure if this was from a cold or a result of teething. I did my research and I’ve read/heard both,
however, I’m going to say it’s a cold because we all got it! Welcome to parenthood, lol!
Isaac was actually a late bloomer when it came to teething so we
were thankful for that because it honestly makes everyone miserable when our
little one is in discomfort. The only
thing is that instead of cutting one tooth at a time, he cuts multiple
teeth. For his first time it was four
teeth and this last episode was three. He
would wake up several times throughout the night in pain and I would give him
these homeopathic teething drops (Gentle Natural Homeopathic Teething Drops)
that actually provided temporary relief.
He also loves to take it (guess he likes how it tastes) so it has
definitely been a good thing for us.  |
| Sophie the Giraffe |
I’m not going to lie, I was a hot mess during this time because I
was worried/concerned about our little guy, extremely sleep deprived and
sick. I did my best to comfort him with
homemade chicken noodle soup, cool pureed fruits and veggies, the teething
drops, teething toys (Sophie the giraffe, toys that we froze), and of course
lots of cuddles and snuggles. You have
to figure out what works for your baby because there are so many products out
there. I think I went out and bought
around 10 different things and Jon had to put the hammer down on that! Guess the product freak in me was coming out,
lol!
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| Examples of different teething toys out there |
Also, now that our baby boy has some teeth in his mouth we are sure to
brush those bad boys every day. He has
picked up on this as well and loves to do it himself while taking his
bath. Gotta start them early with good
hygiene, especially boys from what I hear, lol!
Overall, teething eventually passes and I had to keep reminding
myself that this is a normal process that every parent experiences, sickness
and all! Some of tools I took away from
teething that may help others get through this time is having lots of patience,
empathy, teething tools (toys, drops, etc…) and most importantly just being
there for your little one during this painful time. Another thing, if you notice your baby having
other symptoms beside a slight rise in temperature, it’s often a sign of something
else going on. I called our pediatrician
regarding this and they gave me this piece of information that I keep in the
back of my mind at all times.
This year I’m going to eventually try out something new and start
doing some video blogging, so we’ll see how that goes! I think my first one will be a review on baby
products.
