Ethan seems to have the worst time with teething. It makes him miserable and ill. After tossing and turning ALL NIGHT LONG last night, I find that he has a 101 fever this morning. I know that seems a bit high for teething, but I am sure that is the cause of the fever. He is hysterical and in serious pain. His mouth is a leaky faucet full of drool. It wells out of his mouth and soaks his shirt. He keeps both hands in his mouth and screams out blood curdling madness. He rubs his cheeks and jaws and he slaps himself in the face. He doesn’t want to eat, he only wants to nurse. He has trouble sleeping which makes him (and me) very crabby.
I am so ready for his bottom two molars to pop through. I think one of them will be through today or tomorrow. It is disgustingly swollen and close to the surface. He is so miserable. I wonder if anyone else has this difficult a time with teething.
i feel your pain! literally!
We have been lucky and E hasn't been too fussy with teething. Try frozen fruit. We buy those mesh eating things (so she won't choke) and add frozen pineapple to it. Just don't do anything with color (strawberries, blueberries, ect) because those stain.
Sofia has a bunch of teeth coming out, too. Yesterday, we went for her 15 months check up and when the Dr. took a look at her mouth, its filled with little holes and tooth "buds" coming through. The molars at the top look especially painful. Those were really swollen and it even looked like there was little blood rings around the teeth. It seems like when her teeth come through, they come through all at once and in big numbers. She gets pretty crabby too while she is teething. She pulls a lot at her ears and she will slap the side of her face, like Ethan. Hope he feels better soon!