Hi everyone, my son is turning 6 months old soon and I think he will be getting teeth in the next couple months. I have heard teething can be a bad experience for babies and parents. What should I expect? Are they more fussy or what? Do some babies develope no spymptoms and then sprout a tooth? Just curious on what will happen thanks in advance for any replies :wave:

My firstnorn had NO symptoms at all, she just suddenley had a tooth, and we didnt have any trouble with her at all. Her first tooth came in at 9 months.

My second, my son, had BAD teething pain, and refused to nurse. He ran a mild fever some days, and cold wash rags wrapped around a piece of ice helped, but he refused the teething toys you could put in the fridge. His first tooth came in about 10 months, and he had symptoms for weeks before, and even mild ones after, as the next few teeth came in.

My twins, drooled ALOT, and sometimes it caused them to vomit, if they got gagged. They both ran pretty good fevers, but once the first tooth broke through they were fine. They wanted to be held alot, but ate and took their bottles just fine. Their teeth didnt come through until just before their 1st birthday though.

Good Luck to you!

Let me just tell you this. Teething sucks!! My nine-month old son did great with his first two teeth. He slept through the night, never had to give him Tylenol and then it hit. His front four teeth are coming in at the same time!! He rarely sleeps through the night now, he's very, very crabby and he won't take anything (teether, wet washcloth, etc.) It's something you just have to wait out. A lot of comforting and patience even when you are at your wit's end. Teething problems is not something you can give advice about because every child's different. Some pop out teeth without even a frown and some just can't stand the pain. It also depends on the teeth and how many are coming in at the same time. I've heard molars are tough when babies get to be about a year old. We'll see.

Have the Tylenol on stand by and pray your little one will like chewing on a cool teether.

Michelle

My 14-month old sprouted a molar a few weeks ago. Noticed he was became a whiney little cling-on and would throw terrible tantrums when we tried to feed him. Now he's working on a molar on the otherside and it looks like some others are in the works. He's such a happy easygoing little guy otherwise. Wish he could just say "my teeth hurt", so I'd know.

Teething can be different for every child. For example, my daughter never had a problem. In fact she had her first two (bottom) teeth by the time she was 3 months. My son's teeth kept pushing up and down all the time, seeming like they were going to come through, but they would go back down again (poor little guy, THAT is the hardest kind of teething). He didn't get his first tooth until he was just over a year old.

With teething, you can expect gum redness, low fevers, and crying. I used to use orajel on my daughter, and give her one of those teething rings that i soaked in cold water (don't put in fridge or freezer, it's too cold). My son didn't like the teethers, but LOVED to chew on cold wet face cloths.

Is sleeping more a symptom of teething?
My six month old is having about 3 two hour naps through the day and sleeping for 11 - 12 hours a night. He has only just started this. He is teething and his teeth are nearly here.
Does anyone know if this is why he is sleeping so much?

Thanks
Rosemary

Like the other poster said every child is different. I was really lucky with my Son for awhile, he started drooling alot and chewing a couple months prior to his getting his first tooth (7 1/2 months). I didn't have any trouble really besides alot of drooling and him wanting to constantly chew, even with more than one at a time. Until around 11 months or so when he started getting the first molar, wow did that one mess up his sleep, got diaper rash, he was ill, didn't want to eat, etc.

I had heard Orajel wasn't good to use cause it made the gum tougher for the tooth to come thru, don't know if its true. I would rub (childrens) Benedryl on his gums or rub (Infants) Tylenol on his gums.

Goodluck.

My son got his first tooth at 3 months. He was the most content baby one day and the next was constantly screaming. It was so bad we took him to the childrens hospital. I thought something was really wrong with him, he was inconsolable. Turns out it was just teething and it went on consistantly after that. My friends DD did not get her first tooth until she was 17 months. She is now two and only has 4 teeth. You never know what will happen.

Your little one is just a tired little guy, I don't think it has to do with teething, but more with a growth spurt about to happen. My kids also slept quite a bit when they were running a fever.

Some babies have no discomfort at all when they are teeting, it just depends on their pain tolerance and temperment. I gave my kids infant tylenol drops when I noticed lots of drooling, fussiness, and chewing on their toys. Another thing you can use (that none of my babies liked) is the small plastic water filled baby teethers that you just put in the freezer and as soon as it is frozen you give it to them and they can chew to their hearts content. So good luck with that and he'll be back to himself in no time.

Dylan is now 19 months old and didn't get his first tooth until 13 months! And here I was asking questions when he was only 6 months old lol. Thanks for the replies he is now getting molars. He has much fewer teeth than the other kids his age since he got a late start.