Joey's working out his first tooth at 7 months and 1 week.

Hawkeye-X

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Thu Oct-01-09 02:20 AM
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Joey's working out his first tooth at 7 months and 1 week.

He's been pretty grumpy and eating very little lately. We checked his gumline and indeed we felt a tooth on the bottom side. We're not giving him Tylenol (due to risks of liver failure) to get through the pain. What can I do to help him through it all? He's also grabbing his bottle and feeding himself (Finally!) - he surprises me every day, and brings me joy.

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elleng

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Thu Oct-01-09 03:26 AM
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1. Chew-toys; cold damp wash-cloth. Also gum-meds, over the counter.

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mzteris

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Thu Oct-01-09 12:23 PM
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2. baby orajel!!!!

Is he at risk of liver failure?

If he's a normally healthy baby, there's no reason in the world to deny him Tylenol.

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elleng

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Sat Oct-03-09 01:19 AM
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3. Thanks for the name of the stuff, mzt!

And I had the same thought about tylenol, or whatever, acetominophen.

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semillama

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Fri Oct-23-09 04:35 PM
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5. Agreed.

My son just cut his lower front teeth at 8 months and his front uppers are coming in, too. We only gave him Vitamin T when it seemed like nothing could distract him from the discomfort, so if anyone is worried about it, then they could try that.

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AwakeAtLast

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Wed Oct-21-09 09:25 PM
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4. There used to be teething products that could be refrigerated

Not sure if they are still around. My daughter would use them sporadically, but she was a really good baby while teething. Some of them we found by accident! (Sorry!)

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