So on the journey of teething, we now get to experience the joy of the third tooth, and it's a top one. There is not enough Tylenol in the world right now to deal with this one.
We have tried all the different teething medications, designed for your growing baby, but when she won't even take a teething toy that you keep in the freezer, you just know this one is going to be bad. The late nights, the constant waking, the fussing during the day.The one thing that seems to help though.... chewing on mommy's hand. This makes her happy, even if it does leave teeth marks deep in my skin, and tears roll down my cheeks. Though we do need to teach her that biting is bad, she is too young to understand, and she's hurting. And of course, we do anything to help them when they are in pain.
A few of my younger mom friends insist that all-natural products work, even when their kid is crying cause they are in pain. I personally can't do that to my little one. She needs to feel better, and if that means chewing on my hand...... then mommy sucks it up and has her hand chewed. I have tried the all-natural remedies, but nothing beats pure flesh and Tylenol. My next investment might be in band-aids.
Even at that moment when the tooth broke free of the gum and is visible, that just seems to make it worse! Like that wasn't even the hard part of what she's going through. Now that little sucker has to keep growing through the bone to become the same size as its brethren in the lower jaw. I do also wonder if there are more trying to break through into the light. The constant chewing of her teething toy on one side is the clue there. I should be a detective.
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