How can I alleviate teething pain for my three month old baby – infant paracetamol is my last resort!?
Most teething gels don’t have any drugs in them as far as I know – Calgel certainly doesn’t as I’ve been using this for my daughter. You can also try one of those teething rings with water in that you can put in the fridge – they seem to calm her down for a while. My health visitor recommends letting them chew on anything that’s safe for as long as they want to, toys, teethers, muslin squares, even mum or dad’s finger! Failing that, an occasional dose of infant paracetamol won’t do any harm – I was reluctant to use it at first, but I decided it was kinder to give my baby the odd spoonful of Calpol than let her scream all night – she slept better and so was much less grumpy and miserable the next day. It’s a matter of personal preference though, so if your baby doesn’t seem to be in too much pain with his or her teeth just yet, then you might want to persevere with the teething gel for now. Good luck, and I hope you find something that works.
Hi, I understand that you’re probably going though a really tough time at the moment because this is a really pain full and irritable time for your child. It’s really good that you want to stay away from medicine, even bonjela is a very temporary pain reliefe and the effect only last for a very short while. The best natural remedy for this is cloves, this is what I have used on my two children and it has worked really well, the only down side is that is tastes horrid and your child will probably cry because of the taste but its best that they cry for a Short while because they don’t like the taste of something rather than because they are in pain. Just grind a few cloves down until they’re powdered then mix with a tiny weeny bit of olive oil and rub on the gums it will numb it instantly and the effects will last longer than bonjela. I hope this helps you – good luck.
