Molars
Before I had a child I don’t think I ever really thought much at all about the process of teething. I mean, people would mention it about their babies, “Ugh, she’s teething,” and I would try to sympathize. But it always sounded to me like this big event, a stage they went through, a finite, limited bad time.
I was so wrong.
Teething is a state of being for apparently the first 2-3 years. You get small breaks in between teeth that are either a really nice break or a taunting reminder of what “normal,” depends on the week. It seems like 1 week off and 3 weeks of getting a new tooth. Especially when your child gets them one a time, like mine does.
So we’re on molar #2 now, I could feel one sharp point poking through. The first molar didn’t seem to bother her, for some reason; just one day it was there, and I was stunned. I incorrectly thought that would be how the rest would go. Nope. As usual she is not really bothered during the day but is absolutely refusing to take naps. This makes her a little monster – a whining, crying, wanting-to-nurse-constantly monster that bursts into tears at every little thing. Foot stuck? Tears. Dropped toy? Tears. TV turned off? Massive meltdown. At least she is sleeping at night… once she finally goes down. Last night I kept trying and failing and ended up sitting in the living room with her as she quietly played with toys until 11pm. She just starts screaming when I take her near her crib – the teeth always hurt her at night.
I have not had very good sleep the past few nights, then with Kate refusing to nap at all during the day and being very needy and whiny and upset all day long? Oh, I am exhausted.
Put a wet washcloth (several) in the freezer and let her chew on them. Works miracles. The cold roughness satisfies.
I agree with the wash cloth and also frozen fruit is great as well! Wyatt has been such. a. grouch lately. I happened to look in his mouth and see something so i shove my finger in there and of course get my finger chewed off but also discover a molar, not one or two BUT THREE MOLARS and another one coming in! WAHHH. He has been such a grouch and screaming at the top of his voice. I’ve had a headache for like weeks now from it.
Tried the wash cloth… she wasn’t interested. :( It doesn’t seem to bother her much during the day (well, she’s chewing on everything, but she’s fine with that)… it’s night when she just freaks the freak out.
AAAAHHH here too! And some sort of crazy mental developmental leaps, too…my girl is insane this week, she’s taking all of us along for the ride! Awful. Just awful. At least you’re not alone? ;)
Same struggles here. It flat out amazes me that physicians are now claiming it’s not teething that causes any of that just bc one stupid study said it didn’t hurt. Grrr