Over the last few days Rob ans I have noticed that our little chomper seems to be sprouting a pretty sharp vamping fang. That is to say...Henry is getting his first tooth.
He's been groaning and drooling, exhibiting red cheeks etc and chewing on all of the things for a good long while now, but it hasn't been until this week when a tiny sharp obtrusion popped up. There's definitely a lot more crying (my poor baby). I was so thankful that the penicillin he was prescribed doesn't effect his ability to have any liquid pain killers at the same time.
So we give him liquid paracetamol, as well as teething gel to numb it, and let him chew chew chew till his hearts content. We have several options for him:
- Monkey teething mitten, with one ribbed & one dotted silicone flap to massage the gums
- his 'keys' which are a ring of 3 plastic/silicone soft gel filled keys that are meant to be popped in the freezer to add extra relief. Truth be told, we can't really get him off of them long enough to go freeze them
- a comfort blanket or anything fabric...normal blanket, burp cloth, his soft fabric baby rattle...he just sucks on anything he comes close to that he can fit in his mouth
- a while ago I crocheted a bunch of teething biscuits--two oval shaped pieces sewn together. we soak the yarn biscuits with water then pop in the freezer. The water inside the pocket between the two pieces freezes into a thin ice chip and makes in nice to chew on. Henry loves them.
Of course the other thing we have to consider now that his first toothy has arrive is brushing it! Thankfully a while back I saw an offer on baby toothbrush/toothpaste and I bought one of each in anticipation. Here's a short compilation video of his first brushing tooth experience.
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