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This week has been one of the hardest I’ve had as a mom. Ezra is teething, and I think this time it’s one of his molars. He’s in a lot of pain, and is, for the first time basically ever, inconsolable. The other night, after a month of sleeping through the night, he cried for over an hour, despite me going in to nurse him over and over again.
All his favorite foods have taken turns making him furious. He has eyes only for rice cakes. Delicious, vitamin-free rice cakes. Meanwhile, he’s developed a biting habit, nipping me hard on my shoulders, neck, collarbone, even my legs. I’m starting to be careful about how I embrace my little hugger, wondering when the teeth will sink in.
Last night, after another rough bedtime, complete with Ezra refusing to nurse, crying through his bedtime story, and then demanding angrily to nurse as if I hadn’t just offered, I burst into tears and wailed to Sandy about how terrible everything had become.
So he reminded me that everything is also amazing.
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Victoria L.
— Jun 14 / 18:42One word: Momsicles. And yes, teething is freaking horrible for all parties involved.
Dana
— Jun 15 / 13:55Try frozen 1/2 bananas on a stick so Ezra can grasp. Upside – cooling to gums, take a long time to consume. Downside – dried frozen banana mush+infant saliva=cement
Lynne
— Jun 15 / 17:16Baby OraGel. We pretty much didn’t leave home without it for about a year… And we’ll NEVER forget the time we left it at home – and that would have been about 23-24 years ago. Frozen fruit, teething rings, etc., etc. didn’t work. Yes, molars are hard on all concerned!!!
Gram Amy
— Jun 15 / 17:34My pediatrician recommended rubbing whiskey on his gums, then drinking the rest of the glass yourself. :)
sarah
— Jun 17 / 15:18I haven’t tried the whiskey or the orajel yet, but I have tried all manner of cold and frozen things and he bats them all away with an emphatic “no!” (see my next post…). It’s hard, crunchy stuff all the way for this kid. Weirdo.