TEETH!
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Topic: TEETH!
Posted By: Maya
Subject: TEETH!
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 10:22am
None of my kids have ever had problems with teething, and I've always thought that teething is used as an excuse for a multitude of things, but I take it back. My poor Mercedes is having a really rough time with her top molars  One is thru, but the other one is stuck under her gum and is all swollen and hot. She was up half the night last night just grizzling in pain even after panadol and bonjela.
And as a point of interest, how exactly are you meant to get Bonjela onto the molars when you have to negotiate your way past rows of sharp fangs to reach them? -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 10:23am
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Plain answer is that its impossible!!!! I used to stick it on her dummy. Worked ok for her. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 11:57am
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Hold her mouth open by gently pressing on her cheeks, back near her ears, where the two rows of gums meet,...its a reflex, your mouth automaticlly opens,..try it on yourself!
The eyeteeth are worse 
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Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 12:26pm
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WOW that does work Kellz!
He He Emma I got quite a few bonjela finger bites last week so I know exactly what you are on about!!!!! Good luck! Poor wee Mercedes. I hope they come through soon. |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 12:26pm
| LOL ive been trying to teach ella to say AAAAAAHHHHH cause i have a bite mark on my finger! |
Posted By: shaz
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 12:31pm
aaarrrggg Teeth!!!! I've got two teething at the moment Alyssa is grumpy and screams and whimpers while she's sleeping and Alex (nearly 10) is getting her adult molars and one that should have come out is stuck and has to be pulled out on Friday because the gum is getting infected. They never seem to stop the tooth fairy owes her for 4 teeth already.....she's such a slack fairy ------------- Mum to Natasha Aroha 9/12/1995, Alexandra Makareta Waimarie 22/4/1998 and....Alyssa Frances Hopaea 18/03/2007 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 12:50pm
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toby liked it if i let him put it on himself... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 12:55pm
Oh yeah, she'd love that - she'd eat the whole tube! That was half the problem, she'd lick it off my finger before I could get it in far enough  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 1:14pm
dont give her the tube!!!! squeeze some off for you then squeeze some for her, she will copy you ... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 1:15pm
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oh, ice blocks may help too. keep her face numb. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 1:16pm
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Willie wants to give her a bone ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 1:25pm
| Lol Emma! |
Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 1:56pm
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LOL emma I could just picture her chewing on a bone!
Sienna is getting her 2yr old molars at the mo and she seems to remember the bonjela everytime she sees you with it she opens her mouth. Sorry not any helpful advice but have you tried teeth med spray? I think thats what its called Sienna loved that stuff ------------- My beautiful big girl Sienna 15.04.06 Double the trouble double the fun Noah & Lola 10/11/07 |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 2:06pm
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Arghh Ashleigh HATES bonjela! Scream way worse with me putting it on her than just with sore teeth so I don't use it now. Hope Mercedes stubborn tooth comes through soon. Ash is cutting her last molar (apart from 2yo) and it is taking its sweet time also. ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: thunderwolves
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 7:08pm
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I don't use bonjela, only use the teethmed spray, and it works great for us... ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 8:16pm
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Yeah we gave up on bonjela...too scared of the rows of fangs just waiting to chomp down!!
Teethmed has always worked good for us too. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 8:21pm
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OMG he gave her the bone from the other nights roast lamb and she loved it! Cannibal baby! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 8:37pm
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I was gonna say that she'd probably like a bone hahaha that's really funny!!
Can you get to her molar via the side of her mouth instead of straight in the front? I hate molars too, my kids never fussed on the front teeth ------------- |
Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 9:01pm
| I've had several puncture wounds from DD deciding that my fingers would make a tasty snack - but we decided to be mean and teach her that there would be no "jella" if she kept chomping on me - she still tries to slurp it off but we have a lot more success getting some on the actual gum where the teeth are breaking. |
Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 26 March 2008 at 9:16pm
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I just try to do it as quick as possible with not that many bites in between. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |