This Christmas was full of firsts. First Santa visit, first Christmas with a baby, first everything! Although, amongst the firsts was a pivotal second.
This Christmas Day Monster popped his second tooth! It definitely wasn't as fun or as easy as the first one. This Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day Monster spent the majority of the day with a low grade fever. Accompanying this low grade fever was some whining and grumping.
Murphy's law states that your Monster won't be feeling well on his/her first Christmas.
However it wasn't all bad. We made plenty of "firsts" memories and have tons of solemn-faced Monster photos. It wasn't until part way through the day that I realized Monster has a bump with a slight slit on his gums right next to his first tooth. The thought of it just makes the song "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" pop into my head.
Monster got spoiled this Christmas by his grandparents, aunts, uncles, parents and... Well, his own body!
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Showing posts with label infant teething pain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label infant teething pain. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The Infant Ear Infection
This is Monster 7th month of life, and we've already experienced our first infant cold and an increase in infant teething.
Just when I thought we'd get things back to normal the worst thing happened! Last Monday in the late afternoon Monster was more crabby then usual. He had increase drooling, was chewing and biting and had a low grade fever. I gave him some Hylands Teething Tablets and Hylands Teething Gel to help relieve his teething pain and Infant Tylenol to bring down his infant fever.
Over the course of a day and a half the low grade fever increased to fever and Monster began pulling his right ear. All the teething symptoms started to dissolve but he was still visibly ill. Hubbs and I decided enough was enough and we took Monster in to the after hours walk-in clinic at our family doctors office. After describing Monster's symptoms, and assuring the doctor "Yes, he is *only* seven and a half month old..." he prescribed Monster his first ever antibiotic treatment.
Hubbs was automatically concerned because Monster was prescribed Amoxicillin which is a product of Penicillin. The issue being the fact that Hubbs, his father, and his uncle are all allergic to Penicillin. We both discussed things to watch for in great detail with the pharmacist on duty and were reassured that even people who once were allergic to Penicillin are no longer because the drug has evolved and been "cleaned up" so much in the last decade or so.
Skip to now, four days after the initial diagnosis and prescription, almost all is back to normal. Now we have to work on the damage this month of Monster not feeling well has done to his sleep schedule.
Just when I thought we'd get things back to normal the worst thing happened! Last Monday in the late afternoon Monster was more crabby then usual. He had increase drooling, was chewing and biting and had a low grade fever. I gave him some Hylands Teething Tablets and Hylands Teething Gel to help relieve his teething pain and Infant Tylenol to bring down his infant fever.
Over the course of a day and a half the low grade fever increased to fever and Monster began pulling his right ear. All the teething symptoms started to dissolve but he was still visibly ill. Hubbs and I decided enough was enough and we took Monster in to the after hours walk-in clinic at our family doctors office. After describing Monster's symptoms, and assuring the doctor "Yes, he is *only* seven and a half month old..." he prescribed Monster his first ever antibiotic treatment.
Hubbs was automatically concerned because Monster was prescribed Amoxicillin which is a product of Penicillin. The issue being the fact that Hubbs, his father, and his uncle are all allergic to Penicillin. We both discussed things to watch for in great detail with the pharmacist on duty and were reassured that even people who once were allergic to Penicillin are no longer because the drug has evolved and been "cleaned up" so much in the last decade or so.
Skip to now, four days after the initial diagnosis and prescription, almost all is back to normal. Now we have to work on the damage this month of Monster not feeling well has done to his sleep schedule.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Teething... Again.
Last week we were dealing with the dreaded infant cold.
Finally, after many days of steamy showers, booger sucking, Vicks Baby Rub, and saline rinses we've finally got the infant cold under control. Monster seems to be on the up swing, and the only thing that's keeping me from saying he's completely healthy again is the random sneezing.
For the last two days he could have been perfectly healthy too, but I'm reluctant to say it because infant cold symptoms are very similar to some infant teething symptoms.
Monster is 7 months and has not broken any teeth yet. He has been a drooly mess since he was 2 months old, but the coughing and chewing didn't start until around 5 months. Now we have to add the teething cough (typically happens when the infant is drooling a lot due to teething) and the ear pulling.
For the last couple days it's been hard to separate the remains of an infant cold with the starting of another phase of infant teething. Whoa is me. It seems that Monster has an overly sensitive bump on his lower left gum (around the bottom canine) so he's hoping it breaks out and doesn't torment Monster for another few months.
As for this mommy, I'm off to the health food store to replenish my stock of Hyland's Teething Tablets.
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Finally, after many days of steamy showers, booger sucking, Vicks Baby Rub, and saline rinses we've finally got the infant cold under control. Monster seems to be on the up swing, and the only thing that's keeping me from saying he's completely healthy again is the random sneezing.
For the last two days he could have been perfectly healthy too, but I'm reluctant to say it because infant cold symptoms are very similar to some infant teething symptoms.
Monster is 7 months and has not broken any teeth yet. He has been a drooly mess since he was 2 months old, but the coughing and chewing didn't start until around 5 months. Now we have to add the teething cough (typically happens when the infant is drooling a lot due to teething) and the ear pulling.
For the last couple days it's been hard to separate the remains of an infant cold with the starting of another phase of infant teething. Whoa is me. It seems that Monster has an overly sensitive bump on his lower left gum (around the bottom canine) so he's hoping it breaks out and doesn't torment Monster for another few months.
As for this mommy, I'm off to the health food store to replenish my stock of Hyland's Teething Tablets.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Mesh Baby Feeder = Teething Relief!
Finally I've found relief for some of Monsters infant teething!
Yesterday I blogged about my day, and Monsters horrendous time with teething. Really, it wasn't the worst day we've had together in a long shot, I assure you!
Today I did not give up the fight in relieving his pain. I refuse to use Tylenol unless it's a complete last result, I'd much rather find other ways. Today brilliance struck me!
Two months ago my mom bought Monster a Munchkin Mesh Baby Feeder so that he could try eating different fruits and veggies on his own. He learned quickly and can easily guide the mesh into his mouth. Here is the teething relief brilliance: I filled his mesh feeder with semi frozen banana hunks!
Every time Monster eats bananas he vocalizes the only way he knows how ("umm muuummm mmm") to tell us just how much he loves them. Today the bananas were just cold enough to offer some teething relief for his gums.
Another day, another success!
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Yesterday I blogged about my day, and Monsters horrendous time with teething. Really, it wasn't the worst day we've had together in a long shot, I assure you!
Today I did not give up the fight in relieving his pain. I refuse to use Tylenol unless it's a complete last result, I'd much rather find other ways. Today brilliance struck me!
Two months ago my mom bought Monster a Munchkin Mesh Baby Feeder so that he could try eating different fruits and veggies on his own. He learned quickly and can easily guide the mesh into his mouth. Here is the teething relief brilliance: I filled his mesh feeder with semi frozen banana hunks!
Every time Monster eats bananas he vocalizes the only way he knows how ("umm muuummm mmm") to tell us just how much he loves them. Today the bananas were just cold enough to offer some teething relief for his gums.
Another day, another success!
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