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Teething Trouble (Maybe?)

My son has been fussy lately and my wife and I have been wondering why. We fear that his teeth are coming in and we fear that these teeth will turn our little baby into a terrible monster ready to eat anything in sight, turning his gentle defecations into unbearable mountains of filth requiring gas masks and special gloves simply to handle the thin, disposable diapers keeping the dangerous contents from harming our sensitive skin. Perhaps we’re overreacting, a little. Somehow, though, these changes will come sooner or later and our little baby will grow up, even more than he … Continue reading →

Ouch! Alternative Ways to Deal With Teething

Oh, we had a dreadful teether in our house. I remember the Christmas that my daughter was one and a half. She was getting eight teeth at the same time. On Christmas Eve, I was up all night because she absolutely could not sleep, not even with a dose of pain medication and all of the alternative treatments I could muster. The only thing that I could do was to bounce her on my back to a rock CD and bake Christmas cookies at 2 am, because the moment I put her down, she would shriek in pain. If your … Continue reading →

The Timing of the Tooth

My baby girl started teething at about three months of age. Her mouth would turn into a waterfall of drool, she’d soak about an outfit an hour, and she’d chomp on anything she could get her little gums on. Each month, my husband and I were certain a tooth would pop through. Each month, we’d tell our friends and family, “Any day now. Her tooth will be here before we know it.” Without fail, each new month would come and go, and with each new month came no tooth. Our friends’ babies, who were younger than our baby, all got … Continue reading →

I Don’t Have Teeth Yet, But They Still Hurt.

After watching the way my daughter has been acting in the last month, I realize how miserable teething must be for babies. She’s always been a mellow, easy-going baby. In fact, the only times she has ever really cried are when she is hungry or when she is tired. Even then, her cries were pretty quiet, and short-lived. In addition to being easy-going, she slept through the night early on. I felt pretty lucky. I still feel lucky, because I love her dearly, but for the last month, she has been a much different baby. More often than not, she … Continue reading →

Weird Things That Babies Eat

The other day, some moms and I were talking about what we let our children eat. Now, I’m not talking about pancakes, broccoli, and sushi here – although all of those sound good to me. No, I’m talking about slugs, leaves, and other non-edible objects. One of the parents made the point that with her first, she was super careful. She monitored her child’s every move to ensure that he did not put any non-food items into his mouth. Well, except for the usual toys. Certainly no dirt, for example. With the second she was a lot more lax, since … Continue reading →