Teething and LO getting frustrated!

Little one is 5 months.
He is unsettled at night with his teeth too, already been fed, burped, nappy change and cuddled.
Can anyone suggest anthing for his teething? He is putting everything in his mouth and chewing his hands so badly! He has 5 teeth trying to come through at the same time.
We have teething powders and have had to give him calpol a few times as he is in so much pain.
I need something longer lasting than the initial pain relief 😞.
He is feeling really sorry for himself x

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We use hylands teething tablets! I also have given my baby Genexa(acetaminophen) for teething

thank you, will look into it x

Got both of them on Amazon! Make sure to buy the infant acetaminophen 😩

Anbesol liquid works for us! X

Camilia Teething Drops have been a life saver!! I swear, almost instantly, it stops her fussiness and pain. Also, I put frozen strawberries in her mesh teether and let her go to town in it, she loves it!

Just in case you didn’t know, acetaminophen is another word for paracetamol so make sure you don’t give it at the same time as calpol x

I found drugs didn’t really help after 2ish hours. I have been giving my lo celery sticks to chew and then a teething glove to keep her from hurting her hands. The teething glove has Velcro so it can stay on longer

Baby Nurofen! My HV recommended it, it’s ibuprofen so it’s anti inflammatory for their gums. Lasts 6-8 hours so we do dose at 7pm when he goes to bed and then halfway through the night. Seems to work a lot better than calpol but she said you can use both x

just a tip I had read, make sure baby isn’t eating it in the sun, celery, citrus fruits, & carrots can cause a skin reaction when exposed to the sun. Baby could end up with a blistering rash on and around mouth.

that’s good to know! Thank you for telling me!

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