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Teething

each tooth = more pain?

so everyone told me that the first two teeth were the worst… yeah, they weren’t fun… but then the second two came around. then numbers 5 and 6 are here… somehow my little one seems to be in more and more pain with each pair she gets… has anyone else encountered this? any tips?

for context: she is now 11 months. we can’t give her motrin or tylenol or anything else orally/topically on her gums because of some health issues she has. I freeze breastmilk/purees in pops and give her teethers up the wazoo, but she will only tolerate them for a few minutes at a time before throwing them.

she wakes every sleep cycle, immediately letting out this horrible painful cry. only some times can she resettle herself. the rest of the night/naps, i’m co-sleeping, holding, nursing or bouncing her around the room. this gets progressively worse over the course of a MONTH. then she pops one tooth and it takes another week for another to pop through. finally once both have cut, we get about a week or two of peace before the process begins again