A couple teething questions. help mee

Okay so my STEP MIL was going to watch LO the other night but she was teething and she said she wasnt going to watch her unless she could give her orajel. :rolls: I dont like orajel, so I said no.
I heard some bad things about it. But the kind she bought is the "all natural" orajel, and is safe for 4 months and up. (My LO will be 4 months on wendsay)
We didn't give it to her though.
I have heard teething tablets are alot better, but why?
So if you don't like orajel for babies, why?
and if teething tablets are better, how?

Also, do babies sleep ALOT more when they are teething?
Shes not really THAT fussy, but she just wants to sleep alot more.

well we didnt use orajel. LO cut her first toother at 11 months. I bought everything in the book because i felt bad for her. We used it once and I Bf her and she threw up everywhere. she also started biting me at that point so i called my nurse to ask if i could somehow numb my nipples with it (lol it was bad ok?) and she toldm e not to use it at all. A lot of times babies will swallow it ant it will numb their throats which can cause them to choke. se said other stuff too but thats what i remember LO is 2 now so it was a while ago

I never used any orajel or teething tablet. My baby did get fussy, but not fussy where he was in so much pain. AND if it ever did get to that point, we would give him some tylenol and he would be fine and usually sleep. So, I can't really answer your question about the tablets.

But, babies can sleep a lot while teething. Some lose sleep, some sleep more.

Quoting Cute_aza_Button WAL:" well we didnt use orajel. LO cut her first toother at 11 months. I bought everything in the book because ... [snip!] ... throats which can cause them to choke. se said other stuff too but thats what i remember LO is 2 now so it was a while ago"

That is exactly what I am scared of. I told my SO and my mom about the chocking thing and they thing I am just being too crazy or overprotective. Wtf.

Quoting Mommy&Wife-To-Be♥:" That is exactly what I am scared of. I told my SO and my mom about the chocking thing and they thing I am just being too crazy or overprotective. Wtf."

let them think youre crazy. heck agree with them.. and then do exactly what you want to do. thats been my solution thus far on stuff like this lol

I used orajel when my oldest was teething, but now it's not recommended. I guess it toughens the gums and makes it harder for the tooth to come in? Not sure heard lots of different things. I seam to recall something about it causing a gag/choke hazard too but don't quote me on it.
I give my LO's Tylenol.and teething toys.
None of mine ever sleep/slept a lot when teething but they did/are very cuddly and want to snuggle a lot.

Quoting FredMattyKristin&Kora's M:" I used orajel when my oldest was teething, but now it's not recommended. I guess it toughens the gums ... [snip!] ... teething toys. None of mine ever sleep/slept a lot when teething but they did/are very cuddly and want to snuggle a lot."

Is there any kind of Tylnol I can give a four month old?

Quoting Mommy&Wife-To-Be♥:" Is there any kind of Tylnol I can give a four month old?"

yes - infant tylenol. My nurse gave it to us free when she got her shots lol

We use Hylands teething tablets and they seem to really help DD. If it gets really bad we give her a dose of infant tylenol and she's fine. [She's just shy of 6 months old]

I give my kids Pedia Care Acetaminophen, same drug different brand name. It's 160 mg per 5ml dropper. dosing goes as followed:
Weight Age Amount
6-11LBS 0-3mos 1.25ml
12-17LBS 4-11mos 2.5ml
18-23LBS 12-23mos 3.75ml
24-35LBS 2-3YRS 5.00ml
try to dose by weight rather than age when appropriate

These are the dosing instructions my pediatrician gave me when Tylenol came out with the new dosing a few months ago. Hope it helps

this is what I recently found on the internet as far as teething gel goes. I wanted to know too.

In cases where the infant is in obvious pain, some doctors recommend the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) or child-safe pain-relief treatments containing benzocaine, lidocaine, or choline salicylate. Benzocaine must be used cautiously because it can cause methemoglobinemia*; choline salicylate is related to aspirin and "may cause Reye's syndrome in susceptible children, especially those with or recovering from viral infections, or when used in combination with other NSAIDs".
*Methemoglobinemia is a blood disorder in which an abnormal amount of methemoglobin -- a form of hemoglobin -- is produced. Hemoglobin is the molecule in red blood cells that distributes oxygen to the body. Methemoglobin cannot release oxygen.
In methemoglobinemia, the hemoglobin is unable to release oxygen effectively to body tissues.
I use hyland's products. Hyland's teething tablets and gels however have been evaluated to be safe and effective (as safe as any medication you give your child).
We use the tablets, they can take up to 45 min to work and if my son decides to spit it out after its dissolved I can't just put it back in again and I can't re administer more since I don't know what he got out of the dose to begin with.
We just tried the gel. We are really happy with it. It worked alot faster, he didn't mind it versus the tablets which he clearly doesn't like the taste of. They are sweet, he doesn't like sweet. Odd duck. The gel goes right on the gum, and stays put, he can't really spit it out because I rubbed it in. Its smaller tube that I would prefer but with the tablets, my son gets 3 tablets a dose, and its a 136 count bottle. That lasts us about 23-24 days, at $8. The tube of gel was about $6 and is relatively small. We can use it 15 mins as needed. (we used a tiny ribbon of gel only 4 times today after he was inconsolable before I went to the store and got it, if that says how well it worked for us.)   good luck and happy shopping.