https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:58:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784614 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:49:53 +0000 Pepper 1784614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: Good idea about the frozen foods! Going to try that tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784594 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:41:31 +0000 septca 1784594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It definitely lasts a while. We have one mostly out, and the other 3 are just waiting to break through (her gums are swollen and puffy around the new teeth). Same behaviors. Motrin is your friend. Also try giving him frozen foods. DD *loves* frozen peas straight out of the bag - I think they feel really good on her gums. Frozen peach slices or green beans could also work well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784592 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:41:18 +0000 Pepper 1784592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Vent away! Cranky baby = cranky mama. I feel your pain. </p> <p>@Smurfette: @Mrs. Lion: So his gums are definitely puffy on the one side (I just looked). A month of that? Oh my gosh. :(</p> <p>And yes, poor babies! I can't imagine how uncomfortable teething must be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784588 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:39:50 +0000 Smurfette 1784588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: Yeah R stops eating as much when the tooth finally cuts through. The hardest part of the molars is they are so huge, that each tooth is like cutting 2 teeth, cause each tooth has two peaks to cut through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784587 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:39:47 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1784587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going through 2 year old molars now and they are terrible. My LO is a super slow teether, so I know I'm in for a few months of teething. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784581 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:38:06 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1784581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: when lo was on the meds he went back to his normal smiley self. I hope you guys have some luck &lt;3 poor babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784580 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:37:47 +0000 Foodnerd81 1784580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: What is this magic you talk about? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784579 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:37:23 +0000 swedishfish 1784579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: calming treats work for my pup! They're expensive but worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784577 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:37:03 +0000 Pepper 1784577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: That sounds terrible! Poor little guy... All those teeth at once! He hasn't been eating as much, which makes me think teeth as well. I like the idea of doing motrin before dinner, I'll have to try that. My LO is generally happy as well, which is why all of this is throwing me through a loop! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784574 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:36:27 +0000 Foodnerd81 1784574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: This thread is just not making me happy! C has been really whiny and cranky for the last day (one day!) and it's already driving me crazy. I am guessing it's just a regular tooth, since she only has 6 so far, but I think it's time to go get some baby Motrin. </p> <p>Not to threadjack and just complain, but it's also going to be thunderstorming all day and my wimpy dog has already woken her up from her nap twice barking. Stuck inside all day with a cranky whiny baby, barking dog, and increasingly cranky mommy. Yay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784570 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:34:36 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1784570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: ugh im sorry :( it was like that for us too. They were swollen and red for a good month before we saw the teeth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784568 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:33:07 +0000 Smurfette 1784568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: R's top and bottom canine's are swollen. The top I can see are right there at the gums. But a month like this and nothing. So frustrating. She won't stop "eating" her whole hand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784563 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:31:35 +0000 swedishfish 1784563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: @Pepper: I agree about the back arching and throwing the arms up. R started doing that around her 1st birthday after her molars were already in. It's like a mini teenager without the words. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784560 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:30:39 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1784560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: we gave motrin about 3 doses per day. Sometimes i would give him a couple teething tablets at the same time to immediately take the edge off. I also found that giving him the motrin an hour or two before dinner was the best. Lo would refuse to eat if they hurt, which made our evenings awful. I gave it at 4pm, and then did a "dream feed" of another dose before we went to bed at 10. It helped him make it a little longer at night. We had a couple months of night wakings at 4am (right when the meds wore off) i would give him another dose and he would go back to sleep. Usually he was then fine until 4 the next day. </p> <p>Our situation was pretty extreme (between 12 and 16 months he got 10 teeth, including his canines, many at the same time but for lo, his teeth come in veeeeery slowly) and my doctor also said that if it still seemed bad after the motrin it was okay to occasionally alternate between tylenol and motrin every 4 hours. We only had to do that a few times, but it helped. My lo is generally happy, so i could tell he was isn a lot of pain and i didnt mind using the meds to help him feel better. It was a long 4 months though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784559 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:30:12 +0000 swedishfish 1784559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: @Pepper: yeah, I lied. R was in molar h-e-double hockey sticks for over a month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784545 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:26:35 +0000 Pepper 1784545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Good to know. Thanks! He cries out in his sleep a lot lately, or he has a hard time falling asleep. Will definitely use Motrin over Tylenol next time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784539 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:23:53 +0000 heartonastring 1784539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, my DD has been working on all four molars for, oh, six weeks now? They're almost all through, but still not there. Lots of Motrin in our house lately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784532 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:20:11 +0000 Smurfette 1784532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: Every night before bed. Otherwise she woke up crying out in her sleep numerous times.</p> <p>ETA: I called the phone advice nurse line after hours one night cause she was crying so hard and you could tell in pain. They said Motrin/Advil is the best for teething over Tylenol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784531 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:19:51 +0000 Pepper 1784531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: DH and I keep going back and forth about this because this kind of constant crying/whining/tantruming is so unusual for him! I almost hope it's due to molars at this point. But maybe it's just a phase? So hard to tell! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784525 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:17:57 +0000 Pepper 1784525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gahhh this is what I was afraid of! I need to start giving only Motrin because Tylenol does nothing for him. </p> <p>@Smurfette: How often did you give motrin? Every day? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784523 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:17:19 +0000 hilsy85 1784523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, the only way I knew it was molars was when I saw the tip of the tooth peeking out and saw how red and puffy his gums were. He also had his fingers shoved in his mouth constantly. </p> <p>What you're describing COULD be molars but could also be normal toddler behavior! Teething has never caused my LO to throw tantrums, it has just made him a little whinier/crankier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784516 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:13:42 +0000 Smurfette 1784516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: You aren't going to want to hear this, but from the first teething sign to when all 4 finally broke through, 3 months. Molars sucked. She lived on Motrin for a good month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784509 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:11:59 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1784509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours took a really long time (like a month). Motrin worked well for us. We also have an amber teething necklace which i would like to believe helped but i don't know for sure since he has it on since 4 months and we never take it off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784508 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:11:47 +0000 swedishfish 1784508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: molars are the devil's work. Motrin is your friend. R got one molar and then the other three came in together. It was bad. One of them also gave her an ear infection. It lasted a while (maybe 2-3 weeks). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-molars#post-1784502 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:10:12 +0000 Pepper 1784502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am nearing my breaking point. LO has been SO grumpy lately. Like insanely grumpy, cries all the time, arches his back and throws a fit when he doesn't get his way or if I look at him wrong. He's been like this for about a week. </p> <p>He is chomping on everything and drooling a ton. I try to look into his mouth and he won't let me get a good look. I don't think i see anything? He has 8 teeth already (bottom and top four). I guess my question is, do molars make babies insanely fussy, before they break through? How long did it take for your LO to cut a molar? Am I in for a long period of fussiness? If so... Help! </p>