https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:38:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1071287 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 02:33:50 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1071287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: that does sound like teeth! I hope he is feeling better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1070234 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 11:40:57 +0000 Anagram 1070234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: yup, it sucks that all meds can have these possible horrible side effects. I guess it's best to just try to be judicious when using any medication and avoid if possible...or switch back and forth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1070011 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:25:56 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1070011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Agreed!</p> <p>My LO shows clear signs when his pain is really bad. That's when I give the Tylenol/Advil depending on what time of day it is and how long it is until bedtime just in case I need to give more at bedtime. Like @sorrycharlie, I take pain medication when I am in pain...I don't want my little guy to suffer!</p> <p>@Anagram: That's interesting information! I always give LO water right after giving him any type of medicine. I'm definitely going to keep doing that now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069998 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:21:31 +0000 sorrycharlie 1069998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twobee: I just felt like it worked better - my doctor told me tylenol could be used every 4-6 hours and motrin every 6-8, so I also felt like it lasted longer ( = better sleep for her!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069992 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:19:47 +0000 regberadaisy 1069992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twobee: @Anagram: for me it's mainly because there has been *some* studies that show overuse of acetaminophen can cause asthma. I know a lot of medical professionals do not believe this. However, we have history of asthma on both sides. DH had pretty severe asthma as a child, so does my nephew and brother. I also know of quite a few parents kids who developed asthma later on and they believe it was caused by over usage of acetaminophen.<br /> However minute the chances due to family history I'm not willing to chance it and prefer to not use it.</p> <p>Also some Bees have enlightened me that over use of acetaminophen can cause liver damage.<br /> <a href="http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm168830.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm168830.htm</a></p> <p>Obviously I understand this is only due to over/improper usage of dosage. But I tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to medication.</p> <p>ETA: @Anagram scary! Is it less of a concern since baby meds are in liquid form? I also make sure LO drinks lots of water after taking meds. Goes to show NO meds are completely safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069984 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:17:36 +0000 kiddosc 1069984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twobee: Our pediatrician recommended advil over tylenol for teething pain. Advil is an anti-inflammatory, while tylenol has no anti-inflammatory properties. Since teething causes inflammation of the gums, makes sense to me to use advil. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069974 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:11:50 +0000 Anagram 1069974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twobee: I'm interested in that too! I've become paranoid about Advil/Motrin because I had a pretty severe case of esophagitis which my doctor thought was related to Advil, which I used to take during my periods each month for about 3-4 days in a row, </p> <p>Drug-induced esophagitis<br /> Several oral medications may cause tissue damage if they remain in contact with the lining of the esophagus for a prolonged period. For example, if a pill is swallowed with little or no water, the pill itself or residue from the pill may remain in the esophagus. Drugs that have been linked to esophagitis include:</p> <p>Pain-relieving medications, such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) and naproxen (Aleve, others) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069931 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:58:18 +0000 twobee 1069931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: @locavore_mama: Any particular reason you favor Motrin over Tylenol? Just that it works faster, like @looch: said? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069925 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:56:06 +0000 Smurfette 1069925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have only given the Tylenol at night when she wakes up in the middle of the night and we can tell she is hurting and uncomfortable.</p> <p>K is 6 months now, right? You can give Advil if you think she is really in pain. I can't cause we are 5 days from 6 months so the doctor's office told me no still when I called yesterday. I would prefer Advil, cause I know it works better on me with pains then Tylenol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069903 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:51:58 +0000 regberadaisy 1069903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: my ped reco's Tylenol too. I'm just not comfortable with acetaminophen for personal reasons. I have purged all baby Tylenol from the medicine cabinet (DH bought the wrong one when LO had a fever the one time). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069899 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:49:37 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1069899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C got seven teeth at once (including 3 molars) and our pediatrician gave the okay for round-the-clock advil (usually 3 doses, one every 8 hrs) for a WEEK. But we definitely knew the teeth were truly coming, and he had little fevers and much distress. Once you are positive that they are coming, I don't think there is anything to fear about gibing meds as long as you are careful about dosage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069888 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:44:30 +0000 shopaholic 1069888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Lucky!</p> <p>@MrsMccarthy: I've seen white dots, like the tips of teeth or something, or about 2 months now. I've seen the beginnings of the splits/slits for 8 days now. Growth spurt, Wonder Week, it could be anything and everything I feel like! Every app says it's something right now... Fussy or in pain, I think I have a hard to differentiating it still. :(</p> <p>@sorrycharlie: @locavore_mama: @looch: @NaturallyCathy: Interesting on the Motrin. I will look that up and maybe call the doc if I think I need to give something. I did ask at the last appointment about Tylenol dosage and he seemed okay with it. But I've yet to give her any Tylenol or tablets, even after shots. This FTM is a chicken still. </p> <p>@mediagirl: Right? I'm never sure what to blame, but everyone always says teething. </p> <p>@hilsy85: The Boiron Camilia is the one thing I HAVE given K a ew times since I've seen the change in her gums. She seems to love it. Opening her mouth and sticks her tongue out for the drops. I should probably give them to her more often.<br /> @mrsjyw: Thanks. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069787 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:08:05 +0000 mrsjyw 1069787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ds' sleep at nighttime was fine but his naps went to shit during teething last time when he was cutting four top teeth. he was a lil fussy but just wanted to be up and play. i tried hyland's teething tablets, but theey didnt really do aNYTHIng. we just waited it out. they came in about 10 days later and his naps went back to normal soon after </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069775 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:02:22 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 1069775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have and there's been no bad responses to it. But I also gave little miss tylenol when she gets her shots (after asking her pediatrician). But then again this isn't my first rodeo.</p> <p>And yeah, it seems like they teeth forever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069637 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 08:06:03 +0000 hilsy85 1069637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't be scared to give tylenol/motrin--it's there to use if your LO is really hurting! I've given motrin 2x during the day, when LO was inconsolable and miserable seeming (but had no fever). I've also used boiron camilla successfully--it takes about 10 min to work but seems to help a lot!</p> <p>ETA for fussiness/whining, I wouldn't give meds...I would try distraction or a teether. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069590 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 07:44:24 +0000 mediagirl 1069590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: haha, people LOVE to say kids are teething when they're fussy!! :) Shoot, even I'm starting to blame teeth around our house now. I would give Tylenol if she was extra fussy during the day. It does seem to help our lo sleep so, in our case, I would normally give it around naptime. We don't really have a lot of sleep issues either but I figure if it is teething and she is in pain, giving some Tylenol can't hurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069579 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 07:38:56 +0000 looch 1069579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used Motrin at 6 months and older when we had really bad night, like up in the middle of the night screaming, crying.</p> <p>I have also used Tylenol, but I notice that Motrin works faster (at least for fevers and teething pain). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069566 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 07:33:37 +0000 regberadaisy 1069566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do not like to give Tylenol (acetaminophen) rather prefer to give Motrin/Advil (ibuprofen). Generally we had been lucky that tablets in dire situations work for LO. But this past month she cut her canines (both sets at the same time!) and those were brutal. That was the first time we had to give her ibuprofen to ease the pain. She was inconsolably crying even while in my arms!</p> <p>Hope your LO cuts those teeth soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069558 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 07:31:18 +0000 sorrycharlie 1069558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I start out with teething tabs or teethers but When my LO is inconsolable, I give her medicine (Tylenol or more often Motrin now). I figured that when I'm in pain, I want relief! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069357 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 01:00:15 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1069357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally only give Tylenol if my son has a fever. I don't think it's awesome for anyone to have too much medication. I also thought my son was teething for months but he wasn't actual teething till he was 10 months old. He was tugging at his ear and getting little fevers. Oral fixation and chewing are common in all babies so I wouldn't say she is teething yet necessarily. Perhaps it's her digestive system or she needs more burping? Or maybe she is having a growth spurt. Look inside her mouth and see if you see anything. </p> <p>Oh and PSA don't use orajel as it is not considered safe for children under 2 years any longer. Try some frozen breast milk in a mesh feeder or a cold way cloth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069356 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:58:24 +0000 autumnlove 1069356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Teething never bothered my LO that much so she just used ice rings and frozen washcloths. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-and-tylenol#post-1069353 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:51:18 +0000 shopaholic 1069353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still been too scared to give Tylenol, but Kaitlyn has been really fussy the past couple of days and always needs something in her mouth or she will whine. Strangers are pointing out to me that she is teething. I feel like she's been teething for three months! I wonder if I should give her Tylenol if she's in pain? But usually I hear people give Tylenol at night for baby to sleep. Her sleep still seems normal for the most part, just one really odd night waking the other night. She's just been really fussy in the day time. Do you give your little one Tylenol in the daytime for teething? </p>