Thermalgal’s Temperate Mumblings

Teething woes

October 24, 2008 on 10:26 am | In Henry | 1 Comment

My little cannibal baby is back to chewing everything in sight (with a preference for mommy and daddy).  He has also been waking up around 5am (the nights we give him some pain relief before bed, otherwise sooner than that).  Last night was pretty painful (for both of us!).  He was not only trying to chew my chin, cheek, shoulder and arms, he was also lashing out with his little claws (I needed to trim his nails).  I felt like good old Bob (Body Opponent punching Bag).

It is surprising how many people recommend putting my finger into his mouth and massaging his gums… Excuse me, but did you continue to do that once your baby had 5 teeth?  Sure I did that for the first one, but no way am I sticking my fingers in there now to massage his gums.  Also, 5 teeth?  He’s been stuck at 5 teeth for 5 weeks!  You know how they say that the teeth usually come in pairs… usually is the key word in that sentence.  For the past two weeks I’ve been saying he has 5 teeth with 5 more on the way!  No wonder the little guy is in so much pain.  I know that eventually they will all be here, but I’m hoping it is sooner rather than later.