What can I do to help my teething son?

Have you tried frozen fruit? There is this mesh bag that you can buy and put frozen bananas and other soft fruit in for him to naw on. And have you tried ora-gel? It came in really handy while my 7 month old was cutting his first tooth. He seemed to like the flavor too. Does he complain about it the most while he is lying down? I heard somewhere that lying down can cause the blood to rush to their head and make their already tender gums throb. If that seems to be the case, you can try to get him sleeping with his head propped up. I used a swing for mine and it seemed to help him. If it's really bad, talk to his pediatrician. They might be able to give you something stronger for the pain or offer some other remedies that you haven't thought of. Good luck!

Frozen washclothes work well, especially if you dampen them with something like diluted juice. Stale cherry liquorice sticks, the sort with ridges also work, and a toddler toothbrush are all good chomping things as well. My kids all prefered the liquorice sticks and toothbrush handles. In some baby shops they sell a set of beginner toothbrushes, and in the set there is one with large bumps on it that works great. Otherwise, the regular toothbrush handle works fine. You can cut off the brush part as you like. You can massage the gums over the tooth, pressing against the incoming tooth. It actually willl help numb the area of the gum. Don't use frozen veggies, because they can chomp off a big enough piece to choke on. Keep alternating the Tylenol and Motrin, and you can also use the Oragel or other topical lidocaine gels at the pharmacy. If all else fails, call your dentist, and maybe he'll get you some of the lidocaine gel or spray he uses in his office. That works longer than the pharmacy stuff. I know you said you prefered no to use alcohol, but if things really get hard for him at night, a finger dipped in a cream sherry and rubbed on the gums does help and isn't a real significant amount of alcohol, and will help him sleep comfortably. Anything you can find that he can safely chomp on is great, the more he chomps the sooner the teeth can come in. The big pretzel sticks work, and juice pops will help soothe the gums. Sometimes you can find the sort that look like a long tube, and those work easiest. Good luck, hope they come in soon for him.

Try orajel. it is pretty light and will take away the pain. Mostly something frozen to chew on the help numb the teeth and mouth. They also make the pedielyte popcicles that are good for him and he will chew on. Anyone that would give alcohol to a baby is just wrong. No matter how well it works. He has to break his teeth through to stop the pain and it takes time to do it. Can't be rushed.

Hi! Depending on his age check with your doctor and see if Tylenol every 4 hours is ok to give. I did this with my son and it worked very well for us-our doctor was the one who suggested it. Also, try just giving him a teething ring that is not chilled-I know my son would not chew on a cold one but he chewed on them unchilled and loved it! Or if the cold is not the problem try a washcloth (wet it first:) frozen or just a cool washcloth-wring it out and give it to him. Another thing is a pacifier, although my son does not use one he will play with it and chew on it and that acts as a teething ring! Hope this helps!

Ambosol. You can also rub a small amount of wiskey on the gums, but it woudl be better to use the Oragel or Ambosol oral gel. You can pick both up at most any store which has a pharmacy inside it. I have two daughters and the oragel and ambasol work. They also come in different flavors.

Frozen waffles. Gives them something ice cold to teethe on and it's edible and he won't gag and throw up over it. Oh, plue built in droolcups, that's a plus. They work, trust me. He'll get out of those phase soon enough and then when those teeth cup in, he'll have SO much relief.

This is if you choose not to give your child LIQUOR... Sorry, but that's just... not safe in my general opinion.

Popsicles. Kids can't resist them and the temperature will help ease the pain. Also frozen foods like the others suggested are good. My daughter like when I rubbed her gums with my finger or let her chew on her tooth brush.

Have you Tried Gripe water? It is OTC and gives relief to teething related problems including gas/tummy aches etc. hope that helps.

bonjela is good in small amounts and i have for my daughter at the moment toys with there hands made out of teethers. apart from that, cold is good. put the teething toys in fridge.

The mesh bag Heather_p is talking about can be found here: http://www.munchkin.com/products/detail.html?secti... It is awesome. I have 2 for my daughter.