Teething!
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Topic: Teething!
Posted By: Peace
Subject: Teething!
Date Posted: 28 August 2006 at 1:51pm
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Ok.
So I wanted to wait till Olivia was at least 4 months old before starting her on solids because her dad had childhood allergies and even then my Plunket Nurse says that I should go slow because of her hear murmur! So now I need some non food ways to help with teething. She is a little young for bonjela, or so it says on the pack, and I am very reluctant to use pamol now thanks to what I will only refer to as the "pamol incident". I've been trying frozen dummies (she never sucks on them now anyways so they may as well be useful for something) arnica for inflammation and colder formulas so her mouth wont get to warm and sore. I would love to hear of anymore ideas! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 28 August 2006 at 2:23pm
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you can get homeopathic teething remedies and once my husband got some teething drops when i sent him to get somehing (i was expecting bonjela). or a frozen piece of fruit wrapped in muslin, like apple. anything they chew on is good tho . but you might not have problems, my boy just got teeth with no worries at all, one day there was gum the next a tooth. and i had no idea it was coming. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 28 August 2006 at 3:35pm
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Yeah I have the arnica for inflammation but I wont have her on anything else food wise other than formula till I'm sure her digestive system is ready for it.
I might just do another cruise down to the heath shop in town! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 28 August 2006 at 3:38pm
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you can get a powder from the chemist, its called Welda teething powder I think, something like that anyway. we used it for kobe and it was great, they also do a range of things like wind relievers etc...
what is the pamol incident? |
Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 28 August 2006 at 3:54pm
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yes i was curious about that pamol incident as well. with mikey, when he was teething he just loved to chew on his cold teething ring, i used to wrap part of it in muslin so it didn't freeze his wee fingers. ------------- |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 28 August 2006 at 4:02pm
| Taine favourite and ONLY teething ring, was my finger. he loved it. i resorted to bonjela though...gums hurt! |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 28 August 2006 at 4:55pm
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The "pamol incident" is check what strengh you are given at the pharmacy and make sure it is the right dosage, I was given adult strength! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 28 August 2006 at 6:35pm
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Oh Peace I think you are making the right call on the solid's thing. and fair enough about hte pamol that sounds awful. As far as tips on teething unfortunality I can't help cause Alan was really good with his and when he started he was older too. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 28 August 2006 at 6:36pm
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I used weleda teething powder (same as my2angels said) with my oldest boy and it seemed to work, not sure if they still make it or not? Its a powder that you mix with water to a paste. Good luck in finding something that helps, I have all this to look forward to lol! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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bad chemist!!
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 28 August 2006 at 7:01pm
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Does the Welda Powder have an age on it??
I cried my eyes out when I found it was the wrong strength, I had already given her most of the bottle (over a couple of months). I'll have to wait for the scan appointment with the cardiologist to see if there is any damage to anything, but another Doctor assured me that she was pretty healthy and I had nothing to worry about as she is in the middle of the 50% weight range. Still can't help it though! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 29 August 2006 at 12:43pm
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that's awful! did you go and tell the chemist what they'd done?? that's a pretty big lapse in concentration to do something like that. hope olivia's all fine, if the doctor says she will be then she probably will.
lol, you had me running straight to my bottle of pamol to see what strength it is. ------------- |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 29 August 2006 at 6:23pm
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It was one of those things where "If they knew it was for a child". It's half the Dr's fault for prescribing that dosage anyways, I would make a racist insult but that would only lower my intellect! My echocardigram with the Pediatrician is on the 19th of September, I got the letter today, looking forward to those results.
------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 30 August 2006 at 8:37pm
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Thanks for all of your tips, when I was at the Dr's today he said to just give her the bonjela! Hehehehe, so I will be ignoring my packet instructions for the next couple of weeks! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 30 August 2006 at 8:40pm
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I used Bonjela before four months... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 9:08am
 ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |