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My daughter is 5 months old and I think she's teething, she has started waking at around 12:00pm (she goes to bed at 7pm) screaming and I can feel a bump on her gums. She doesn't want to chew any of her teething toys though. I have been giving her tylenol but it seems like she has trouble swallowing it because it's thick. Any tips for this? Does Motrin work better than tylenol? What is the dose for Motrin for a 5 month old? The only thing that has been soothing her back to sleep is a bottle, she hasn't been eating at night for about a month and now wants to again. Is that normal teething behavior? Thanks!
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Different kids respond differently to different drugs so which will work best is really dependent on your baby. Also your Dr. would be able to tell you the dose (or you could stick with what is on the box). Motrin tends to last longer (generally 8 hours) which makes it a nice alternative for nighttime pain.
If it's too thick you could try watering it down. Measure out the appropriate dose and then add a small amount of water to loosen it up.
Yes – this is pretty normal. The bottle is also very soothing and probably helps her feel more comforted. Hopefully after the teeth erupt you can wean back off the bottle (see more on that here):
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hello Alexis this is Jesse Fanning I really need your help me and my fiance has an 8 month old boy he is going through the whole TV process so sleep for her and i is not very good right nowhe does not sleep through the night at all the occasion Lee comes in our bed as well I am told by my fiance that the teeth cutting is that in bearable so he needs to have some love I think that the teething is bad but there is something that we are doing wrong please help me I really need to quit having the fight with my fiance we need to figure out a solution can you help thank you hope to hear from you soon
I know this is a really old comment, but I just wanted to weigh in from a peds nurse and mention that Motrin should only be given if your baby is at least 6 months old and weighs over 7kg. Until then, Tylenol every 6 hours is really your only go-to med. =)
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Please no one on this site recommend Tylenol. It is VERY dangerous and has been linked to autism and other developmental disorders. Use Advil ask your doctor he/she will tell you a dosage by weight and they do have to eat on it. Tylenol is not a joke. Please research it. Do not use it after vaccines either. The makers of Tylenol have been going back and forth about what is a proper dose of the drug because so many people have died from taking it. We are the only country on the planet that uses it like we do. Please stop recommending it.
I'm not sure if I'm ready to say that Tylenol is bad for you. The link to autism isn't for children taking medication, it's for pregnant women taking a ton of it: http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/10/24/ije.dyt183.short?rss=1
Also I think there are a lot of questions about causation vs. correlation. I suspect that further analysis will show that there are underlying issues that link why those women were taking so much Tylenol and that the autism link is due to those issues vs. the treatment of them.
That being said if you choose not to take Tylenol (or any of the many medications that contain paracetamol – the potential source of controversy) while pregnant, feel free to avoid it. And as always talk to your Pediatrician if you have any concerns.
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This is also a great idea when babies are unwell. I did a proactive dose last night as my little boy is sick and it really helped. Got to work on my technique though as he woke up when I was giving it to him but as he wasn't feeling bad yet he was a lot easier to get back to sleep.
Yeah I'm a big fan of giving kids a little Tylenol if they seem unhappy and I can't figure out why. I know some people aren't big fans of medicating kids but I figure a little Tylenol here and there is probably just fine
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I'm a peds nurse, and I would often give my patients a dose of Tylenol if they were abnormally fussy… So often it would help take the edge off of whatever was bothering them and let them get some much needed rest–especially true for sick babies! Not something I'd recommend for daily or nightly use, but as Alexis said, I don't think a little Tylenol every now and then will hurt and it may certainly help!!
Tylenol really shouldn't be the "go-to" medication for things like teething pain. Relieving the sore gums (like with Orajel) will make it harder in the long run. If they aren't sore, they won't want to chew like a normal teething child, in which case it can delay the teeth poking through properly. Bottom line really is, you had a baby, you need to stick it out and soothe as best you can, even if that means staying awake again at night and having baby gnaw on your knuckle. The ONLY reason I would recommend Tylenol during teething is if they are having a reactive fever that is causing an unusual amount of discomfort.
Just one more thing… don't be giving your children medication just because they seem unhappy and you're unsure as to why they're unhappy. Making judgements based on ignorance is just absolutely terrible, in my opinion. I don't mean to be rude, but really?? Prolonged usage of medications with extreme side affects, even in little dosage, can cause the same said side affects as a one time over-dosage. In Tylenol's case, that's liver damage….think twice before putting your kids at risk.
I had a baby, so the baby should suffer through teething pain? Seems a little sadistic. Gnawing on my knuckles or toys does not always alleviate the pain, and the baby needs to sleep!
Alexis! I am in desperate need of your wisdom again…
You have helped me so much over the last several months and i'm hoping you'll have some insight on what is going on now…
Emma is now 8 1/2 months old and has been falling asleep on her own for bedtime and naps since 4 months when we started using your swing technique. At 5 months she transferred to the crib for bedtime and it was pretty painless. A few hiccups here and there but overall she has been falling asleep with no crying and staying asleep for 11 hours straight then a feed then back down for another 1-2 hours…she napped in the swing until 7 months and then we transitioned her to the crib which also went well. She does about 1-1.5 hours in the AM…PM one varies sometimes its 1-1.5 sometimes only 45 and then we end up doing a 3rd nap in the stroller/car..no problem
Well, this weekend has left me a bit shell shocked to say the least. I am writing you on only a few hours of sleep so i hope i make sense…Her top front tooth started to come through on saturday..she woke up at 330AM and WOULD NOT go back to sleep…i gave her meds..i even fed her which i havent done in forever..put her in the swing, she screamed…brought her in my bed, she wanted to play..put her back in swing, screamed..laid on the floor on a blanket..wanted to play..you get the idea..by 9AM i tried putting her in the crib figuring exhaustion would take over but no…so we ended up driving around in the car for 2 hours so she would nap. OY VEY! The rest of the weekend didnt go much better and we spent alot of time in the car for naps. In addition to the teeth she has also mastered sitting up and has a severe case of separation anxiety…i cant even go to the bathroom without her crying So now everytime i put her in the crib for naps/bedtime, she immediately sits up and screams…at bedtime sunday and last night she eventually laid down after 10-15 min of screaming but naps were a different story. The couple that i did try in the crib, she cried for 10 minutes and fell asleep but only slept for 30 min and was clearly still tired when she woke up b/c she was rubbing her eyes etc and when i put her in the car an hour later she passed out for 2 hours.
Ok so sunday night i tried giving her the motrin in her sleep and it worked and she slept til 530! it was awesome…last night, not so much…i guess i have to work on my technique but she woke up and sat up while i was giving it and cried for a few minutes but went back down but was up at 330. The only thing that calms her down is nursing i was able to get her into the swing where she slept the rest of the night until 7am..
so i guess my question is, what the heck happened? i know the pain from the tooth is probably the main cause but i feel like i did all this work getting her to be able to fall asleep on her own without crying and STTN and taking good naps and its all gone down the drain…do i just press on and keep putting her down and hopefully she'll get over this separation anxiety and just lay down and sleep? I feel like the sitting up is causing her naps to be shorter since she's only going through one sleep cycle now…i'm pretty sure the answer is this too shall pass but just curious if you have any insight. I know feeding her at night is bad but i try to just give her the minimum to calm her down…nothing else works to settle her Thanks in advance for any input!!
ps. the little icon next to my name, is a pretty good represenation of how i feel right now lol
My 6.5 month old falls asleep on her own at night between 6:30 and 7. She generally wakes once about 9:30 or 10 and needs us to go in and put her paci back in. Then, she will sleep until 6 the following morning. Lately, however, she has been awakening every 1-2 hours. Sometimes, she will take her paci and go back to sleep, sometimes she will need to be held and rocked. Any ideas on what is going on?
This is our second child, and our first was fussy with reflux/ear infections/tubes for 10 months and we got no sleep. We sleep trained him at 11 months and he has been sleeping well ever since.
This baby has been easier except he needed swaddled to sleep his whole life. He's 6 months old and a swaddle is dangerous for a baby this age because he could end up on his face without the ability to turn himself back over. So we decided to take a deep breath and give up the swaddle 2.5 weeks ago. It's been a nightmare ever since (well, no nightmares…no sleep). He has had 2 teeth come in and 3 different colds (most likely more teeth are coming in). We had all the sleep tricks down before 2.5 weeks ago. We'd put him to bed drowsy, with white noise, walk out, and help him a few times a night with a pacifier and walk out. He would be fine to go back to sleep. Now, he wakes up screaming in pain every 10 minutes. We had him checked by the pediatrician a week ago for other health issues and his ears are not infected. So, the doctor prescribed reflux medicine and it's having no noticeable effect. (He does have reflux but nothing like his older brother). We swore to never bring him in our bed, but for the past 4 nights, he has only slept when in our bed with us. We have tried everything! Adding sleep sacks to his pajamas to make sure he's warm enough, trying the car-seat because it's more upright, dosing Tylenol, Baby Vicks so he can breathe out of his nose. (Tomorrow he has his 6 month well check, so they'll check his ears again.)
My question is this: after all the hard work getting him sleep trained, we are now just back to square one with a terrible sleeper and out of desperation have brought him into our beds, so that we could get a few minutes/hours of sleep a night. Will we ever get him to sleep? Will he ever sleep on his own? How do we do it? We are desperate. Our older son is also desperate. He hears crying all night and is overtired too.
Thank you.
Hey Danielle,
I think I'm a little confused about what is going on with your baby. IS he flipping over onto his tummy while swaddled? I hear your concern – it is not safe to sleep on your tummy while swaddled. But if the swaddle is a powerful soothing tool for your baby and you don't see him flipping in it, then I'm not sure I would advocate for preemptively removing the swaddle. If he IS flipping, then of course, you have to bite the bullet. But if not, I would stick with it until you MUST remove it.
Also you say he's been super sick and has multiple teeth coming in. But then you're treating him for reflux. Do you think he HAS reflux or is this one of those, "He's just so miserable and nothing is working so maybe it's reflux?" things.
Because here's the deal – if REALLY there is a reflux problem then you need to get serious about parenting a refluxing baby (you know this as you've lived it already). As you know, getting the right dose is a huge challenge. And depending on the level of irritation in his esophagus it could take weeks for you to see a difference, and that's AFTER you get the right drug/dose right. And even then you'll need to manage with lifestyle stuff.
So if your gut says, "His tummy hurts and that's why he's so miserable." then I would advise you to do this:
I would suggest a swing over the car seat (car seats can be squishy putting extra pressure on sensitive tummies). In the swing, strapped in, he CAN'T flip over so you could safely go back to the swaddle. Swaddle, swing, white noise. That also gives you your best bet to get him quickly back to falling asleep on his own and vastly reduce the night crying so your whole family can sleep.
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My daughter's 6.5 months old and we've also been dealing with reflux since she was 1 week old and dealt with the swaddling issue. For the reflux, my daughter's on a low dose of ranitidine for her weight, but we found that using a wedge in her crib is very helpful in reducing discomfort at night as it raises her slightly. And as she has been exclusively breastfed, I eliminated all citrus foods and fruit juices from my diet and it made a drastic difference (orange juice was the biggest culprit for me).
As for the swaddling issue, we started weaning her from it by not swaddling her so securely. We would swaddle her starting below her shoulders (as opposed to from the neck down) so that she could free her arms if she needed/wanted to. That way she still felt snug around the body. She did indeed start pulling her arms out, which was when we started swaddling just her body, leaving her arms out, but still maintaining that snug feeling around the body. As she started moving around more at night, her swaddle would become almost all undone, which was when we eliminated the swaddling altogether without an issue.
Hope this helps!
My lo is 5 months old, she's bottle fed an slept through from 7 1/2 weeks, around 14 weeks she began to wake up in the night, she was hungry. She was always a good eater but began leaving bottles in the day but gulping them during the night, I researched this an came up with teething?? She still hasn't cut a tooth an is nearly 20weeks however she has got more symptoms lots of saliva hand constantly in her mouth, rosy cheeks, nappy rash an runny stools three times a day!!
At first I was feeding her once in the night age would eat an go straight back off, it would be at all different times she would wake anything from 11pm until 5am! Now sges going to bed at 730pm waking at 11pm 2am an 5am! It's now 6am she woke up at 5am after having a bottle at 2am 7oz! So she isn't hungry I have given her calpol an then water an put hey back in her cot! Sge gets herself off to sleep during the day no problem but just during the night she cries an cries! I'm exhausted please help!
Hi Sarah, this is exactly the same as my 17 week old and we have narrowed it down to teething or his silent reflux! would love to hear what happened with your lo in the end xx
LO been great slepping 8-9pm – 6 am with dreamfeed 11pm. Wonderful my life was perfect. Its all gone pear shaped the last 2 weeks and Im not sure the reason why.
He is teething but not as badly as some Ive seen. He is 4 months today. Im not sure if the problem is actually that the pacifier is falling out. Im treating the teething with Tylenol, gum gel for bed time. The thing is im not sure its the teething that is waking him. Once I get up and put the paci back in he is straight back to sleep, no fuss. Or maybe its the teeth thats waking him but that he cant put himself back without the paci? Or I thought it may be a sleep regression. Or combination.
I have been putting him down awake (until the recent relapse where at times I have had to rock/pat him to sleep). Any thoughts to help? Should I ditch the paci already? I was keeping it until transition to crib.
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Hi, Alexis!
We have a very active 7 month old boy; he is all boy alllll day long. We did some sleep training, including a painful 2 days of CIO and now he falls asleep on his own at night and I still give him a bottle a naptime; but naps went from 30 minutes to 1.5-2 hours! WOO HOO! LIFE WAS GOOD….until this second round of teeth. During his bottom fronts he started to wake around 1 am again. Normally, I could shush and pat his tush and he would sleep until his 5am feeding (7pm-5am was his regular sleep schedule). But now he is cutting FOUR teeth up top: Top fronts and eye teeth (I can see those, they are almost through). The past three nights have been awful. He woke pretty much every three hours. When he woke at 10:45pm, I let him cry for 12 minutes and he was not calming down so I picked him up and rocked him for about 3 minutes and he passed out. Then he woke again at 1:30ish and screamed and screamed…we finally fed him. then he woke at around 5:30, which is normal for him. Normally he doesnt fall asleep after the 5am bottle; but will talk himself to sleep in the crib and wake around 7. Last night he screamed in the crib. I gave him more Tylenol cuddled him and he finally slept. All that to say/ask this: We worked SO hard to sleep train him. so hard! and now I feel like it will have to be done all over again. My ped said to let him CIO when he wakes; but this kid will cry forever… and that's a fact. PLUS, my husband and I are currently in a 1 BR apartment (Moving to a house in June!!!) and he wakes up at 5 to go to work so we really cannot spend half the night letting E CIO. Please advise. thank you!!!
I absolutely love your blog (and your name) and want to thank you for your Yoda-like wisdom. My baby is almost 14 weeks old and I couldn't be more confused: hoping you could help with all the downtime you have (you're probably getting another degree right now)…
Here's the deal: I have an oversupply issue and it took quite a long time to figure that out (it's my first baby, I didn't know it wasn't normal to pump 5 oz in 5 mins). We finally got that under control by around week 7, and he was sleeping pretty well (at least 5-6 hours straight). Then he got this shots and it seemed to have gone downhill from there. I've been on elimination diets and I can't really pinpoint any particular food that's creating issues (I thought it was dairy, then gave up and ate a giant burrito full of cheese and he slept the longest stretch that night to date). Now, I'm starting to think it's teething because his nighttime (and sometimes daytime) sleep is so erratic. He's usually a joy to be around during the day, but nights are seriously wearing on me. I should mention that he's had some mucous-y poops lately, but maybe that's because he's drooling like my dog before supper.
So here's my question: if I give him Tylenol before bed and he sleeps well, can I assume that it's not a food issue but possibly a teething thing? Or is my logic ridiculous because of my now zombie-mush brain?
These words don't do it justice, but THANK YOU for your guidance.
Hey Alexis,
I read your site religiously and I'm so happy for all your guidance. I think I have an early teether on my hands (perhaps some genetic component as his grandpa was born with teeth, which is scary), which is leaving me with some questions on how to progress. He's three months and 2 weeks. Ever since he hit the three month mark I, being a good and obedient disciple of yours, began heeding your advice to get him to start falling asleep on his own. He would occasionally do this at 2 months, so I thought NO PROB!
WRONG. The minute he turned 3 months old he has been a crankmonster. It's nearly impossible to get him to fall asleep without a boob in his mouth or rocking him to sleep. I've, of course, kept white noise, swaddle, dark room and have been using varsity swing techniques. 90% of the time it's not working. Meanwhile, I'm noticing him chomping on his paci and calming when I rub his gums. He does seem to respond to tylenol when we're desperate and once he is asleep, he tends to sleep pretty well. But I'm really worried that he's never, despite our efforts, falling asleep on his own and I believe you when you say we'll never fall asleep without this skill.
I've also read up on your sleep regressions post and I'm certain we may have had one of those in the mix as well, but since he's currently sleeping in longer chunks, I think we're over the worst of that. My main concern is putting him down awake.
My question for you and for the other parents is whether I should temporarily forego trying to put him down awake, or whether this will lead to major trouble down the road. Does anyone have any tips?
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Hey maret, have things improved since you posted?
So my 11 month old is a terrible teether. I give him ibuprofen right before bed. I would do a booster dose but he's waking up right before its time for more meds. Then I spend 30 min rocking his butt back to sleep!! Any advice there
I stumbled upon your website and I think it's great! My almost 7 month old son had always been a great sleeper, very self soothing. The past couple weeks, he has been waking up screaming and crying and will not go back to sleep. He is inconsolable. He will fall asleep in our arms and once we put him back in his crib, he wakes up screaming and crying again. Or he will wake up in the middle of the night and be wide awake, he will be up for hours and just want to play. My husband and I have gotten no sleep for the past two weeks. The past two nights, we have given him tylenol before bed (around 9) and he has slept until 2 or 3 (I feed him) and he goes back to sleep around 6 in the morning.
He is also sleeping all throughout the day. He falls asleep in the bouncer, in his swing, everywhere! It's really unlike him.
I'm convinced he is teething but we aren't seeing any teeth! Is this consistent behavior with teething? What would you recommend to help him sleep through the night? The tylenol did seem to work.
My son is going to be eight months old in two weeks. This is my first child and I have been rocking him to sleep every night. This was never a problem, and hes a great sleeper he has been sleeping through the night since around four months. Recently he has been really fussy, he has 4 teeth, two bottom front, and both upper canines. His front teeth are coming in so I`m sure this is causing him to be irritable. I`m concerned that rocking him to sleep is going to cause me alot of grief in the future by him not being able to fall asleep on his own. I tried letting him cry it out but it seriously breaks my heart and also he will continue to cry until he is hysterical. I dont know what to do.
I did the same thing with my son as far as rocking to sleep, and I wonder if that's why I'm dealing with it after bedtime now. I'm debating calling our pediatrician to see if there's anything that can be done (do they have anything stronger that Motrin that's a safe alternative? Is there a topical ointment like hurricane gel that might work?), so if you find a solution to the waking up wanting Mommy, please share.
I'm beginning to wonder if teething causes separation anxiety, and if there's a way to combat it effectively and safely. I'll keep you posted so I can hopefully save YOU some sleepless nights!! Good luck and hang in there!
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Alexis – I used all your advice when my daughter was an infant and she learned to sleep beautifully, 11 to 12 hours a night. She goes to sleep great – fully awake, reaching for her crib and singing herself to sleep.
Until recently. She's now 20-months-old and she still goes down to sleep very well at 7:30 p.m. but she wakes up randomly yelling for Momma or Dada every few hours. Not at the same time every night, but pretty much anywhere from 2 – 4 times a night. When my husband or I go into her room, we basically tell her that it's nighttime and to go back to sleep and she lays down without a peep and goes back to sleep. What the heck is going on???
This started about three weeks ago and has happened every single night since. The only thing I can think of is teething. From everything I've read, the teething pain is really only supposed to be bad for maybe a few days, not three weeks. Does that sound right? I've tried giving her motrin before she goes to bed and she still wakes up. Normally when she has teething pain, the motrin does the trick.
She doesn't really seem scared but could it be nightmares or night terrors? Nothing has changed in her schedule, routine, or environment. I will also add that she takes a nap in the afternoon for about 1.5 – 2 hours and doesn't wake up during that time. I don't know how to make the waking up stop! Do I have to do CIO AGAIN at 20 months?? Please help!
Hi, my 8 month old girlie is teething. Her first tooth wasn't so bad, but this one seems to be annoying her a little more. I give her Motrin at night, all good there, and then a shorter lasting pain reliever during the day. SHE WILL NOT NAP. I put her down for naps the same way I do for nights; awake. She's just…not doing it.
MY QUESTION: Should I get to sleep by any means necessary during teething or hold firm with my training?
Poor bug. By 5pm she looks like a dead tired fry cook at a 24 hour diner. Not good. She also, triumphantly, vomited for the first time today, from the crying in her crib. I feel…like a monster.
Hi Alexis
I have been frequenting your site for several months now – ever since the 4 month regression (WOW that was miserable). My daughter is now 11 months (will be one on April 23rd). I came back to your site today because we have been up in the night again and nothing but nursing seems to get her back to sleep. We THINK teething, but it has been going on for at least 2 weeks, maybe 3, and it seems like a long time to deal with teething with no results. I hope you can help me decipher my little munchkin as I'm feeling stumped. And frustrated.
Basically, she has been sttn consistently since about 7 months when we moved her to her own room. Prior to that she had stints of sttn here and there ever since 3 months. Since 7 months there have been a few rough patches (teething, sickness etc) and during those times I have occasionally nursed her at night, put her down awake, and she will go back to sleep. This never lasts more than a few days and then she goes back to sttn. Also, in the past when she's been healthy but woken (maybe from a nightmare?) I've been able to go in, just sooth for a few minutes and she's back to sleep. Or she'll put herself back to sleep without any help at all.
Anyway, for the past few weeks, she is still sttn probably 50% of the time, but the other nights, she wakes up around 1ish. Sometimes she is totally inconsolable except by the breast, and even cries after the first side until I give her the second (but she never really acts like she wants to nurse. I don't think she's hungry). Other times she will calm in our arms, we'll rock her a bit, put her back to bed, she'll be quiet for 10-20 minutes, and then start crying again and then I resort to nursing her because by the end of it we've all been up for an hour. We give her motrin before bed if she's seemed fussy during the day and will give her another dose when she wakes in the night if it's been long enough. Does this sound like teething?
Also, just for context, some nights she is only getting 9-10 hrs of sleep, but is taking excessively long naps to make up for it (totalling 3-4 hours of naps when she used to have 2-2.75).
Sorry this is so long and I appreciate any thoughts you might have.
Thank you!
I've posted in various forums about my daughter's sleep issues but no one so far has been able to help. For the last few months she has been crying in her sleep often as every hour. I part her and sometimes she'll stop crying, sometimes she gets louder. She seems in pain. Before age had a child and ear infection but that's all clear. We don't co sleep but she is in our room. Even when we tried to co sleep for a few hours she cries with eyes closed. The doctor said her teeth look like they are coming soon but this has been going on for months. We are doing hylands teething tablets, natural orajel, teethers in the day, and Tylenol. Dr said do Motrin but even with that, no luck.. Still crying excessively in her sleep. It's not gas or reflux because she takes zantac and eats a hypoallergenic formula and basic solids. I still think it's teething but Motrin should've helped, right?? Not sure if it's nightmares because she's not screaming. This happens all night. She used to sleep decently well. She wakes up fully to eat once. Help please.
I have a first time mom silly question. You mention teething causes issues with sleep. I am confused on how to tell when a child is starting/ending teething. Our daughter is 6 months old and this week we saw the white of her first tooth emerging but it's not fully out. At what point is the teething considered 'done'? And if she keeps getting new teeth over the next few months is there ever going to be a point when she's NOT teething?
The reason I ask is because we'd like to try sleep training but were hoping to wait until the teething was over. Any input is appreciated!
Hi, Alexis. I read in here about separation anxiety coupled with teething issues. I have a 13 month old boy who was born 3 months premature (just in case this has any bearing on things, so his adjusted age would be 10-11 months of age). He is teething something awful right now (tons of drooling, biting and diaper rash), and despite Motrin at bed time, he wakes up between 11:30 and 1:30 screaming bloody murder. The minute I lay down on the couch with him, he goes RIGHT back to sleep and stays asleep the rest of the night.
I've tried refusing to take him out of his crib after a week of these sleepless nights that have resulted in me getting NO sleep because he tosses, turns, hits and kicks all night, and me being so far beyond exhausted that I can't think straight, but that resulted in him throwing tantrums in his room until I couldn't stand listening to it anymore (25 minutes) and I came out on the couch with him again.
I, too, have to deal with not being "allowed" to leave his sight for any reason without enduring heart-wrenching crying and hysterics.
Is the separation anxiety a side effect of the teething (I know all kids go thru it but am curious if there's any correlation), and how do I get him to sleep thru the night again? Is a week of sleepless nights common in teething babies, or should I be calling the pediatrician to discuss possible underlying issues due possibly to his prematurity? Any help whatsoever would be greatly appreciated. I'm completely on my own dealing with this and have no back up to take over and give me a break. I know there's no magic pill or wand, but there has to be SOME answer and solution!
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Hi my second just broke his first tooth today he's 4 months old he won't lay and breastFeed I put baby orajel natural on his gums he calmed down for a bit but I heard it hurts thier teeth laying down their backs so would letting him sleep in a carseat propped up be better? I just found your blog it seems pretty helpful for the other lady's so I figure I would ask thanks
MDid you ever get the answer to this as my little one is doing the same?
Hello, I stared the CIO method with my 8 month old on Thursday and up until Wednesday night things have been going good.. Naps were better, sleep at night was better.. But on Wednesday night he didn't sleep well at all.. We checked him but didn't pick him up unless to feed him.. It seems really bizarre because the previous nights he slept really good, but wed night he would sleep then he kept waking like every 30 min or 10 mins or 20 mins.. It was random.
Could this be extinction burst? Or a sleep regression?
Please help!
Thank you
I have a 5 mo. old baby boy going trough his fair share of teething issues as we speak. I've found some useful information in this forum and it has helped our situation tremendously. We have chosen not to vaccinate but I have no problem with a little tylenol here and there. Our pediatrician is very open too our choices and still ok'd the use of pain killers in moderation. I would like to say one thing, every doctor is going to have an opinion, and I'm sure in their personal experience they have no reason to disapprove the use of such pharmaceuticals. Please don't make a decision based on the writings and opinions of someone on this forum. Follow a professional's advice. PS anyone notice the correlation in the negative posts and grammatical errors?
Side note: I wouldn't advise taking the advice of someone who cannot even spell correctly.
I'm really interested in teething. My first "teethed" for a long time Althoigh looking back I'm not so sure. I'm genuinely curious about a few things given a bit of reading/digging and wondered what you thought-
– lots of specialists are now saying teething is a bit of a myth. It used to even be the number 1 cause of infant death (they were wrong obviously!) but it's something that permeates society with no evidence of actual pain
– if there's any pain involved (there's none when adult teeth come in, wisdoms are a different process) it's oat likely to be 1-3 days as the gums rearranges itself around the tooth (they don't "cut" even if there's blood there that's not the physical process)
– there are a million reasons babies are waking (you know them all!) and teeth are the classic go-to
– (this one really got me thinking) maternity nurses report that babies who have been on pretty "correct" schedules or whatever you call them and have self settling abilities and no sleep crux's from birth rarely "teethe" and if they do it is a night or two tops
– studies have been done showing no correlation to teething symptoms and rupture of teeth
I'm just reporting what I read by the way!!! I have no idea myself but I do wonder about it all and have spoken to a few people about it including my dentist and pediatrician who both said "yep, it's a myth" argh. What to do.
The studies and blogs about it are all online
Hi Alexis,
Fantastic site! Based on your experiences, would you say a temporary night feeding (bottle) due to severe teething is likely to bring back a night feeding habit? Our 7.5month old daughter has been sleeping through the night for sometime and dropped the "dreamfeed" some time ago. However, she hasn't been eating/drinking much during the day due to discomforts that teething brings so we've been giving her a bottle at 11pm when she wakes up. My concern is that it is also the same time her past dream feeds used to be. And it also coincides with about the time her tylenol wears off. We give her a dose at 7pm.
I'm not a huge fan of medicating unnecessarily but think pain management and comfort is important in the health of your child and the mother! And my response to the post citing that teething is a myth…well, that is about the most ridiculous thing I've heard. When an infant has swollen, blistery, achy gums and is doing best to smash toys repeatedly against his/her mouth until relief is brought on by numbing the pain with frozen washcloth, teething toys, and pain medication…what part of this is a "myth?"
hi alexis,
omg i am living a nightmare!! my cute little baby is a demon!! I'm not sure why i deserve this baby after having a colic first, but i mustve really done something kharmically terrible!!! i have a stubborn grumpy 8 month old with what doctors call "tough temperament" on top of colic, reflux and teething… needless to say i am exhausted! i have no help with her from family, or even my husband, so add in some separation anxiety and she's completely unsocialized. i can't even bring her to the gym for an hour class because the sitters come get me after the 15minute crying limit!! CIO is not working with this one, she is relentless and a vomit queen- it worked like a heaven-sent charm for my son. last night she screamed from 11-120am… i had to change her pajamas & bedding twice. I've been working on removing her sleep crutch of the boob, and she's done relatively well, it just sends her from sleepy to pissed off when i don't give in- her scream is ear drum shattering. i am down to only offering the boob once at night between the hours of 12-2 since she goes down around 7-8, the other times she wakes, i either let her cry herself to sleep or i go in and hold her, she gets angry and i put her back to bed. I've been giving her tylenol and/or motrin for so long now and it is not helping.. she has two teeth and 4 more about to break through. I brought her to the doctor last week because she was waking 10+ times a night and she is so difficult to make happy during the day, i figured i should have them check her ears etc. they basically said "I'm sorry, and you need a break". all day its a challenge to make her happy. i have to stand on my head and breast feed while juggling and playing the drums and bouncing and playing patty cake.. this has been going on since 5 months… what gives?!?!? I'm ready to run away!! help!


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I'll begin with an understatement: it's helpful to glance at the position requirements. These are the positions drafted some standard, common leagues. In fact, these are the exact positions drafted in a recent expert mock I participated in:
Hitters: C, C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, MI, CI, OF, OF, OF, OF, OF, UTIL
Pitchers: SP, SP, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, Bench x5.
A 12-team draft with the above positional requirements brings up some interesting big-picture fantasy baseball draft strategy and I think it would make us better fantasy baseball players by taking a quick look at it.
In this draft you are looking at 14 position players drafted, including 2 catchers (gasp!), and you would imagine a bench spot or two would go toward hitters. This is versus just 7 pitchers, plus the remaining bench slots. So how does this mock fantasy baseball lineup overlay to the actual player penetration (Editor's Note: No jokes!) among actual major league clubs? Break out your slide rule, because we're going to do some math.
Last year the 30 major league teams carried 380 hitters on their rosters. Our mock draft has 12 teams each drafting 16 hitters (14 positions, plus est. 2 bench).
(12×16)/380= 50.5%
So our draft will penetrate (Editor's Note: Again, no jokes.) just about half of the hitters in the league. This doesn't factor in positional scarcity. Take catcher, for example, where our mock draft will see 24 catchers fly off the board, which is 80% of major league starters. Yikes.
Last year major league teams carried 370 pitchers on their rosters. Our mock draft has 12 teams each drafting 10 pitchers (7 positions, plus est. 3 bench).
(12×10)/370= 32.4%
So we're only penetrating (Editor's Note: Still no jokes.) 32.4% of the major league pitching pool.
Interestingly, the pitching positions are designated starter and reliever. The two RP slots represent 80% of the league's closers, meaning that drafting big-save closers will be imperative, while several #3 starters will actually go undrafted.
What's the takeaway? Let's break it down point by point:
- Do a little math on the back of a napkin that takes into account your specific league settings and how deeply your league penetrates (Can't take it any more…THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!! Editors Note: And there it is.) the actual major league player pool. This is significant and has repercussions in terms of how you approach the draft.
- For this particular league, you need to draft a catcher a round or two before you'd typical take him. The 23rd or 24th catcher taken in this mock draft will be an absolute scrub with minimal at bats, but you should be able to scrounge up an outfielder with superior production later in the draft.
- Likewise, you'll want to draft your closers a couple rounds early, and fit the "don't pay for saves" mentality that has been beaten into fantasy baseball players. In this particular draft, the limits imposed by the two RP slots means you won't be able to draft 3 closers late and spread their saves across three slots. Get two high-saves guys that are reliable (as reliable as a closer can be!) and from wining teams.
- Wait, wait, wait on pitching. There will be valuable starters available late and you'll want to use the first several rounds of this draft to fill those hitting slots.
These are suggestions based upon this particular league, so you'll want to do this simple research for each roster you draft.
Count the number of roster slots, do some quick math, and determine some objective numbers for positional scarcity. Then adjust your draft strategy slightly to address that reality.
Even though this may seem elementary, you'll be surprised at how many fantasy baseball owners don't know their league's roster settings, nor will they adjust to them in the draft. If you do, you'll have an edge.


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Pamplemousses Gardens is one of the most visited attractions in Mauritius. It's home to dozens of varieties of palm trees, as well as medicinal plants, fish ponds, and an amazing collection of Queen Victoria water lilies.
Cap Malheureux (or Cape Misfortune) thus named for the number of ships wrecked on the rocks here. The villages landmark is the much-photographed church, the red-roofed Notre Dame Auxiliatrice.
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There's more to Mauritius than beaches, as you'll find out on this leisurely tour of this Indian Ocean island
Experience the cultural, historical and contrasting natural highlights of Mauritius while staying in three stylish, all-inclusive resorts beside some of the island's most beautiful beaches.
Please note: there will be soft refurbishment and redecoration works taking place in the main bar area at the Tamassa Hotel, Bel Ombre until the end of October. During this period the bar will be fully operational as the main bar is quite big and has several entrances and the works is being done section by section.
- VIP door-to-door travel service
- Travel insurance and additional cancellation cover
- Return scheduled flights and transfers
- All breakfasts, lunches and dinners
- Free bar, open for a minimum of 12 hours serving local alchoholic and non alcoholic drinks
- Excursions as described
- Saga tour manager
- Porterage at all hotels
Day 1 UK to Mauritius
After taking Saga's included UK VIP door-to-door travel service to Gatwick for your overnight flight to Mauritius.
Day 2 Bel Ombre
On arrival, you'll be met and taken to the Tamassa Hotel (4Q) where you stay on an all-inclusive basis for five nights.
The free Saga bar serves local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks from 10am to midnight.
Day 3 Grand Gaube
Today you travel to the north-east of Mauritius. You have a full day to enjoy the countryside and sights of the interior.
You'll stop at at Grand Bassin, a lake considered sacred by Hindus, the rainforests of Plaine Champagne, the Black Gorges National Park and a rum distillery.
Day 4 Mahebourg
Enjoy a scenic drive past rustic villages and sugar cane fields to the fishing village of Mahebourg.
See the Naval Museum, housed in a beautiful 18th-century Creole mansion, and visit a family-run cassava biscuit producer for a fascinating insight into this still-thriving industry which started in 1870. Tea and biscuits included.
You return to your hotel for an afternoon at leisure.
Day 5 The tea route
You'll get a real taste for Mauritius this morning with an included half-day tour into the countryside where you'll see the impressive Domaine des Aubineaux – one of the few remaining colonial houses in the area.
You'll also visit both a tea plantation and rum distillery.
Day 6 At leisure
Make the most of the facilities at your hotel today with a full day at leisure.
Optional excursions
Perhaps join an optional excursion to see some of the island's spectacular wildlife. Choose to go dolphin watching, visit Casela Bird Park or walk with lions in Casela Nature Park.
Day 7 Souillac-Grand Gaube
The colonial history of Mauritius comes alive today. You visit the historic village of Souillac, once an important port of call for French ships en route to India. Next you visit a garden developed by the Irish botanist Charles Telfair.
Travel north and arrive at the Lux* Grand Gaube (5Q) in the late afternoon.
Day 8 At leisure
Enjoy a day relaxing at your hotel.
Optional excursions
Perhaps join an optional full-day Catamaran cruise along the north shores of the island, or take an underwater safari by submarine to see some of the fascinating marine life that inhabits the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.
Day 9 Pamplemousses Botanical Gardens
Today is bound to be a highlight of your tour as you'll see some of the world's most amazing plants including giant water lilies and a huge baobab tree on your included half-day visit to the botanical gardens.
Afterwards, head to the Sugar Adventure Museum and learn all about the island's history in the sugar trade before heading back to your hotel for a relaxing afternoon.
Day 10 Cap Malheureux
The northern tip of Mauritius, Cap Malheureux, has a name which translates as 'cape of misfortune' due to the large number of ships that have been wrecked here.
It is also the place where French colonists were finally defeated by their British counterparts in 1810.
You'll visit this historic and beautiful part of the island this morning before heading to the Historic Marine Model Ship Factory where you can watch local craftsmen at work.
Day 11 Day at leisure
Spend the day making the most of the facilities at the hotel.
Optional excursions
Head out on an optional half-day tour of the capital, Port Louis.
Day 12 Grand Gaube to Belle Mare
Travel to the east coast for your third and final base stopping en route in Moka on the island's central plateau for a typical Mauritian lunch at a private house.
You arrive at the Lux* Belle Mare (5Q) in the afternoon where you stay on an all-inclusive basis for the final four nights of your tour.
The free Saga bar, open from 10:30am to 1:30am, serves local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Day 13 Day at leisure
The Lux* Belle Mare overlooks the biggest lagoon on Mauritius.
Today you can relax on its sandy shores or make the most of the facilities with a day at leisure.
Day 14 La Vallee de Ferney Nature Reserve
Join an included walk through the protected forest of La Vallee de Fernee Nature Reserve.
Your guide will lead you along a three-kilometre trail which should take about one-and-a-half hours and takes in spectacular views of the mountains and coast.
Day 15 Day at leisure
You can choose to relax at your hotel, or perhaps explore the local area independently today.
Day 16 - 17 Mauritius to UK
Check out of your hotel and travel to the airport for your overnight flight home. Arrive in the UK for your included UK VIP door-to-door travel service home.
Lux* Belle Mare
Post holiday extension, all-inclusive
Spend a further week at the Lux* Belle Mare (5Q) to relax on this idyllic Indian Ocean island. Excursions not included.


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How to Do a Repair Install to Fix Windows 7
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|19 May 2012
Hello Kevin,
Both should have a factory recovery/restore partition that you could use to reinstall Windows with back to factory conditions. If that was what you were wanting to do, then post back with brand and model numbers they are, and I'll see if I can find a link from the manufacturer on how to do the factory recovery on them.
It's possible that you could use those installation discs, but the installed OS would have to be the exact same. For example, you would need to install SP1 on your laptop first since the installation disc is for SP1. The installation disc would also have to be for 32-bit Windows 7 Ultimate. The only problem is that you may need to download and install some or all of your drivers unlike with a factory recovery above where they are included in the installation. I'd recommend to download the driver installation files from the laptop's manufacturer's website before doing attempting the installation in case you say need to install the network driver before having an internet connection afterwards.
Hope this helps,
|My System Specs
|19 May 2012
Hi Shawn,
Thanks for the quick reply.
It's the Repair install I am interested in (not the factory restore, or backup restore).
I knew about the Windows 7 edition type and architecture having to match the installed version. It was just the Service pack I was unsure about, and now you have answered that. Thanks.
Is there an equivalent Vista forum covering Repair Installs ? I am guessing the Same service pack would also be required for Vista?
A bit of a pain having to install a service pack on a flakey installation before you can do a Repair install on it :-(
|My System Specs
|19 May 2012
You're welcome.
You could download a ISO without SP1 included to use instead to not have to install SP1.
Download Windows 7 ISO (Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links) « My Digital LifeYes, here's the link from our sister site Vista Forums.
Repair Install For Vista - Vista Forums
|My System Specs
|19 May 2012
Hi Shawn,
THanks for the link to the Vista thread. Unfortunately its a seperate forum requiring a new registration. The validation link hasn't come through for some reason and I am just going out for the evening. So hopefully you don't mind if I post the question here:
In the notes you say " The Vista installation DVD that you use to do the repair (upgrade) install must be the same or newer version of Vista with the Windows Updates and SP level than what you currently have installed. If the DVD is a older version, then you cannot do a repair (upgrade) install with it."
This implies that I could Repair install an SP0 Vista installation using my SP2 Vista DVD right? If this is correct then why is the same SP version required with Windows 7 ?
|My System Specs
|19 May 2012
It's a bit different with Vista, but be sure to follow the notes under that for SP1 or SP2.
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|20 May 2012
i wish to repair install my Windows 7-64bit. my laptop did not come with any CDs.
i'm very confused on the difference between step 4 and 5. please help. :]
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|20 May 2012
Hello Anon, and welcome to Seven Forums.
If you have SP1 installed, then you would want to use step 4 and it's note with a Digital River ISO.
Hope this helps,
|My System Specs
|20 May 2012
thanks and i'm confused. do i need two usbs? there seems to be two different steps in that one step.
do i do Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life and USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create ? they are two different things.
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|20 May 2012
Sorry for the confusion. You would download the ISO for the same edition of Windows 7 you have installed at the first link, then use the 2nd link to create either a bootable DVD or USB flash drive with the ISO file to use to install with.
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|20 May 2012
so do i use the first or second iso? do i put both isos on one usb?
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