Teething - what to use for ongoing pain relief???

**MissMetal** · 25-11-2009 16:17

DS still doesnt have 1 darn tooth, but is teething incredibly bad over the past 2 weeks... to the point where he is screaming on & off every half hour throughout the entire night

( sooooo much worse than a newborn i kid you not)
he has been taking baby neurofen every day for the past week, as he also had a really bad virus, plus an ear infection that he is also on antibiotics for

soooooooo to get to the point, how long is too long to be using neurofen, panadol etc etc
I spoke to 3 different chemists today & they all said dont use longer than a week straight...
what do you all use for long term really bad teething??? (i asked all of them about the hylands teething tablets but none of them stock them)
he is in sooooooooo much pain, screaming 24/7 & because its been a week on the neurofen now I dont know what to do, as i dont wanna pump too many drugs into him

**elleandsam** · 25-11-2009 16:24

Have you tried any of the Bauer's products? We use them for teething and I think they also stock a general pain relief mix as well. They're all natural and very good. We also give DD cold teething rings and she also enjoys chewing on a damp face washer, for some odd reason.

**em1984** · 25-11-2009 16:31

yep agree with elleandmum, brauers and cold face washer! also you can get those little food mesh bag things from like kmart and big w, put some ice blocks in them for him to suck and chew on. It may not be teeth though, sounds like the poor little bugger has a lot going on so it may just be the other stuff, ear infections are the pits!

**MissMetal** · 25-11-2009 16:33

yeah i saw that range but all the chemists said they do jack sh!t?? neurofen isnt even strong enough for him

he is a strange lil fella, he doesnt like putting things in his mouth & chewing

**MissMetal** · 25-11-2009 16:36

i have one of those little mesh things aswell, but nope... regardless of what i put in there he wont have a bar of it

cant even get him to eat let alone that

**elleandsam** · 25-11-2009 16:37

Originally Posted by MissMetal

yeah i saw that range but all the chemists said they do jack sh!t?? neurofen isnt even strong enough for him

he is a strange lil fella, he doesnt like putting things in his mouth & chewing

Of course a chemist would say that, it's not a medicine, it's an all natural product

We use them here all the time and think that they are great.

**TripleTime** · 25-11-2009 16:42

There is two different strengths of neurophen, pink is stronger than the white. I use the pink (infant drops), as well as panadole. Go for a week, 2-3 days off, than back if they need it.
Teething tablets & Bauer's products dont do anything for us.

**MissMetal** · 25-11-2009 17:14

Originally Posted by TripleTime

There is two different strengths of neurophen, pink is stronger than the white. I use the pink (infant drops), as well as panadole. Go for a week, 2-3 days off, than back if they need it.
Teething tablets & Bauer's products dont do anything for us.

yep, H has been having the pink infant drops too.
the chemist told me this was stronger than the other one

**TripleTime** · 25-11-2009 17:19

Originally Posted by MissMetal

yep, H has been having the pink infant drops too.
the chemist told me this was stronger than the other one

Smart chemist

I pointed it out to one that they are different & they looked at me as if i had 2 heads.

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If you havent already maybe try H on panadole as well.

**Lilahh** · 25-11-2009 18:00

Hylands teething tablets are the BEST. They are homeopathic, natural and have a 100% money back guarantee. Give them to bub right before bedtime and you'll get a few hours solid sleep before you hear from bub again.