Teething at two?

[Mellors]

Has anyone else been through a 2+ year old teething. You would think I would know this as she is child No 2, but I honestly can't remember No 1 doing it.

I'm just wondering if it could be this - she has all the symptoms I'd recognise in a baby - hot, red cheeks, chewing, disturbed sleep (annoyingly!), foul temper, sore bum? I thought she was just being a horrid 2 year old lol.

Any advice welcome.

[dullwitch]

Usually the last set of molars come at about 2 ish. They were definitely the worst for my boys and took ages. have you checked right at the back?

[The Nappy Lady]

It's the additional molars Mellors, it can be really rotten for then - lots of saliva, nappy rash etc.

I found Anbesol Liquid best - it's Non systemic pain killer (numbs the gum) - you get a bit on your finger & rub it on the sore bit of gum - easier to work out where with molars as you should be able to feel a bump or the 4 points breaking through. If Mini Mellors is really bad you can use Anbesol alongside usual meds - would recommend an ibroprofen based med as that is an anti inflammatory as well as giving pain relief. Paracetomol alone won't touch molar pain.

Hope this helps, sorry for any typos - in middle of mad pre bath time.

[Pickle]

Yes, the dreaded "2 year old molars". It's the only time in C's life that he's been difficult to deal with at night, lasted for a while. It's just started with M in the last couple of weeks, her sleep has been pretty bad as a result. Drugs seem to help ;-)

P x

[The Nappy Lady]

Pickle Wrote:

Drugs seem

> to help ;-)

>

> P x

......Drugs for you or M Pickle (tee hee).....Molly ::o

[GinaG3]

My daughter is hitting 20 months, granted its not quite 2 but nearly there. She has been throwing ridiculous tantrums, had horrible blistering nappy rash and constant runny nose. She has been teething since she was 8 weeks old and got her first teeth a long time ago. We are nearing a full set just the back ones to go now and 2 front side ones. I just wish it would hurry up and get out the way so we can have our bouncy little girl back. its horrible to watch them go through, even more so at this age. Shouldn't be too long. Ive had a constant tantrum since 6am this morning.. not good :-(

[alieh]

Yep, we're in this too. Miserable!

[Mellors]

I can't believe I didn't recognise it as teething sooner! No 1 must have managed without it.

You are all marvellous as ever - dispatched husband to Sainsbos pharmacy last night for baby Nurofen, and finally got a decent nights sleep. Poor little love has even been pointing at her mouth and saying its "ouchy". Doh! I'm going to stick with drugs until it passes - she is like a different child today, thank Christ.