Orajel is my friend
Dec. 30th, 2002 03:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
twilight33Kieran's first tooth began popping through on the 23rd, and the second one started yesterday. I feel so bad for the little guy because he scowls and smacks his mouth before letting out a confused whimper when they're really bugging him, and sometimes can't nap at all before I numb his gums a bit.
I hate doing that, I'm not a huge fan of medications in general but even less of a fan of my baby being in pain when I can do something about it. My rationale is that less gunk gets absorbed in his system from the Orajel than giving him a full dose of Tylenol which takes a half hour to kick in anyway.
Even the gel isn't enough for him to sleep well at night though, so we're all pretty dead these days. If I seem even less coherent than usual, now you know why!
I hate doing that, I'm not a huge fan of medications in general but even less of a fan of my baby being in pain when I can do something about it. My rationale is that less gunk gets absorbed in his system from the Orajel than giving him a full dose of Tylenol which takes a half hour to kick in anyway.
Even the gel isn't enough for him to sleep well at night though, so we're all pretty dead these days. If I seem even less coherent than usual, now you know why!
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Date: 2002-12-30 03:39 pm (UTC)It allowed both Galen and I sleep when he was teething.
And, since I wasn't sleeping and my co-ordination was off, it allowed me to not cry when I bit deeply into my cheek once.