First of all while they may have been somewhat correct that the first one is the worst.. I don't think that has anything to do with a pain level.. or in Super Mom's words "discomfort"...... Hmph.... discomfort?!?!... that's a word I use to describe a bruise a few days after the injury, or pulling a band-aid off of your arm hair.. I'm a nurse.. I recall having said numerous time... "Can you rate your pain on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the worse pain you have ever felt in your life and 1 being almost no pain at all"...you learn to tell the difference between someone who's in pain or just uncomfortable... and let me tell ya.. we were way more then uncomfortable.
Secondly she was not just "fussy".... fussy is a word I use when we have been out past naptime, this is more like, O my gosh, Imgonnaripmyhairout if this child doesn't stop screaming. It was no more then 30 minutes after I put her to sleep, that she was screaming... the only other time I have heard that I'mgonnadie scream was when the doctors were checking her ears and they were infected.
Thirdly, Now having went through
I was texting with AP from ILYMTC, as we were both
Reminds me of a scene from Eat, Pray, Love.. where the medicine man is "healing" a toddler, the main character (Julia Roberts) asks the woman she is with "what is wrong with that boy", the woman replies that he is possessed by demons, Roberts says "Really?!?!.. Looks like teething", to which the woman replies "same thing!"
Well we made it through, or should I say the teeth made it through.. and then the storm seemed to calm down, and my happy, almost always smiling girl is back to normal. Of course I learned a few things... the first one is that of all of the teething rings, raz paci's, frozen chewy keys... the best thing we have found .. are you ready for this.. a washcloth dipped in apple juice and then frozen... was what helped me keep my sanity. Also humphrey's #3 teething tabs really did calm her down, well it took the screaming fits from Imgonnadie, down to Ihatemylife... O and it helped with E's screaming fits too!!!!!!!!!!!
As much as I said I would never do it.. I broke open that bottle of Jack
The most important thing I learned is don't flip out on your husband when your exhausted from being up all night, and he is in bed sleeping... remember sarah: he just had surgery a week ago, and is on pain killers, and even if he does go in there she is just going to to cry louder until you go in. When "super mom" starts rambling on about little miss goodie two shoes, and how she has slept through the night since she was a week old, and never even shed a tear while teething, and can sit, stand, and walk before 9 months.... Just wait and talk to her after baby number two comes along....then you can remind her how the first tooth is the worst.. but after that they are all just a Breeze!
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I can completely relate to every single word you wrote. I have quite a few "super mom" friends or shall I call them acquaintances. It is dreadful to bring up anything about your kid to them. I swear they are all the same.
Feel your pain. Teething just plain sucks. There's no way around it. I wish I could say X,Y, or Z worked but nothing did until the stinkin' tooth came through.
Hang in there:)
I'm definitely NOT supermom but my daughter just cut her first two bottom teeth and I didn't even know she was teething, I just happened to notice a tooth yesterday. So I think that mantra that every kid is different really is true. They aren't all the way in yet but they've broken through the gum and I would guess that's going to be the most painful...hopefully I'm not wrong.
Haha! I am surrounded by those types of moms! I think I wear the same sign on my forehead. :) Glad to know I'm not the only one who didn't have a magical child.
Haha loved the last paragraph! :) Hoping the worst is over for you guys. I'm officially afraid of teething now though! :/
you do what works, that's the motto in this house!
I am dreading the teething days and know they will be here soon.. I'm from ky and rubbing bourbon on kids gums is an old fashioned remedy people swear by!
I am so not looking forward to this especially after reading both your post and AP's post. Yikes. I've been blessed with a good sleeper and I don't know if I can go backwards lol. And the screaming....oh the screaming. I'm hoping it will hold off for awhile.
Looking forward to following along!
Oh man! I can't even imagine dealing with teething! Do what you have to do!!
I have 3 and teething is still ridiculous. Liv is getting her first right now, and her foulness is epic. UGH.
I would agree that the first one is the worst, but they all freaking suck! Do whatever you have to do that helps your little one. Every baby is different. Hope she gets back to sleeping well soon. We're trying to pop some teeth through here too and it's rough!
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