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How to ease the pain of Teething
Some baby’s are born with teeth, thank goodness none of mine were otherwise I would have opted not to breastfeed.
The first thing I notice when my kids started to teeth was their little cheeks turning rosy and they started to chew and slobber on everything. Some of the side effect of teething include: low grade fever, diaper rash, diarrhea, running nose, not sleeping, ear infections, mouthing everything they get their hands on and slobbering.
- Use Tylenol to help with pain and fever
- Teething ring: I like using the fresh food teething feeder. I will put an ice-cube, popsicle or even frozen peas inside to help alleviate the pain and give them something rewarding to chew on.
- Numbing medicine. I haven’t had great luck with these but when baby doesn’t feel good its worth trying anything.
5 Common Skin Problems Your Baby May Have
I had no idea what a problem skin could create for a baby and how terrible it can look. My son’s skin looked more like a teen than a new born. He had terrible cradle cap, baby acne, skin allergies and his fuzzy blonde hair was falling out in patches on the back of his head. I had to remind myself that most babies go through this and this bothered me more than it bothered him.
Baby acne – nothing you can really do except wash baby in hypoallergenic soap. Keep baby clean and dry.
Cradle cap – massage baby oil on head a few minutes before bath and then wash out using soft baby brush and hypoallergenic soap during bath
Dry skin – coat baby in Vaseline or eucerine (or generic version) after bath. Also, make sure you are using the dye free, perfume free soaps and lotions.
Heat rash - my fair skin baby got this during the summer. Any time heat and moisture mixed there would be a red bumpy rash on his skin. I mostly noticed this on the diaper area but it would show up on any crack or cranny.
Diaper rash – keep baby clean and dry. You may have to try different diapers and perhaps different diaper rash cream. *Please see the “Diapering” topic.
*Hypoallergenic detergent – wash everything in hypoallergenic detergent including your cloths and blankets.