Comments on: How To Handle Teething and Sleep http://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/teething-sleep/ Offering baby sleep and toddler sleep help with free articles and guides and easy to read sleep books with custom baby / toddler sleep consulting services included. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:30:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series: Part 2 | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain http://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/teething-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-2803 Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series: Part 2 | Baby Sleep Help | Toddler Sleep Help | Custom Sleep Help - Pick Nick's Brain Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:02:07 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=155#comment-2803 [...] Teething babies often want to breastfeed more often because it feels good on their gums. Often, this can be difficult because if your baby is older and eating solids, they commonly will stop eating solids almost all together. It can be frustrating (but she just ate this yesterday! what happened?) and they will offset the lack of solids with more breastfeeding. This can mean more night-feedings and more breastfeeding during the day. So, breastfeeding moms have to be prepared for more breastfeeding during growth spurts as well as the height of teething episodes. It’s good to come up with a strategy on how to handle teething sleep problems. [...] [...] Teething babies often want to breastfeed more often because it feels good on their gums. Often, this can be difficult because if your baby is older and eating solids, they commonly will stop eating solids almost all together. It can be frustrating (but she just ate this yesterday! what happened?) and they will offset the lack of solids with more breastfeeding. This can mean more night-feedings and more breastfeeding during the day. So, breastfeeding moms have to be prepared for more breastfeeding during growth spurts as well as the height of teething episodes. It’s good to come up with a strategy on how to handle teething sleep problems. [...]

]]> By: Nicole http://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/teething-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Nicole Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:35:59 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=155#comment-386 @Nerida Thank you for your comment! Yes, you make a good point that I'd never recommend to give medication night after night after night. I am one that errs on the side of less medication, not more and save it for when they *really* need it. I would definitely encourage everyone to talk to their pediatricians on appropriate doses of medication. Nicoles last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/babysleepsite/~3/349374848/" rel="nofollow">Sleep Quick Tip - When Can I Put My Baby on a Schedule?</a> @Nerida Thank you for your comment! Yes, you make a good point that I’d never recommend to give medication night after night after night. I am one that errs on the side of less medication, not more and save it for when they *really* need it. I would definitely encourage everyone to talk to their pediatricians on appropriate doses of medication.

Nicoles last blog post..Sleep Quick Tip – When Can I Put My Baby on a Schedule?

]]> By: Nerida http://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/teething-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Nerida Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:39:33 +0000 http://www.babysleepsite.com/?p=155#comment-379 I agree that it's important to maintain normal sleeping patterns as much as possible despite teething. I would be careful about giving medication night after night. Save it for times when the baby is really distressed and check for other problems like throat or ear infections. A visit to your doctor is always best if you find you need to give your baby paracetamol or similar more than 2 nights in a row. I always found those plastic teething rings that you freeze always worked well to sooth sore gums. Buy 2 or 3 so there's always one frozen ready to go. I agree that it’s important to maintain normal sleeping patterns as much as possible despite teething.

I would be careful about giving medication night after night. Save it for times when the baby is really distressed and check for other problems like throat or ear infections. A visit to your doctor is always best if you find you need to give your baby paracetamol or similar more than 2 nights in a row.

I always found those plastic teething rings that you freeze always worked well to sooth sore gums. Buy 2 or 3 so there’s always one frozen ready to go.

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