TinyHuman is four months old and it’s happening…
He’s teething!
Teething has hit our household and it has hit us hard. TinyHuman is in pain and it is horrible. We’re using calpol and teething gel, teething toys and all sorts. But there has been a lot of tears…
…Mostly mine
I’ve cried a lot, mostly because watching your baby being in pain is just the most heartbreaking situation. It feels horrible, like you’re not doing anything right for them.
We’re trying calpol, teething gel, teething toys, the lot! We’re extremely lucky to have had this beautiful triceratops teething ring/rattle made by somebody fantastic for TinyHuman to play with!
Although of course… right now he prefers his fingers.
Today during our hour long journey home from visiting somebody fantastic, TinyHuman wanted nothing more than to nap. Normally he naps the entire car journey. But today was different. In my rear view mirror I could see him (in the reflection of his own mirror- he is still rear facing. Don’t come for me), he was falling asleep with his fingers in his mouth. A second would pass and his fingers would fall out of his mouth, then he would wince and wake with a cry.
There was nothing I could do, he’d had all the pain relief he could have. I sang his favourite songs, I spoke reassuring words, I told him I loved him. Nothing helped- he was inconsolable. At one point I pulled over and we sat in the layby, I just held him. I held him close to my chest and sang to him as I always do, it only helped a little. But I couldn’t hold him forever, we had to get home. So soon he cried again.
I was helpless…
A feeling I have recently discovered to be the worst feeling on the planet. Knowing your child is in pain but being helpless and unable to make it better. I carried on driving.
As soon as we got home, I held him again. Telling him how sorry I was that I couldn’t take his pain and how much I loved him.
We’re only a few days in and we’re all having a bad time. TinyHuman hasn’t even cut a single tooth yet.
Teething is happening. SOS.
All images used come from the @BeesBusyFingers instagram page. TinyHuman loves their crochet!
