Advice on my 8 month old?! Please!?

I have a 9mo. old son.He has slept through the night since he was about 3mo.We got in a routine: he would go to bed at 10 pm, wake at around 8a.m,take a bottle, go back to sleep until 10-10:30a.m.Lately he's been teething. Last week he was so fussy with that 3rd one I thought I would pull my hair out! And, he started waking up at around 6 a.m., taking a bottle, going back to sleep, and getting up around 9. He was also refusing food; bottle and solids both.So, he finally got the tooth and on that same day he had a 9 month check up and the doc tells me that he has 2 ear infections.I started him on the antibiotics and he was much happier within 2 days.The problems now is he is still not wanting his solids, at all, and he barely wants his bottle.He'll drink a little, throw a fit and fight me tooth and nail not to take it, then he wants it %26amp; starts all over! And, he's still not sleeping as well!(That's prolly jus me!) What more can I do? How much Tylenol can 23lb. 9 mo. old for ear pain?

Advice on my 8 month old?! Please!?
Try motrin- not only does it work better, it will last longer!


Origel makes an over-night gel that also works well. That might help him sleep for long periods.


Munchkin makes a ring w/ a sack that you can place frozen food in- if he's still teething, try that- so that he can suck on it and also get some vitamins that way (I recommend fruit or veggies).


When babies are sick, they like to nurse more often- but usually taking in smaller amounts. During the day try to feed him every hour or so, even if he doesn't drink a lot. As far as getting him to eat solids- try giving him some fruit or something that he usually enjoys eating. For my daughter, yogurt, sugar free jello or pudding worked well.


I wish you luck.
Reply:You know what? I have an 8 month old daughter so I know your pain. But I've found that Tylenol just does not help at all with teething pain! Can your son have motrin? Because I've found (and have been told by many other mommies) that Motrin works WONDERS on teething pain.





I don't have any tylenol here to check out their directions, but if you want to know about the Motrin, the recommended dosage for your son would be between 1.25mL and 1.875mL of the intended dropper.





Yikes girl, I hope your son gets to feeling better! Teething pain is nerve grating on both baby and mom, plus the added ear infections just make it worse! Good luck to ya!
Reply:Follow the directions on the Tylonol bottle and call the doctor when the offices open to follow up.
Reply:If he seems hungry but won't take it after a few minutes it may be hurting his ear. Even though he had the antibiotic he can still be very sore. Try sitting him up more to give him a bottle so maybe it wont hurt so much to drink. As for the solids, be sure he is not getting a bottle too close to the time for his solids. If he has a bottle less than two and half hours prior to solids he won't really be hungry so he won't eat. Hope this helps.
Reply:According to the Tylenol chart my dr office gave me for 23 lbs Tylenol Infant Drops 1.2 mL (www.tylenol.com can give you infor on 24-35 lbs, also you can call your pharamcy and obviously dr) My son is 17 mo old and he had been sleeping through the night until the teething started. Then he had a pattern for getting up during the night, he still does it, but I don't mind. As for the eating solids again, he will when he is ready, don't push, offer his fav's if he eats, he eats, if he doesn't then offer again in a little while. When they teeth their ears can get infections usually pretty easily, and sometimes their throats get swollen too. Try offering him something cold. I found that Krogers carries mini popsicles on a stick, perfect for little slobbering boys. Also see if you can find some teething tablets, they worked wonders for my son.
Reply:I recommend the Infant's Motrin Dye-Free berry Flavored Drops over the Tylenol for pain. My sis is an ER nurse and she says that's what they use. Just look at the bottle and weight/dosage recommendations.





Also... you might want to prop your son up a bit instead of having him lay flat on his back. I heard that with ear infections the pressure of lying on the back hurts really bad.
Reply:I was told by a pediatrician that once my baby girl started teething she would refuse any type of food - solids, as well as milk. Their sleeping pattern changes too. My daughter slept through the night since she was 3 months, now every other day she'll get up around 11pm, 2 am and sometimes 4 am, her bed time is 8pm. Yesterday, I almost pulled my hair out, she work up at 3 and didn't go back to sleep until around 6 am. She was so exhuasted that she was having a hard time falling asleep. Just hang in there, it will get better, remember they are going through alot of pain. I heard that Motrin works wonders too so try that. talk to your ped first. Good luck.
Reply:ear infections can make it painful to suck on a bottle. I know it sounds wierd but its true. also the antibiotic could be giving him a tummy ache. dont worry he will get through it, give him baby orajel for his teething pain and tylenol for his ear pain. the ear pain should be gone very soon.
Reply:get a teething ring, or something else semi soft put it in the freezer so it gets cold, and give the baby that for the teething issue, it will soothe it some so he aint so cranky about it, and maybe even make him more able to eat once hes been chewing on it for a little while(my aunt used to use small bagels because its a little safer then it popping the teething ring if the liquid isnt just reg water in it). Tylenol they have the dropper thing usually for the baby, and you usually give it 0.4, or whatever is almost closest to the lowest amount.. call the doctor to be sure how much to give him, but chances are the tylenol isnt going to help much, it never did my kid.
Reply:Sounds like you're just not catching a brake anywhere!!23lb 9mo old can have 1 tsp tylenol although I have always found motrin more effective. Same amount. They have infant motrin(1.8 ml is the dose for that) but the childrens always worked better. Tylenol also can cause stomach irritation.Try giving him the pain reliever anout 30minutes before feeding. Swallowing will irritate the ears if the pain is dulled he may handle it a bit better. Hang in there it will return to normal.At night teething gel may help him sleep too.