The journey from there to here
Published on September 7, 2004 By Gideon MacLeish In Home & Family
It's been another taxing day with our two year old (who is nicknamed "Mouse"). It's been a trying month, really, as she had to endure the separation from her mother for two weeks (due to the pregnancy complications with the newborn), and she has been extremely clingy since, as she doesn't trust us when we leave her somewhere.

Then, Sunday, it happened.

We were sitting in the living room when I noticed her hand go into her mouth. Her little fingers went to the back corner of her mouth, and I immediately suspected three words that every parent of a two year old should be taught to dread (and we had learned from experience with the older girls): two-year molars.

A reach into her mouth confirmed my suspicion.

sooooo, anyone here have any suggestions for something sround the house that can help ease it up a bit? Anbesol is not an option, and we don't have a washrag that's in good enough condition for me to trust freezing it and using it. But, I figured someone here would have some extra ideas.

thanks in advance,

Gideon MacLeish

Comments
on Sep 07, 2004
Popsicle?

On the Rosanne show, Dan Connor used a frozen waffle. It would be cold and would break apart slowly.

IG
on Sep 07, 2004
I've read that A VERY LITTLE strong alcohol (rum or something similar usually) dabbed on the gums with a finger is good for short term relief.
on Sep 07, 2004
Clove oil is the accepted herbal routine for this. My Holistic Herbal by Hoffman also says that Peppermint oil acts as an analgesic, but isn't as effective as clove oil. "Culpepper's" herbal suggests that rose hips may help.

Of course, strong alcohol was often used in the past (as Spc says), with the additional benefit/problem that it often makes the child sleepy from obvious causes. Used it myself a few times when was in desperate need of sleep.

Good luck.

JW

on Sep 08, 2004
Try a Q TIP soaked in brandy... swab the swollen gums with this. Works wonders...
on Sep 08, 2004
Try a Q TIP soaked in brandy... swab the swollen gums with this. Works wonders...


Good tip...buy a fifth of brandy, soak the Qtip, swab the gums, drink the bottle, and the innecessant crying will no longer be a problem...lol

But seriously, thanks, folks...