Luke is teething! Not in the "his teeth are breaking through the gums" way, but in the "his teeth are moving up toward the surface" way. He has had a couple of miserable days, these are the days that I just give up on trying to get anything done, post up on the couch and cuddle my boy while watching a whole season of How I Met Your Mother.
Since Luke has been teething I wanted to note his side effects because I was surprised by a couple of them.
-Flushed cheeks
-Lots of saliva
-Runny nose
-Has started to refuse to eat baby food and oatmeal (this one really surprised me, Luke went from loving his oatmeal to gagging on it and refusing to eat it.)
-Putting anything in his mouth that he can get his little hands on
Of course he has the normal increased irritability that usually goes along with teething as well.
Breastfeeding has changed for sure, Luke is still eating really good and often but instead of just relaxing and snuggling while nursing, he wiggles around, kicks his legs, and pushes on my chest. I'm not entirely sure why he started doing this, I have it narrowed down to a teething thing or him just turning into a busy little boy. Either way, it makes it interesting to feed him sometimes.
Sofar we have given him Hylands teething tablets here and there and on one particularly miserable day, a half dose of tyelnol (Dr.'s suggestion). Other than that, I just have continued to nurse on demand, sometimes that means we hang out in the living room all day, but oh well. I know when he is older I will miss these times, so I am trying to soak up every last cuddle!
This was a rough teething day for my sweet boy, so I took advantage of the snuggling opportunity and wrapped him up in my Solly Wrap (goldie) and he relaxed and slept. Thank God for Solly Wraps!
We spend the money for "the best teether" and all he wants is to chew on Grandma's kitchen table!
Of course he has the normal increased irritability that usually goes along with teething as well.
Breastfeeding has changed for sure, Luke is still eating really good and often but instead of just relaxing and snuggling while nursing, he wiggles around, kicks his legs, and pushes on my chest. I'm not entirely sure why he started doing this, I have it narrowed down to a teething thing or him just turning into a busy little boy. Either way, it makes it interesting to feed him sometimes.
Sofar we have given him Hylands teething tablets here and there and on one particularly miserable day, a half dose of tyelnol (Dr.'s suggestion). Other than that, I just have continued to nurse on demand, sometimes that means we hang out in the living room all day, but oh well. I know when he is older I will miss these times, so I am trying to soak up every last cuddle!
The Munchkin fresh food teether with an ice cube is pretty messy, but he settled right down when we gave it to him. It's the simple things...
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