My 13-month-old son TJ sprouted teeth when he was six months old. Though it was an early development for me since his older brother didn’t start teething until eight months, I knew what to expect. It’s not my first time at the mom rodeo! Teeth appeared and so did the huge amounts of bib-soaking baby drool. I would see my red-cheeked babe with his jaw open and pools of baby drool on his chin, gumming away on my hand whenever it was near his mouth. I would rub my fingers along the bumpy topography of his little gumline, feeling the sharp ridges as they cut through my sweet boy. As I held him, he would wipe his drooly, icky face on my chest and I would think, “Great, exactly what I wanted: to win a wet t-shirt contest without the use of water.” There were a lot of tears when the teething began, much more than the requisite baby aches and whines.
My son is such a happy, giggly creature. I hated seeing him suffer from something he didn’t understand. How could I explain to him that teething was just a natural part of growing up? He didn’t have any words. He still depended on me for food. He still needed me to wipe his precious butt when his diaper was full. He still flung around the organic pears I sliced up for his snack even though I begged him not to be so wasteful with food because do you know how much organic pears cost, baby!?
The other night he seemed irritated and drooly, the top signs that another tooth is busting through his mouth. I had felt the new bump whenever I brushed his teeth, so I knew the two were linked. So I tested out new Baby Orajel® Naturals, applying the gel and rubbing it into his gums, giving his gums a massage as he clamped down.
It took a while before he was calm again, before the gel took effect and my baby and I both were finally relieved. And what a relief it is to have a happy baby than one who is screaming because his teeth feel like they are not so much sprouting as they are knifing their way into the world.
This time around, I’ve been more keen on keeping my son’s products as natural and chemical-free as I can afford. Baby Orajel® Naturals is completely dye-free, paraben-free, alcohol-free and benzocaine-free, making me feel more comfortable to use it as a solution to the awful baby aches of new teeth.
Teeth are such a magical sign of growth and development and my little baby growing more and more into a little human. My baby! Growing up! I only wish that it wasn’t so painful for him. Thankfully, Baby Orajel® Naturals is another tool in my Mommy belt that will make it a little less painful for my guy and we can work on getting him to smile instead.
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