Finally, He’s Teething

Posted on June 17, 2008 in Health & Safety, Parenting by little mochi

At 11 months, I finally see those swollen gums.  I thought babies were supposed to have a mouth-ful of teeth by now!  But Little Mochi is only beginning to show his bottom two.

On Saturday (Jun 14), we noticed that his head was a little warm.  Took his temperature and it was 100.4 degrees.  Wow.  I quickly drove to Walgreen’s and purchased the cherry-flavored Tylenol for infants.  Didn’t really know how much to give him so we based it on the dosage from last time he was sick.  0.4 ml last time.  So let’s try somewhere between 0.6 ml to 0.8 ml.  It should work, right?

Of course, he’s got runny stool as well.  Just the other day, he was constipated.  Suddenly, he’s got runny stool.  What is going on?

Monday, he’s still got a fever.  We’ve been able to control it with the Tylenol and a cold cloth on his head.  It’s been a few days and his fever is still there, although it’s on and off.  So I decided to call the pediatrician.

Ha!  Guess what?  Little Mochi weighs 22.5 pounds now.  He’s still cute, chubby Little Mochi, but he hasn’t gained much weight in the last few months!  I guess they stop growing once they reach a certain month.  But because he’s now 22.5 pounds, the 0.6 ml of Tylenol was too little.  Much too little.  Doc said to give him 1.2 ml.

Ay ya!  No wonder he fever doesn’t go away!!! 

The Doc checked for infection.  None.  So he either has a small cold, or the fever and runny stool is caused by the teething.  I’ve heard that teething symptoms include runny stools and fevers.  And that they are normal for a teething baby because his body is going through so many changes.

The only reason why I think he’s running a fever because of his teething is because he now constantly wants his pacifier so he can chew on it.  And he won’t let it up.  Especially at night.  I used to be able to pull it out after he falls asleep.  Now, he’ll wake up and cry for it.  He’ll also burst out crying for no reason at all sometimes.

Hopefully, this stage will pass soon because he doesn’t sleep much.  That means I don’t sleep much.  And a mom who doesn’t sleep much?  Well, I’m sure you know how they get…



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