I have no idea how many teeth my child is “supposed” to have by any given age.
What’s more, I haven’t even looked it up now that I am aware I don’t know. Haven’t asked anyone. Don’t know if the LGBB is currently cutting her 2 year-old molars, or…. do they get molars at some other stage? Is it 6 year-old molars? I seem to remember this phrase.
Oh, I don’t know. All I know is, I am right proud of myself for working out (no thanks at ALL to the GP we saw on Tuesday) just what has made my little Blissbomb turn positively atomic since last week. I had the presence of mind to check her teeth. She’s done that telltale give-away: sticking not just a finger or two, sometimes her whole fist, into her mouth and gnawing it like she used to when she was a baby. Dribble and all. After the umpteenth, “Get your hand out of your MOUTH, please” the penny suddenly dropped. Oh, cack. It wasn’t an ear infection she had on the weekend that was raising her temperature and making her drop, perpendicular to the floor, and whimpering, “My eeeear!” Teeth coming through are pretty darn close to ears. It was probably something to do with her teeth. I wondered if she had some sort of infection in her jaw from an uncleaned tooth or something then. I never expected it’d be teething/more teeth coming, I thought that was all past.
When I took her to the doctor, he was as useless as they always seem to be whenever I tell myself I’ll feel better and less guilty if I take her… to a doctor who always, always ends up doing jack *sorry, off my high and mighty soapbox now* And he said, “Well, if she had an ear infection, it’s all clear now, I don’t see anything wrong with her.”
Yeah? YEAH, buddy? Well, we’ll invite you to come to our place when we have a listless daughter flaked out on the couch, holding her neck behind her ear, TELLING us for crap’s sake that her ear is hurting and generally being unwell in herself and an absolute terror to approach and do anything with – oh boy, didn’t we have a lovely family weekend cooped up inside because of the rain, the sleet, the snow (ok, that was a bit far), getting all tetchy at each other with Mummy and Daddy taking it in turns being the soothing/good cop (but most of the time both of us considered the bad cops). Never before have we cowered, half-giggling, half-shocked, in another room while our little girl flailed about during yet another tantrum, where we’d look at each other wide-eyed and mouth, “Oh my GOD, I think she’s broken, she gets this from you” like we did this past week.
So then, later that day after visiting Dr Useless, I decided to make a game of looking in her mouth to count her teeth. Lolly thought it was great. Thank God! I counted ten on the bottom, ten on the top. And then, saw two more bottom molars and one top molar just breaking through.
YEEEEOUCH!! I don’t care what anyone says, babies feel their teeth coming through, how could they not!? Perhaps some don’t register the pain or the sensation/s. But I cannot accept they feel “nothing”.
So. How many teeth and by when? (approximately of course) That is the question.
Poor Lolly! Poor you! Teeth are horrid things. Hmm lets see. I know they call them 2 yr old molars but Tom got his closer to three. Lachie isn’t nearly three and they are no where in sight. Unfortunately there really isn’t much of a timeline for them I don’t think. It would certainly appear to be the reason for the drama though. I’d just stick with whatever form of pain relief you use.
Bring out the Bongela! Poor little Lol! But now you mention it Zac has had his fingers in is month a bit lately…. I think I will check and then maye I will be joining you in the corner.
What!!!!, they are supposed to have teeth??? Wow, you learn something new everyday ROFL.
I can confirm that somewhere around 3ish and 6ish they do get molar-ry* looking teeth right up the back as we’ve had those here recently. As for the rest, less is more I say. What’s the point in wasting all that time growing teeth when 5-10 years later a tooth butcher is going to yank a goodly number of them out when you “have too many teeth growing in limited space” (bit of sore point here).
Poor Lolly, I sympathise with you completely little chick, I have tooth issues too.
*So how bad a mother am I? I dont even know what they are called but they look sort of molar-ly.
@Carla – awwwwww a very good point. They (dentists) do, don’t they, quite often
And I am going to throw my hands up here and say … you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t: I was out this a.m. and mentioned it (teeth) to someone, who said “Well steer clear of Bonjella because they’ve just come out and said it causes ‘other things’…”
Urgh. Which really goes to say, you should just always do what YOU feel is best because guaranteed someone, somewhere is going to burst your bubble anyway LOL!
Thanks guys.
Crikey! I do believe that's rather early to be getting any more teeth? Perhaps it might be worth a trip to the dentist, she might be in so much pain because there's no room yet in her jaw for these rogue teeth coming through?
Here's a little linky for you…
http://www.cyh.com.au/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=152&id=1474#3
Poor Lolly!
Poor thing! Summer is cutting a mouthful of teeth at the moment and all 4 of her molars are coming thru so I know what Lolly is going thru! Paige has all of her teeth except for her eye teeth which are coming in at the moment albiet a bit crooked, Im very worried there is no room for them.
Eeeek! Sounds like the week I’ve been having! I feel your pain and I think B is feeling LGBB’s pain.
I did have a giggle though at the image of you and Steve hiding out in another room and looking at each other aghast at the sounds of the beast! LOL
Also, I can tell you have had to do soem creative soothing by the number of time “Put a ring on it” has recently been played :p
Hope it passes soon!
Apart from hard core drugs like Nurofen – which you might not like using – what about iceblocks/ cubes? Ice cubes in a flannel that she can suck on?
Good luck!
Thanks for that website link Jodie! But…. eeek, I counted 10 on top, 10 on bottom so according to that site she *shouldn’t* be getting any more til about 6yo?? So you’re right. Hmmm may think about finding a great dentist….
And Red – heh heh, no my LastFM account is stuck! Those replays were from a few months ago when we were put through the joys of a concert, all with that song. About 8 times LOL.
I thought of ice cubes just today actually. Thanks for the reminder. She was very pale tonight going to bed, it really flakes them out huh?
Poor Bridge, must be the time of year for budding new teeth! Awww.