Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Just wanting to run this idea past you more experienced mamas here. Prior to scd we did a dose of motrin at bedtime and it helped dd sleep much better. But that has sugar in it so I quit that. DD is getting her 2 year molars so this is a rough time for her. This week I started using tylenol suppositories. That helps a lot but they wear off after about 4 hours and then she is up and down for the rest of the night (doing another one at that point would be impossible). I got some adult ibuprofen. It is just double the dose that dd should have for her weight. I'm thinking about cutting it in half and crushing it and putting it into food. My only hesitation is that it does have corn starch in it. But it is such a tiny bit. Do you think that will be better than asking her to deal with the pain? We do homeopathics durring the day but they just wear off too quickly to be much help at night and dd hates to take anything after she has been asleep so that really doesn't work then. I appreciate any insight. Patty almost 3 weeks scd w/ fam for celiacs, yeast, and no sleep at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 As tylenol and ibuprofen both require the use of glutathione for processing and tax the liver, besides whatever unhealthful fillers and flavors are in it, I would not use them. Teething is hard. During the day, I would use frozen celery strips for my kids to chew on, even frozen bananas. If that is too cold, I would just give a stalk of celery to chew on, there are some vitamins that are absorbed just by chewing. You can use other foods too. By far, out of every technique I used, the most effective one was the use of clove oil, apply with a cotton swab, making sure not to get any on the tongue or elsewhere, but just the tooth and gums affected. Absolutely the best stuff, it is an old folk remedy. The FDA did put out a press release, I think around 4 years ago, that contrary to popular belief, there is no safe amount of tylenol or ibuprofen to give to children. I still hear physicians say it is safe up to this and that amount. Teething is plain hard, no matter which route you go, and it is harder for some than others. My friends baby daughter had the roughest of times with teething, and the clove oil was her saving grace. If your child wakes up with pain during the night, you will have to reapply. Summer placossarnold Patty@...> wrote: Just wanting to run this idea past you more experienced mamas here. Prior to scd we did a dose of motrin at bedtime and it helped dd sleep much better. But that has sugar in it so I quit that. DD is getting her 2 year molars so this is a rough time for her. This week I started using tylenol suppositories. That helps a lot but they wear off after about 4 hours and then she is up and down for the rest of the night (doing another one at that point would be impossible). I got some adult ibuprofen. It is just double the dose that dd should have for her weight. I'm thinking about cutting it in half and crushing it and putting it into food. My only hesitation is that it does have corn starch in it. But it is such a tiny bit. Do you think that will be better than asking her to deal with the pain? We do homeopathics durring the day but they just wear off too quickly to be much help at night and dd hates to take anything after she has been asleep so that really doesn't work then. I appreciate any insight. Patty almost 3 weeks scd w/ fam for celiacs, yeast, and no sleep at night. For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 As tylenol and ibuprofen both require the use of glutathione for processing and tax the liver, besides whatever unhealthful fillers and flavors are in it, I would not use them. Teething is hard. During the day, I would use frozen celery strips for my kids to chew on, even frozen bananas. If that is too cold, I would just give a stalk of celery to chew on, there are some vitamins that are absorbed just by chewing. You can use other foods too. By far, out of every technique I used, the most effective one was the use of clove oil, apply with a cotton swab, making sure not to get any on the tongue or elsewhere, but just the tooth and gums affected. Absolutely the best stuff, it is an old folk remedy. The FDA did put out a press release, I think around 4 years ago, that contrary to popular belief, there is no safe amount of tylenol or ibuprofen to give to children. I still hear physicians say it is safe up to this and that amount. Teething is plain hard, no matter which route you go, and it is harder for some than others. My friends baby daughter had the roughest of times with teething, and the clove oil was her saving grace. If your child wakes up with pain during the night, you will have to reapply. Summer placossarnold Patty@...> wrote: Just wanting to run this idea past you more experienced mamas here. Prior to scd we did a dose of motrin at bedtime and it helped dd sleep much better. But that has sugar in it so I quit that. DD is getting her 2 year molars so this is a rough time for her. This week I started using tylenol suppositories. That helps a lot but they wear off after about 4 hours and then she is up and down for the rest of the night (doing another one at that point would be impossible). I got some adult ibuprofen. It is just double the dose that dd should have for her weight. I'm thinking about cutting it in half and crushing it and putting it into food. My only hesitation is that it does have corn starch in it. But it is such a tiny bit. Do you think that will be better than asking her to deal with the pain? We do homeopathics durring the day but they just wear off too quickly to be much help at night and dd hates to take anything after she has been asleep so that really doesn't work then. I appreciate any insight. Patty almost 3 weeks scd w/ fam for celiacs, yeast, and no sleep at night. For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 As tylenol and ibuprofen both require the use of glutathione for processing and tax the liver, besides whatever unhealthful fillers and flavors are in it, I would not use them. Teething is hard. During the day, I would use frozen celery strips for my kids to chew on, even frozen bananas. If that is too cold, I would just give a stalk of celery to chew on, there are some vitamins that are absorbed just by chewing. You can use other foods too. By far, out of every technique I used, the most effective one was the use of clove oil, apply with a cotton swab, making sure not to get any on the tongue or elsewhere, but just the tooth and gums affected. Absolutely the best stuff, it is an old folk remedy. The FDA did put out a press release, I think around 4 years ago, that contrary to popular belief, there is no safe amount of tylenol or ibuprofen to give to children. I still hear physicians say it is safe up to this and that amount. Teething is plain hard, no matter which route you go, and it is harder for some than others. My friends baby daughter had the roughest of times with teething, and the clove oil was her saving grace. If your child wakes up with pain during the night, you will have to reapply. Summer placossarnold Patty@...> wrote: Just wanting to run this idea past you more experienced mamas here. Prior to scd we did a dose of motrin at bedtime and it helped dd sleep much better. But that has sugar in it so I quit that. DD is getting her 2 year molars so this is a rough time for her. This week I started using tylenol suppositories. That helps a lot but they wear off after about 4 hours and then she is up and down for the rest of the night (doing another one at that point would be impossible). I got some adult ibuprofen. It is just double the dose that dd should have for her weight. I'm thinking about cutting it in half and crushing it and putting it into food. My only hesitation is that it does have corn starch in it. But it is such a tiny bit. Do you think that will be better than asking her to deal with the pain? We do homeopathics durring the day but they just wear off too quickly to be much help at night and dd hates to take anything after she has been asleep so that really doesn't work then. I appreciate any insight. Patty almost 3 weeks scd w/ fam for celiacs, yeast, and no sleep at night. For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 You might try making your own clove oil with quality cloves, it will be stronger than store bought stuff, and you can adjust the strength. Good luck in your quest! Summer placossarnold Patty@...> wrote: Thanks, We have tried clove oil and it doesn't seem to help at all. As I said reapplying in the middle of the night isn't an option with this kid. Patty > Just wanting to run this idea past you more experienced mamas here. > Prior to scd we did a dose of motrin at bedtime and it helped dd > sleep much better. But that has sugar in it so I quit that. DD is > getting her 2 year molars so this is a rough time for her. > > This week I started using tylenol suppositories. That helps a lot but > they wear off after about 4 hours and then she is up and down for the > rest of the night (doing another one at that point would be > impossible). I got some adult ibuprofen. It is just double the dose > that dd should have for her weight. I'm thinking about cutting it in > half and crushing it and putting it into food. My only hesitation is > that it does have corn starch in it. But it is such a tiny bit. Do > you think that will be better than asking her to deal with the pain? > We do homeopathics durring the day but they just wear off too quickly > to be much help at night and dd hates to take anything after she has > been asleep so that really doesn't work then. > > I appreciate any insight. > > Patty > almost 3 weeks scd w/ fam for celiacs, yeast, and no sleep at night. > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > and > http://www.pecanbread.com > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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