My cupcakes 3rd teething

1st teething was a good one to tell, my daughter wasn't in any pain as others may describe their kids to have, she didn't have fever & teething drools. We were surprised when those cute-iny teeth showed up. Second set popped like a bubble as well with no signs.

But the third set of teeth, on her upper gums was a different story. She was really agitated in worst that i can imagine. She was fussy at time for couple of days then suddenly shifts to often cries. A day of pain was really a heart breaking one for me, i couldn't help but worry so i consulted my guide a.k.a babycenter.com , typed all the keywords that are similar to my daughter's painful experience. An article on teething was there and some signs given were similar to my kid's. Her symptoms were

1. Drooling effect, saliva messing up her face
2. Swollen gums
3. Fussiness
4. Biting everything she gets
5. Watery stool
6 Watery eyes
7. Sensitiveness, she cant be disturbed in anyway, she cries whenever we try to call her attention, that her usual reaction was to giggle.
8. She doesn't get enough sleep
9. She gets easily frustrated when she can't do something ( she want to get the ball near her but it put of reach when seated, what she usually do is crawl towards or call someone's attention and point to the ball and she'll smile to her sucess, but she then cried out aloud )

10 . She had a sudden high fever:(

Kids in pain is a heartbreak for parents especially for a kid who can't talk yet to express what and how she's feeling through words, that i guess why parents especially moms has to have a a psychic tendencies to know what's happening, and we also tend to be our own pedia at time when we couldnt reach them especially at night.
as for my experience to this, I once more conquered my fear of being a first time mom by

How to ease teething 101
1. Let her do what she wants, surely she won't do something which will hurt her even more, physical activities are more likely to be limited and minimal. Your kid will have the tendency to minimize her physical activity to only reachable things, she'll do less than usual. But this time yor kid should't be left unattended as well.

2. Give her space that is safe and peaceful, less clutter and toys within reach, and provide ateether.

3. On her space provided, put a pillow where she can easily rest and put herself to sleep when she feels like to and don't force her to sleep since it may just trigger your child to be more disturbed, frustrated and annoyed.

4. Give her something that she might want to soothe her teething pain, in my cupcake's case she opted a finger food from healthy options, she really find it soothing i guess since i can see that she gets to smile for sometimes after biting and chewing

5. Give her a teether, mine uses an avent stage 3, its a cute circular teether that she can bite even to it's handle

6. You may give oral teething gel to soothe the swollen gums, it helps alot but use a pea size and apply it with your clean fingers or a dub from cleen cloth;)



I hope this helps you as well. And if you find this helpfull, like,share and make other's motherhood journey easier:)

Thank you!



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Little Cupiecake's 1st Diarrhea made me informed

My then 8 months old daughter had diarrhea for 5 days, we wondered why and even put the blame to her vitamins...

Her symptoms
She was really fussy,irritated,watery with blackish stuff on her stool, bowel movement: 3-4x/day

and for a mom like me.. Its really a nerve wrenching and heart breaking one seeing her like that.

But here are possible reason why your child might get a diarrhea..

1. Vitamins..Yes, according to the pediatrician, some kids may get to have bad reaction to their vitamins, so just incase it's what you think caused it, stop for a day or two and observe if it changes her bowel movement but if it didn't like what happen to my cuppiecake, you may resume giving her vit. Just what I did.

2. It may be because of oily food, and again I'm sort of guilty about it since I love to eat French Fries and my daughter would always pick hersellf to feed.. So avoid feeding your child anything oily and should not be given when shes having diarrhea.

3.other solid food, My mother-in-Law love to mash potato, give her oats, banana, apple and other solid food.. BUT babies even the on their advisable ages(6mons and up) to feed should not be overfed..

BTW when is it consider overfed..
-its when you give too much..for a kid like mine, a small 4 inches banana, half an apple or 3 spoonfull of oats will be fine if still hungry feed her with milk..

4.High fiber foods, OVERFEEDING, and you should also avoid giving it when she has diarrhea..since its a frequent bowel movement already and fiber is good when constipating..

5. From something she usually hold and or put inside her mouth, like toys, her hand, feet, even teether, spoiled food, or anything she would love to explore and taste, DIARRHEA is viral and due to bacteria .. And it may be contagious.. So..

6. Someone with Diarrhea might have transferred it to her.. note that You should wash your hand after changing her diaper, before holding her or somebody else...and keep things around her always clean and dry.

7. Teething, somethings changing on her body..

8. Improper cleaning of bottles and other feeding/teething stuff that contacts to her mouth..
--so my advise is pre-rinse your child's bottle after using it to avoid milk spoiling that are hard to remove and maybe invisibly stained the bottle,pacifiers should be kept clean,dry and covered when not in use.

Use a good cleanser.. Soon I'll tell you what brand I am confidently using:) invest on good bottles and on good brush and sponge as well.. Change the nipples when possible:)

Diarrhea can cause Dehydration
-losing body water and salt due to frequent bowel movement--loses ELECTROLITES
- Weakens the body
- May lead to other disease
-may also be sign of other Serious infection
- the saddest part it can FATAL

Signs of DEHYDRATION
- skin elasticity when pinched, it doesn't get back as usual fast, dry..
-irritated and fussiness
-lesser urination
-no tears when crying
-head ache
-sunken part on her head's soft area

Consult DOCTOR
Your baby is Below 6 months old.
Bowel movement is more than 5x/day that lasts for more than 4 days
Bloody stool or with pus
Fever
Vomiting
Dizziness
Abdominal pain
Rashes

First aid...

A.)Dont buy ove the counter medicine.. But you may rehydrate by using ORS,, I gave her Pedialite 500 ml, 2ml in a feeding bottle after each bowel, on the third day.

B.)Change her Diaper as soon as possible and clean thoroughly, including the changing area after each changes

C.)Keep her home to avoid the spread.
I was so worried on the 4th day thats why I had her

D.)stool examined without the pedia's advise

E.) comfort your child and give her mild tummy rub, but stop if she didnt like it...

F.) Keep her environment clutter free and peaceful to rest, remember she doesnt get enough sleep..

I have my very own ways and those might be able to help you in any way, if you want to know more or simply like it, please leave a comment and feel free to share:) thank you!

Motherhood is a journey of a lifetime

This isn't really my first ever entry, but since my first blogsite was unaccessible already Im putting up a new one...What push me to write blogs again is a different view now, its more of a motherhood journal that I want to share to moms like me.. I want to start this entry by sharing you mu thought and I bet I share the same with others... Motherhood is not just a stage in life of a woman, its when you start a BRAND NEW YOU and A NEW JOURNEY of a LIFETIME that you'll LOVE the most with all the stages and journey of your life:)