Help! My Baby is Teething
3 Tools You Can Use to Help Your Child With Teething. It can be painful when the first tooth erupts for your baby and for you. They may scream, cry, run a fever and get very little sleep. While all of these symptoms are normal, here are a few tricks you can do to help during this difficult time. Allow your baby to chew on a cool washcloth or tether. This can help numb the area and sooth the pain. Tethers can be purchased generally at any store that sells baby supplies. Your child may find other things left down and around the house to chew on to relieve the pain if an item is not provided. Dr. Cameron Fuller states, “Avoid giving your infant items that have been in the freezer, these can damage the gums.” If your baby is four months old, you may want to introduce a teething gel. Be careful on these as the e...