I was looking forward to the weekend feeds after Wednesday and the breakthrough-sleep-through night. He did pretty well the following night too, sleeping until 5. But last night he didn't come close. The boy seems to be a bit under the weather at the moment with a few extra dirty nappies here and there, not eating as regularly as usual and playing with his mouth. (We know it's early but could he be teething?).
We were up for cuddles and comfort at 1:30 and 5:30 with a long drawn out feed at 3 - not exactly sleeping through.
I did go to bed at 9pm, though, to prepare for this.
Friday nights aren't what they used to be.
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Yes, he could be teething. Lots of babies start the signs a wee bit before the teeth actually break through, and not all babies are average, so don't let anyone tell you he 'can't be teething yet' because he can.
*is mother of child who started teething at 11 weeks and nobody would believe her*
Tell tale signs: lots of dribble, playing with his mouth, chewing fingers, red cheeks (or usually, only one red cheek), pulling at ears or hair, cracked skin behind the ears, more dirty nappies or runny nappies, flare up of nappy rash.
Might also explain the disturbed sleep and recent crabbiness.
Get yourself some teething gel - we found the Boots' own stuff is as good as, if not better than, Bonjela, and cheaper.
Cheers Sally.
We've spoken to Robin today who also think it's teething. Or a slight virus. Nothing to worry, though, and says only if things get worse we should go to the doctor.
We've also spoken with our friend Anastacia who had a similar experience with her daughter to you, and seemingly us- it lasted a long time.
We now have teething dummy and Bonjela on standby.
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