Tips for relieving your baby’s Teething symptoms

1. Place your clean finger in your baby’s mouth and gently rub the gums. This produces a soothing relief. 
2. Placing a clean wet cloth in the mouth may also be of help. 
3. If your baby wants to chew, soft healthy unsweetened biscuits can be given. Once your baby sleeps off, remember to remove any left over from his/her mouth.  
4. Cold yoghurt might help soothe the gums too.
5. A cool teething ring: this can be soothing to your child’s sore gums. Put the teething ring in a clean bowl and place in the refrigerator(not freezer) to make it cool. If kept in the freezer, it might get frozen and injure your baby’s gums. If your baby doesn’t want to chew anything cold, chewing a teething ring will still be of help.
   
6. Over the counter pain relieving medications such as paracetamol can be given to relieve pain. (Never give aspirin to your child). 
7. There are topical teething gels over the counter. However, do not use any without prescription as some contain ‘benzocaine’ which shouldn’t be used without guidance as swallowing them are not healthy for your baby. 
8. You could also give your child a warm shower to help calm his/her nerves. 

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