Teething babies are hard to comfort and it’s difficult to know what might help to alleviate their pain. Fortunately there are some methods that are effective in relieving the pain felt by teething babies.

Anything cold can help with the pain.  There are commercial teething rings available on the market that you can fill with water and freeze.  These have the same effect as the teething ring with the added benefit of soothing a teething babies pain.

If the pain is too much for the cold to handle, the teething baby may need a mild pain reliever.  Children’s Tylenol or an ibuprofen product designed for babies are usually the choices recommended by doctors.  Be sure that your pediatrician approves of giving the baby medication and NEVER give your baby aspirin.

Another pain reliever is a topical gel applied to the gums.  The effects of these types of pain relievers usually don’t last as long as ingested forms, but can help get a teething baby to sleep.

Something as simple as lightly massaging the baby’s gums with your fingers will often be enough to temporarily alleviate the pain.  What you are doing is providing counter pressure to the pressure the emerging teeth are putting on the baby’s gums.  This technique can be made more effective if you dip your fingers in cold water or juice first.

The pains of teething are a part of life and there is nothing you can do to totally alleviate the pain of your teething baby.  But with a little care and a few simple techniques, you can at least help to ease the pain enough so that the baby can get some rest.

Try one of the methods above to see if it helps your baby, and if you have a rocking chair now would be a good time to rock baby to sleep in your arms.