"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional"
unknown (but clearly delusional)
Everyday i am reminded how different my babies are. Ava was my mellow little mommies girl, who never strayed too far from my leg. (even after she learned to walk) She LOVED to cuddle me, and never put a thing in her mouth. Miles, polar opposite in all things mentioned, and even more. Things like sleeping, nursing, weening, crawling, walking, and now teething. Ava showed some discomfort from the first tooth, she got pretty fussy, and really clingy. That was the extent! Every tooth after was just a surprise. Miles has 4 teeth, 2 up, 2 down. His bottom 2, he had a fever, runny poop, diaper rash, wouldn't eat, and just really slowed down. The top 2, brought with them more of the same. Now he has 2 more coming in on the sides, and last night at 12:30 he woke up screaming. I changed his bum, and this horrible rash had literally sprung out of no where! We put a fresh diaper on right before bed, and this rash was already bleeding a bit. The poor baby screamed and thrashed in pain every time i tried to wipe it. After airing it out, and smothering it in cream, i rocked him through is cries.
Besides running into things and falling, my kids have never been in real gut wrenching pain. (my gut doing the wrenching) Words can not describe how you feel when your child is clinging to you and there is nothing you can do to ease their suffering. All i could think of was to cry along with him, so that is exactly what i did.
unknown (but clearly delusional)
Everyday i am reminded how different my babies are. Ava was my mellow little mommies girl, who never strayed too far from my leg. (even after she learned to walk) She LOVED to cuddle me, and never put a thing in her mouth. Miles, polar opposite in all things mentioned, and even more. Things like sleeping, nursing, weening, crawling, walking, and now teething. Ava showed some discomfort from the first tooth, she got pretty fussy, and really clingy. That was the extent! Every tooth after was just a surprise. Miles has 4 teeth, 2 up, 2 down. His bottom 2, he had a fever, runny poop, diaper rash, wouldn't eat, and just really slowed down. The top 2, brought with them more of the same. Now he has 2 more coming in on the sides, and last night at 12:30 he woke up screaming. I changed his bum, and this horrible rash had literally sprung out of no where! We put a fresh diaper on right before bed, and this rash was already bleeding a bit. The poor baby screamed and thrashed in pain every time i tried to wipe it. After airing it out, and smothering it in cream, i rocked him through is cries.
Besides running into things and falling, my kids have never been in real gut wrenching pain. (my gut doing the wrenching) Words can not describe how you feel when your child is clinging to you and there is nothing you can do to ease their suffering. All i could think of was to cry along with him, so that is exactly what i did.
1 comment:
OUCH! Poor little guy (And poor Momma!)
Just remember, teething only lasts one more year, and then you are done!
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