Teething Already?

After we had put baby Luis to sleep on Friday evening he awoke later crying.  Not just a 'mom, come rock me' cry, but a wretching cry, like he was in pain.  On any other night, I am able to get him back to sleep pretty easily if he awakens.  It was heartbreaking to see him in what appeared to be, so much discomfort.  At one point, Luis asked me if we should take him to the hospital.  My poor baby was inconsolable. The only thing that worked was nursing.  So that's what I did.  Needless to say, it was a tough evening for us.  Saturday morning he woke up all smiles as usual; we were relieved but at the same time, I was quite concerned at what had transpired the previous night.  That day, Grandma pointed out that he was drooling quite a bit, which I had noticed prior, but didn't think anything of it at the time.   He was putting his hands in his mouth during these crying episodes, which led us to think that maybe he was teething.  I examined his mouth and did see two areas where the gums were protruding, where the molars will appear, however the first teeth usually are the two front teeth.  But our baby is only 11 weeks old!  So yes, very early to be teething. Nevertheless, Luis and I ran to Target and bought baby Orajel and teething rings.  Sunday, I was basically nursing him all day because he was so uncomfortable.  In the days to follow, there were additional episodes of the same inconsolable crying and again, the only way I was able to calm my sweet boy was to nurse him.

Hmmm...so what to do?  We have been watching him like a hawk.  Some moments he is as happy as can be, and the next he is fussy and seems to be in pain.  I decided to bring him in to see the pediatrician today to make sure that I was not missing anything.  He ruled out all the 'big stuff', like hand foot and mouth disease, bowel obstruction, etcetera.  None of which I had been concerned about, but nevertheless, that gave us peace of mind.  He could not say for sure that he was teething or not, but did indicate that nothing is 'wrong' with baby Luis.  So.........looks like we will watch and wait at this point.  Now I am really scrutinizing my diet to ensure that nothing I am consuming is upsetting his digestive system.

More to follow!