feeding a teething baby

[Spud'sMom]

My 8-month-old is cutting at least 3 teeth that I can see. He starts screaming during bottle feedings out of the combination of hunger and pain. I'm worried about dehydration - what can I do to help him get enough?

[earthmamastyle]

did you try to do some pain relief before feeding?

[Equivocal]

I'd give him some Hyland's teething tablets or some sort of pain relief before eating.

My daughter is teething right now and I find that I absolutely have to give her something BEFORE or she just won't eat or she'll try to eat and when she bites down, she just SCREAMS. :(

[FaeryGnomeHome]

my 9 month old LOVES ice cubes in her babysafe feeder. i give them to her before giving her solids or nursing her to numb her up so she can eat(yeah it's a teensy bit shocking for me!).:roflmbo:

[Spud'sMom]

I do Hyland's and have tried Tylenol 20-30 minutes before bottle time but it doesn't seem to help. He's eating less solids/cereal than usual, otherwise I'd try to spoon-feed him more.

[reesesmom]

Teething is so rough . . . on them and us!!! I am going it thru too and just wanted to comment . . . you are doing all I am doing so I have no addition advise then what is said above.

:(