Teething Remedies for a Four-Month-Old

Since most babies get their first tooth around 5 to 7 months, a 4-month-old baby can be quite uncomfortable while waiting for that first tooth to break through. Some common symptoms of teething include drooling, swollen gums, the desire to bite on things, a slight fever and irritability. There are a few remedies you can use to help ease your baby's discomfort.

  1. Massage

    • Put a wet washcloth into the freezer. After it is frozen, wrap it around your index finger and place it into your baby's mouth. Apply pressure and massage his gums. This will help to reduce swelling, and the cold will feel good on the baby's gums. If you don't have a washcloth handy, just use your finger to massage. You will probably be able to feel a bump where the teeth are coming in; concentrate on that area.

    Chewing

    • Your baby should get some relief from biting down and chewing on hard objects while teething. Offer her several choices of teething rings. Most teething rings can be placed into the refrigerator, but don't put them in the freezer. It may hurt for her to bite down on a rock-hard frozen item. Stay away from ones that have liquid in them, so your baby doesn't bite a hole in the ring when her teeth finally come in.

    Pacifier

    • Offer your baby a chilled pacifier that has been placed in the refrigerator. The cold will feel good against his gums, and the pacifier will help to calm him, even after the chill has gone away. Use the type of pacifiers that are designed to fit the baby's palate. This type is longer and has one flat side, and it will better for baby's teeth when they grow in. Keep some handy so that you can put one in his mouth if he wakes up at night. He may bite and suck on it, then hopefully go back to sleep.

    Medications

    • You can give your infant some acetaminophen or ibuprofen for teething pain. The amount to use will be explained on the side of the box. The medicine comes with a dropper that has lines to indicate the dosage. Drop the medicine into the back of baby's mouth so she will swallow it. Do not add it to her bottle, because you won't know how much medicine she has received if she doesn't drink the whole bottle.

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