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Its That Time Of The Month Again….

It’s that time of the month again.  You can see the misery etched on my face and the pain shuddering through my body from the sleep deprivation that this monthly occurrence brings.

“Why!” I cry aloud at 2am when I am awoken from slumber and then am not able to go back to sleep.

“No” I yell at 4am when it happens again and my weary body is close to collapse.

It’s such a cruel pain and a hard time and it affects both me and BB…

I have decided to do something about it this month; and today will see me painting on concealer to hide the dark spots under my eyes and heading to the pharmacy to buy every known remedy known to the modern mother in order to combat my monthly agony aka BB’s teething traumas.

I can see two of the little bastards hovering under her top gum, they leave her in relative peace during the day but come nightfall they emerge with pitchforks trying to break through the pink flesh, causing her to squeal in torment and me to writhe in pain with the knowledge that my sleep time is over.

Calpol has deserted me; the soon to be teeth laugh at the flourescent liquid as it trickles past them knowing that within the hour the numbness will go and their stabbing can continue.

Ironically really as it takes about an hour for he who helped create them to settle me back to sleep with comforting words and lullabies. Then the shrill shriek calls me again from the nursery; the cry that says;

“Mummy my toothipegs are giving me grief bring forth the big boob so I can take comfort and maybe bite it a little to share the pain.”

And so I go unable to ignore the call of the teething baby banshee.

So modern science don’t fail me now; its been a week since I last had unbroken sleep and I am down to my last nerve.

I have two credit cards and a Visa Debit so please be assured I am serious about spending a lot of money in store today.

Boots, MotherCare, Lloyds the Chemist, even Tesco’s own brand show me what you’ve got; I am a mum on a mission to defeat the teeth.

To all other parents of teething baby banshees out there, I am thinking of you in this incredibly hard time.  Stay strong and united we will save our children from the pain of the tootsies.

A Happier Toothless Baby

Please note this post was written by a sleep deprived mum therefore any spelling or grammer mistakes are perfectly acceptable as is any wild over dramatisation.

**By the way my little blog has been shortlisted in the MAD blog Awards; I am really flattered, if you want to help me win please click on this voting link and enter your name and email and my blog has been shortlisted in Best Mad Blog about Family life (the first one); just click ‘northern mum’   – Thanks from me, twin boy, twin girl, BB, and he who helped create them x x x

Comments

  1. mothersalwaysright says

    May 17, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    I feel your pain. Have you tried the Tooth ASBO? Worked for us. And that strange powder stuff that looks like Class A narcotics but is actually a homeopathic teething remedy. Thoughts with the Big Boob at this difficult time.

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 17, 2011 at 2:01 pm

      How the hell does one apply teething powder?

      does she snort it?

      Reply
  2. Kerry says

    May 17, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    Oh I feel your pain, I have for to many real life memories of Baba teething I wasn’t breast feeding but I remember sitting there leaning against the cot with a finger in his mouth so he could chew! I pray for you that it doesn’t last long. xx

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 17, 2011 at 2:09 pm

      thanks kerry x

      Reply
  3. DeliciousNessy says

    May 17, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    My friend swore by Ashton & Parsons teething powders. 20 sachets in a pack. She said it was like baby crack and saved her sanity.
    Go forth and try!

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 17, 2011 at 2:09 pm

      do they do mummy crack per chance?

      Reply
  4. DeliciousNessy says

    May 17, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    ps – I think you just pour this stuff into their mouths…

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 17, 2011 at 2:13 pm

      Sweet jaysus just took two of us to pour it in and now she is beaming like a looney!

      that stuff rocks

      Reply
  5. Jordan says

    May 17, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    Hope they come through soon – teeth are such a design fault by the normally very gracious mother nature. She must have been having a bad day the day teeth were designed!

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 17, 2011 at 2:50 pm

      Hell yes! Who needs teeth anyway! BB has coped well the last 11 months as a toothless wonder!

      Reply
  6. PoorParenting says

    May 17, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    Calprofen is all I can recommend. The dose size is half that of calpol (but if you accidentally double dose it doesn’t kill them and they do sleep rather well. Ahem)

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 17, 2011 at 5:59 pm

      Hmmm “accidentally” eh…..

      Reply
  7. eviegracesmummy says

    May 17, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    Martini works well for me! I would like to mention I drink it not Evie! It numbed my pain and helped me sleep ;0). Hope BB doesn’t suffer too long x

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 17, 2011 at 6:29 pm

      Fabulous advice!

      Reply
  8. Teawithonesugarplease says

    May 17, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    you can those gummy dummies they bite down on , you can chill em in the fridge and because of the shape its harder to spit out (like a gumshield) or just ignore the cries, wear ear plugs and go back to sleep. x

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 17, 2011 at 8:27 pm

      Think I need better ear plugs! and door locks….

      Reply
  9. Lorraine Berry says

    May 17, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    Liquid anbesol worked wonders with mine. Dab onto their gums and numbs it – much better than bonjela, which they just eat! 10month old is teething again now – has 6 already and think he’s tryi g to push them all through before his first birthday!

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 17, 2011 at 8:27 pm

      Eeeek! BB only has two and we dont want any more!

      Reply
  10. Michelle Twin Mum says

    May 17, 2011 at 11:53 pm

    Yep teething powers, just pour into their mouth. You were still alllowed Medised when mine were young and then they changed the rules and I didn’t! Works wonders…..

    Mich x

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 18, 2011 at 6:24 am

      Yeah the twins could have medised but it seems BB can’t…

      Reply
  11. Erica says

    May 18, 2011 at 5:35 am

    Remember this well. Thankfully past for us now. Didn’t really find anything that worked brilliantly but got by with Calpol, ibuprofen for kids & bongela.

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 18, 2011 at 6:25 am

      And I have all three! Plus granules, plus eight billion teethinh rings.

      Thanks for dropping by erica x

      Reply
  12. Bod for tea says

    May 18, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    Bongela works for DD, sometimes. She’s got 16 now. 4 more to go for a full house *sigh*. And now she’s almost 2 we’re supposed to take her to the dentist. Ha ha!

    Reply
  13. Kirsten says

    May 18, 2011 at 7:07 pm

    Anbesol is great! It works instantly!

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 18, 2011 at 9:07 pm

      Thanks K x

      Reply
  14. mummymummymum says

    May 18, 2011 at 7:42 pm

    I have nothing to recommend that hasn’t already been said, but am cringing at the thought of boob biting 🙂

    I voted by the way….( for you, in case that wasn’t clear )
    x

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 18, 2011 at 9:06 pm

      Ha! thanks mrs

      Reply
  15. Abs says

    May 18, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    amber teething anklets/necklaces. i swear by ours!
    got ours from here
    http://www.dinodaisy.co.uk/

    been a lurker reader for a while now-voted for you 🙂 x

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      May 18, 2011 at 9:06 pm

      Ooooh thanks for lurking and for commenting and for recommending! x

      Reply
  16. Muddling Along says

    May 25, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    Amber necklaces and ambusol on the gums worked best for us

    Reply
  17. sarsm says

    July 21, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    I’m so glad to be finished with this bit. Awful. Hope things are better now (I’m finally catching up on my blog reading…)

    Reply
    • janeblackmore says

      July 21, 2011 at 12:48 pm

      lol, nice to have you back!

      Reply

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