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Baby Max, 8 months old, is working on his first top tooth. He has had his two bottom teeth for a few months already. The first bottom tooth was a tough one, it seemed like he worked on getting that one for months. However, the second one just appeared one day without any problems, we didn’t even realize that it was coming.

Max started showing some of the typical signs of teething last week. He’s been crabby and has had long drawn-out crying spells. He has not been sleeping well and has been waking up several times throughout the night. He also has not been eating as much. He leaves bottles half full and spits out more of his baby food than he takes in.

Then, over the weekend, we noticed his upper gums were extremely swollen and you could see the gums starting to split where the tooth should soon appear. Max’s gums must be very tender because he does not want us messing with them, he doesn’t even want us to touch around his mouth.

What do I do? Well, of course the first thing I reach for are my Hyland’s Teething Tablets. They work to immediately calm him, so he can finish a bottle or even take a little nap. However, he does get extremely irritated at times and I can tell that he is uncomfortable and in pain by the way he grabs and pulls at his mouth and cheeks. When he demonstrates these behaviors I go for the big guns and pull out the Tylenol.

The tooth still has not come through completely, but it is getting closer. I had expected to see it already last night, but that did not happen. Maybe it will make it’s first appearance today. I can’t wait for this process to be over!