molars

Teething – The Final Frontier

It is well established that I’m not buying the whole ‘no such thing as teething‘ line. And I’ve whinged about it a whole lot from molars to sleepless nights to clingyness to high temperatures to lymphatic system problems to sleep regressions to plans gone awry to the challenges of comforting a toddler. I’m not bitter. [...]

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Recovery

The Doctor told me it was most  likely the two year molars and that the high temperaturs had triggered a reaction in her lymphatic system, causing (among other things) her glands to swell up. He prescribed antibiotics and I noticed an almost immediate improvement, particularly with her temperature wich had been pretty scary high. Keeping [...]

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The Good Patient

The little googy has not been well. We think it’s teething – there’s plenty of drooling, diarrhea and a nasty high temperature without any other symptoms of infection. Most likely it’s her two year molars. I got quite a shock yesterday when I took her temperature (under the arm) and it was 39.6 (103 F). She [...]

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Molars, Molars, Freaking Molars

In the last week Riley’s molars have been giving her absolute hell. Which would be better if it seemed like they were pushing through, but they don’t seem to be moving at all. Which is extremely annoying. Most of the night is spent with her crying and inconsolable, not really wanting to be touched. No [...]

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