What a Mom Wants

Little tiny Pirate

So my daughter has finally gotten a tooth. She is 9.5 months old and ever since she was 3 months old I have been asked by my mother if she has any teeth yet, told by other people when she drooled, cried or was fussy she must be teething. Teething has been the culprit for every little thing except when she smiles for the past six months. This tooth has been a long time coming and now that it is here it is reeking havoc on her nap time and my (run around the house like a chicken with my head cut off, what can I get done in hopefully her full 45 minute nap, please - I hope no one shows up and rings the doorbell causing the dog to bark and wake her early) time.

I didn’t even know the tooth was coming in. She does not have a gummy smile and won’t let me get my finger in there to check. One night when trying to get her to bed she was screaming and more fussy than normal. During one of her open mouth screams I was able to get my finger in there and low and behold I felt a tooth. Even though it is only one tooth it felt more like jaws biting down on my finger. I found that Baby Tylenol and Baby Orajel worked great at relieving the pain for her and a glass of wine or two worked great for my pain. Now that she has this tooth I thought the questioning would subside, but now I am left wondering when the rest are going to come in and when she is fussy for naps is it other teeth coming in, or something else. I have to admit every time she smiles with the one tooth showing it always makes me laugh, she looks like a pirate saying Argh!
- Diane

Eczema

At about 3 months old my son came down with a terrible case of eczema. It was awful, oozing, thick, red and angry. It broke my heart to see my little guy uncomfortable and itchy. We ended up going to a dermatologist to get it under control.

Now that it has calmed down I can keep it at bay for the most part. With the help a few products, first bath him in Aveeno Baby Soothing Bath Treatment , then I slather him in Aveeno Baby Daily Moisture Lotion and lastly for the hot spots I use Baby Aquaphor Healing Ointment . I use the lotion and the ointment a few times a day too. I’ve tried everything but for us, those are the products that worked. With this regimen we saw a noticeable difference.

I hope this helps you Moms out there. Eczema can be a tough battle.

- Tess