The dreaded teeth strike again

Sleepy Eve, ready to go to the Teddy Bears Picnic at nursery this afternoon. 

(Part of fundraising for Children In Need week.)

Eve has had sore teeth since Friday, which have become progressively worse. It seems that I spoke too soon on my last post, when I said the pain didn't seem to be as bad as before. Last night for the first time in 8 months she woke up at midnight, 2am and then at 4am she absolutely screamed the house down for half an hour. There was no point in trying to put her back to bed as she was in such a state.

I took her downstairs as she kept asking for breakfast, but of course when I tried to give it to her she didn't want it as her teeth hurt. I managed to put a load of teething gel into her mouth which eased the pain so that she could manage the medicine a little while afterwards.

When Daddy came downstairs just before 8am, Eve was looking very sleepy in her chair watching alphabet songs and I was looking even sleepier about to head out the door for work. Sam put her to bed for a nap at 9am. He said he cuddled her and she fell asleep in his arms, something that hadn't happened in a long time. She did the same with me the other day. 

Whilst I was rubbing teething gel into her gums this morning I felt for any new teeth but she still has 12. She's had 12 teeth for so long. But it now seems that the time must be now for the rest to finally come through. I hope it's quick, for Eve's sake. She doesn't have any canine teeth yet (green in the above image), or any molars.

She's very good at having her teeth brushed now and has been fine with it for the past 4 months or so I guess. Of course when she's in pain she doesn't want her teeth brushed so I don't push it too much. As soon as the pain comes to an end I try to give her teeth an extra good clean.

This afternoon she is off to nursery to take part in the Teddy Bear's Picnic, so I'm sure this will cheer her up. She was telling me yesterday how much she likes playing with her friends there.