{"id":1681,"date":"2017-05-12T16:43:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T16:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blf.ciaranhickey.net\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2021-01-05T16:35:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T16:35:00","slug":"10-ways-help-teething-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.babyledfeeding.com\/10-ways-help-teething-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Help your Teething Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s 10am, you\u2019re on your 3rd cup of coffee of the day already, your normally happy little baby hasn’t eaten any breakfast\u00a0and has turned into\u00a0a drooling and very cranky bundle of very little joy. If this sounds like your life right now, then chances are your baby is teething –\u00a0I hear your pain Momma!<\/p>\n
I recently saw a diagram showing how far those baby teeth have to move down, before they are pushed through their gums. It really is no wonder that your baby has gone off food and is an irritable little mess.\u00a0Oscar had a terrible time when it came to teeth. I always knew they were coming because;<\/p>\n
I\u00a0actually did a happy dance around his bedroom with him in my arms when he cut his 20th tooth! So\u00a0how did we get through it? I was asked by the lovely people at Teetha to write a post with my top tips for teething and so\u00a0I’ve put together my top 10 tips that will hopefully help you and your baby get through this!<\/p>\n
Ice is a natural pain reliever\u00a0so I always had pops on hand along with some chilled\u00a0teethers. Great for little gums and give immediate relief to your little one. For the ice-pops I always try to get as much goodness into them as usually my little guy had gone totally off food. These are my favourite ideas:<\/p>\n
Perfect for babies under 6 months. I could always get my baby to eat one of these. Just pump some breastmilk and freeze into an ice-pop mould. If you\u2019re not breastfeeding, you can also use formula.<\/p>\n
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If your baby is on solids and you\u2019re looking for a super nourishing pop then this one is for you and your baby. Super easy to make and then freeze into little ice-pops. I love avocado because it just contains so much goodness and is a little meal in every bite. When mixed with a little banana, spinach and yogurt these pops are just so nutritious. I added a teaspoon of maple syrup because I wanted my baby to eat them (he hadn’t eaten anything but drank breastmilk for days).\u00a0This recipe should make 12 mini pops so it is only 1 1\/12th of a teaspoon of free sugar which is a very tiny amount anyway.<\/p>\n
Find the recipe here:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2018Mommy & Baby\u2019 Avocado and Spinach Smoothie<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I love these because they are sweet, they contain lots of goodness but most importantly the secret ingredient is turmeric, a natural inflammatory. Babies just love these pops and they are a great way of cooling little gums down and getting some nutrients into them at the same time.<\/p>\n Find the recipe here:<\/strong>\u00a0Banana and Turmeric Lassi<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n These pops are one of my favourite things EVER! They taste like a healthy magnum, are full of goodness and they are so nutritious. The best thing is that they contain sweet potato, and not just a little sweet potato! 12 pops contain one of those large sweet potatoes that you look at thinking ‘what on earth do I do with this?’.<\/p>\n Find the recipe here:\u00a0<\/strong>Peanut Butter & Sweet Potato Chocolate Mousse<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sometimes the simplest ingredients make the best things. Take these pops for example – 3 simple ingredients\u00a0watermelon, mint and lime juice blended up together and frozen. Oscar LOVED these! So easy to make and they will have those little gums laughing away in no time.<\/p>\nBanana And Turmeric Lassi\u00a0(Frozen Into Pops)<\/h3>\n
Peanut Butter And Sweet Potato Chocolate Mousse\u00a0(Frozen Into Pops)<\/h3>\n
Melon And Mint Zingy Teething Pops<\/h3>\n