Natural teething pain remedy

Daughter Vanessa is cutting-tooth again. Looks like she’ll be getting her first molars anytime soon. Because of their large size and double edge, they are twice as hard to cut as incisors. Hence, the discomfort is at least twice as much as with other teethes. Kesian her…I can imagine how painful it is. :(

She was down with fever for 3 days, loss her appetite to eat and drink her milk, woke-up frequently at night, crying … :( Difficult for both of us to get some sleep at night. Had to give her paracetamol syrup to relief the pain. I don’t want rely too much on paracetamol though.

I thought of rubbing the popular topical ointment, Bonjela on her gums but this scares me. My Mom, as always, asked around for natural remedies. One of her friend, suggested to use this plant, niinipon . Ah, that’s the common name in Kadazan. If this plant has any other name, I absolutely have no idea what…. :)

Niinipon on the left. Don't know the name of the plant on the right, but the plant is diuretic. Good for cleansing the urinary system, so I was told.

The aunty swears by it. According to her, niinipon is effective and she has always used it on her children (when they were young) and grandchildren. Luckily, this plant can be found easily. There are plenty at our backyard.

Thank God Vanessa is feeling much better now. The fever is gone; appetite is improving progressively and less waking-up a night. I’m not too sure how effective the niinipon is but Vanessa’s mood has improved, not so cranky anymore. :) She enjoys biting chilled watermelon chunk. The cool juice soothes her gums. So we let her enjoy it but NOT without supervision.

Okay, here’s some info on how to process the niinipon, if you want to experiment with it. Pull the whole plant (with roots intact). Wash it. Put into a mug and pour in hot water. Leave it soaked for a minute. The water will turn into pale yellowish color and it tastes a bit fishy. Remember, do not let it over-soaked. It’ll make the water taste bitter. Take out and discard the plant. Let the water cool to lukewarm before drinking. Continue drinking a few times. :)

Have you ever heard of necklace as teething remedy? This is one interesting teething remedy I found in the Net. A necklace made from the bark of an elder tree (Sambucus nigra) can relieve teething pain among children. What’s elder tree in BM ?? hehe....

But on top of all, love is the best teething remedy! Shower your child with lotsa love and attention, introducing a new experience can also help distract him/her from the teething pain. *smile*