What's scorching your groove today?

[BigV]

may I suggest that you apply the orajel directly and liberally to your nipples

[Aliantha]

Give Beans some rusks to chew on. Not only might they help with the pain, but also something new is sometimes just the right distraction.

[Chocolatl]

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. She hasn't had any solids yet so teething biscuits are out for now. She's slept through most of the night, tonight, so we'll see how much of this craziness is teething and how much of it was due to her not napping yesterday.

[DanaC]

My SiL swore by Anbesol when the kids were teething.

[jimhelm]

lansinoh for your nipply bits. also excellent when the diaper rash is boiling lava hot.

[ZenGum]

Female advice: to do with baby.

Male advice: focused on your nipples.


Zengum advice: sarcastic and unhelpful.

and the beat goes on...



ETA: don't worry too much. Nipples grow back. So I've heard.

[orthodoc]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Female advice: to do with baby.

Male advice: focused on your nipples.

I noticed that. Although I will say that protecting against cracked nipples is a VERY good idea. That's a pain that'll make you jump right out of your rocking chair. (When the baby latches onto a cracked nipple, I mean.)

[Chocolatl]

"Please... won't someone think of the boobies?"

Good lookin' out, V and Jim. Thanks.

(Whose kid was it that invented the term dowas?)

[BigV]

to answer your question, the inch is credited with the first mention of dowas here, though he certainly learned it, not invented it. I find this citation the most memorable (text) expression here.

point of order. Zen's wrong, they don't grow back, but you *can* make another baby, so we're focusing on defending the points facing the greatest threat. I can't help it if by coincidence they're nipple-shaped.

[orthodoc]

Originally Posted by BigV

Zen's wrong, they don't grow back, but you *can* make another baby, so we're focusing on defending the points facing the greatest threat. I can't help it if by coincidence they're nipple-shaped.

Such selfless, altruistic zeal ...

[wolf]

I should not be allowed in Target alone. I need someone else to stop me from buying stuff that I don't actually need.

Well, maybe I didn't do so terribly badly ... I mean I didn't buy the crock pot big enough for soup or stew meant to be transported to and from work. It heats your meal up on your desk. Slowly. Damn thing cost as much as a full sized crock pot, which I thought was extreme. Oh, and it didn't come in purple or blue. I think if it had, I would have been in a real quandry. Didn't want a pink one. I did end up with a Darth Vader throw and tote, though. And the taco shell bowl baking set thingies I've been wanting. I went for windshield washer fluid. And a cell phone charger so I can leave one at work. And food, which didn't work out quite as well as I'd hoped. I'm still going to have to make a run to the welfare supermarket. But I did get milk. And toilet paper. And a really huge box of fruit snacks. But I can't make a sandwich out of those.

[ZenGum]

Well, I recall getting that information from a woman whose nipple had been bitten clean off by a teething baby, and she said hers had grown back.

I didn't check, though which was careless of me. I suppose I should have demanded to inspect the scene. For epistemological purposes.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Well, I recall getting that information from a woman whose nipple had been bitten clean off by a teething baby, and she said hers had grown back.

I didn't check, though which was careless of me. I suppose I should have demanded to inspect the scene. For epistemological purposes.

It was careless of you. I know you're familiar with basic scientific method. Controlling for biter's age, you missed an opportunity to repeat the experiment, or at least the setup for the experiment. Calibration is important.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Well, I recall getting that information from a woman whose nipple had been bitten clean off by a teething baby, and she said hers had grown back.

I didn't check, though which was careless of me. I suppose I should have demanded to inspect the scene. For epistemological purposes.

Originally Posted by BigV

It was careless of you. I know you're familiar with basic scientific method. Controlling for biter's age, you missed an opportunity to repeat the experiment, or at least the setup for the experiment. Calibration is important.

Every one knows that nipples are like lizards tails; they grow back when bitten off, or if attacked by a strange baby the nipple will detach so the mother can get away. Didn't you take any science courses in school?

[zippyt]