As a person I have never been good at handling pain. I am talking about punched in the face, stub your toe, get hit with a baseball bat pain. The pain I felt while training and competing was very different, and that was a pain I understood and was able to handle.

Avery has been in pain today, and it is that kind of pain I do not understand. I feel terrible. What is there that we can do? I don’t remember when my teeth were first coming in and surely she won’t either, but for now the pain is excrutiating. I just wish there was something we could do to help. Sure there is Tylenol and teething tabs and frozen teethers, but those are temporary relief.

I want something that will stop the pain instantly and permanently, so she does not have to hurt, scream, and cry. This is not a selfish request because the screaming and crying does not bother me. It is the pain behind it that does. Any tips out there to help?