Have you seen those safe feeders that they sale? If you put some crushed up ice cubes in there, that might work. That way she has something to hold onto without freezing her hands, but it will help numb up those sore gums. You can also try to put a little baby orajel on there to see if that helps. good luck!

I read once to put some water in one her bottles and then put the whole bottle in the freezer upside down so that the water freezes in just the nipple. That way its a nipple she knows and loves in her mouth and its not cold in her hands bc there is no ice in the bottle part. Also my nieces and nephews LOVED the homeopathic teething tablets. I think I remember you saying once that you were in a remote area (I could be wrong here....)so you may have a hard time finding them..but I think Wal-mart may sell them and you would most def be able to find them online. THere are 2 kinds. One is a tiny tablet that just melts in their mouths right away like baby candy...I mean REALLY tiny and REALLY fast. The other is a tablet that you put in water and let it dissolve and then you rub that solution onto their gums. I guess depending on the age of the child....I hope your little one is feeling better soon!!!

my son loves cold wet washcloths that we can wad up, gnaw on and suck on.

cold wash cloths are great, i keep his teethers in the freezer too and he loves those. also, someone suggested teething tablets and they have been a miracle...they work amazing. they basically numb their gums and its better than the oragel i think. my son is teething really bad right now was having such a hard time sleeping but these methods have helped a lot. he still has his days though. good luck...you will get through it! :)

i dont know if you use pacifiers or not, but i keep the ones my son is not using in the freezing or fridge so when he gets really fussy i take out a new one and give it to him. that seems to help.

My son is already teething at 4 1/2 months and has been so fussy. He seems to like a cold wash cloth. He doesn't yet get the idea of the teether. He holds it for a second and throws it down. We bought the tablets (and you can get them at Walmart, but we couldn't find them and had to ask the pharmacy) but we haven't tried them yet.

Teething rings seem to come in handy later on in toddler years, so don't throw them out just yet!

Licorice is a natural cure for teething. There are other ideas here-

http://www.parenttime.com/babyarticles/teethingnaturalrelief.html

It's just nice to have alternatives to help break up the tylenol and motrin.

Instead of baby orajel, look for bonjela. Its sweet flavor alone is often enough to soothe a teething baby and it tastes so much better than orajel.