Getting braces & being a MUM!

[belistic10]

Hi, i have just had some extractions to make space for my braces going on in 3 weeks time. I am slightly nervous but one thing that is worrying me abit is if the initial pain of getting them on is bad, how I will cope having 2 young children to look after at home (3.5yrs and 10mths) as i dont want to be taking out my pain on them (as i tend to get snappy when in pain! )
Has anyone else been in a similar situation and how did you cope? Its already tough having 2 kids at home 24/7! and our youngest isnt the best sleeper yet either

[ArchWired28]

Ibuprofen!

[belistic10]

yes i plan on taking that

[AnnR]

sounds weird but eating chewy sweets (haribo type) helps me with the pain - when my teeth hurt I just want to grind them which is naughty so I chew on sweets (or chewing gum but I get bored of that!). It really helps and it's only 1 day every few weeks on average!

You can get sugar free sweets I just choose not to!

[belistic10]

ann thanks for the tip, might look for some sugar free lollies to chew i am being naughty and eating lots of chewy lollies at the moment since i figure next week once these braces are on i wont be able to for a while atleast lol if at all?

[Sevilon]

The tooth pain has never been all that difficult for me. They can be sore, but it doesn't last long, and where the soreness is changes from day to day. What has been worse for me is the cuts/rubbing on the inside of the mouth and on the tongue. Lots of wax, and a numbing medication like Anbesol (I buy the store version) is what I rely on. And limit talking as much as you can if you have any soreness. I am a teacher and mom, and by Friday of every week, I have some soreness just from all of the talking. Then I have a weekend and it gets better for the next week!

Good luck.

[belistic10]

that is good to hear gives me some hope not talking as much will be hard when i seem to be telling my toddler off all day long but i will just have to try my best and sounds like wax and stuff for your mouth is a good idea. Thats funny i am just about to start University externally to study early childhood education having a career change! what ages do you teach?

[seriousthinker]

Don't worry, it won't be that bad nd after a couple of weeks you'll be eating everything you used to. I have 2 children too and my youngest was just a year and a half when I got mine on.

I agree that wax is great. Make sure you have lots and have some mild pain relief about.

[belistic10]

thanks serious thinker we have two under the age of 4 our youngest is 10.5mths old at the moment but growing up fast

[belistic10]

ooh and i bought some advil today (ibuprofen) that should help

[BracedSurgeryStudent]

Hi, i have just had some extractions to make space for my braces going on in 3 weeks time. I am slightly nervous but one thing that is worrying me abit is if the initial pain of getting them on is bad, how I will cope having 2 young children to look after at home (3.5yrs and 10mths) as i dont want to be taking out my pain on them (as i tend to get snappy when in pain! )
Has anyone else been in a similar situation and how did you cope? Its already tough having 2 kids at home 24/7! and our youngest isnt the best sleeper yet either

Hey I had horrible pain because they put on heavier wires than the starter ones to work specifically on my overbite so that KILLED. I did not take anything and I went to work and school and ate (crying of course but I finnished whatever meal it was that I was eating). I talk every 3 seconds to a customer at work for 6 hours a day. And that HURT I thought to myself Jenn, this is for your own good if you want this overbite to not be here with you for the rest of your life then don't think about the pain think about the outcome. and I have been taunted my whole life for it and it messes with my speaking and eating. That's how I got through the pain and I barely took any ibuprophen.