My suggestion is going to seem gross. We didn't do it on purpose, it started with Wiz and was more something we couldn't keep him away from. Then he and Gma started it with the others.
We had some leather coasters when Wiz started teething. Farly thick leather, maybe 1/4 inch thick, not thin like glove or purse leather. He chomped the daylights out of them. We couldn't keep them hidden after he started crawling. I used to boil them to make sure they were not growing germs. I did keep a close eye on them and trim the edges when it looked like he might soon be able to bite a piece off of them.
I have seen the mesh teething things and they are cool. I really wish we had them. Lisa, here is an amazon listing for the mesh things, at least I think this is what Janet is talking about:
http://www.amazon.com/Munchkin-Pack...s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1318455337&sr=1-9
Frozen washcloths were awesome and I always kept some in the freezer. I used to make sure I was NOT using one of those laundry soaps with the scents that lasts and lasts (gain, those new scent crystals, any product with much of a scent we didn't use on the washcloths) because I didn't think that the residue that causes the scent to last was a good thing in the kids mouths' a whole lot. My mother would get them damp with apple juice and then freeze them, but it made a HORRIBLE mess as it thawed.
I used to get these fairly cheap red teething rings. They didn't get frozen and they had five bumps around the ring, each with a different texture. Each of my kids had a favorite texture on the thing and no two of mine liked the same one. It was esp handy with thank you because he HATED anything cold. Would NOT have a frozen/cold wash cloth anywhere near him. Not even on his gums.
Teething gel was a must. Just watch VERY closely the first few times you put it on. It burns some people. My dad is one of those people who just can't use any type of orajel, so we watched the kids to see if they reacted that way. Wiz did react to the orajel and nightime orajel products. Gerber made a teething jel with a much lower amt of benzocaine or whatever the active ingredient it, and that helped him. But if we used reg baby orajel he screamed nonstop and even got blisters in his little mouth. The other two didn't have that problem.
If upset tummy/colic s a problem, try getting some catnip and making tea for him. It sounds bonkers, but catnip is a mint. I don't advocate buying it in the pet dept because standards for pets are different than for humans. Health food stores sell catnip loose and also in tea bags. We used this with thank you and it was a MIRACLE. All of my kids had colic. Wiz got benadryl rx'd by the doctor because it knocked him out and then we could get a break and stay sane. Jess actually got paragoric, the stuff janet mentioned - it is AWFUL stuff but it knocked her out too so we could get some sleep. thank you got catnip tea (steep the tea for 3-5 min then use for half of the water in a 4 oz bottle of formula or to dilute apple juice for a child who has had that introduced but has an upset tummy, I personally just drank it with a little honey when my tummy hurt) and it did NOT knock him out - it dealt with the problem and he was a smiling, laughing, happy baby.
We used the tea during teething because all of the drool can lead to tummy problems. Either eating too much and throwing up, or swallowing so often that they get a belly full of gas. For us the gas drops did not help, not for any of the kids. An herbalist that helped me control migraines far better and longer than any doctor managed was the one who suggested catnip tea. I researched it before I tried it and the change in my child was incredible. I have had many family members use it on their babies and it is amazing to each family.
I hope easy child 3 feels better soon.