Andrew's Loose Tooth

Andrew has his first loose tooth.

He is not happy "mummy my tooth hurts when I eat"

So now he is scared to eat. This leaves me with the issue how does one stop the pain so that he can eat.

Teething gel worked well when he was a baby and his teeth were cutting, but I am not sure that it would work now.

I am torn between just telling him it is a fact of life deal with it and being the overly protective mother.

I know that billions of children have survived loose teeth but this is my baby.

I really hate this. I might try Googling for other parent's advise on the topic.