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Responses from fans ranged from rubbing whiskey on the gums to using baby Orajel to letting the baby gnaw on a Milk-Bone biscuit for dogs.

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Williams, 37, and husband Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit, welcomed their first child in September. Together since 2015, they wed in a star-studded ceremony in New Orleans last month.

Sunday was not the first time that Williams has reached out to other moms for parenting advice.

Earlier this month she tweeted, \"Fellow moms: How long did you breastfeed? Is it weird that I get emotional when I even just think about when it’s time to stop?\"

Fellow moms:
How long did you breastfeed? Is it weird that I get emotional when I even just think about when it's time to stop? pic.twitter.com/YOz4oeIajH

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) December 6, 2017

One of the responses came from Broadway star Audra McDonald. \"I nursed my older daughter until she was almost 2. Still going with my 1 year old right now,\" she tweeted. \"You’ll know when it’s time to stop. Enjoy! She is beautiful!\"

I nursed my older daughter until she was almost 2. Still going with my 1 year old right now. You’ll know when it’s time to stop. Enjoy! She is beautiful!

— Audra McDonald (@AudraEqualityMc) December 6, 2017

Though she may be enjoying motherhood, Williams is already training to return to the court. She is registered for the January competition to defend her title, according to the organizers of the Australian Open.

She beat sister Venus Williams last year while pregnant.

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