No Added Sugar Kids Clothes

ltaylor

Hi all,
There is a No Added Sugar Sale on at www.littlesunflowers.com - go to www.littlesunflowers.com/specials.php for deals. Great bargains to be had.
Sale apparently end on 31 July.
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hollydays

Some cute stuff here-but was puzzled by one item on sunflowers.
Its a traditional amber teething necklace,headed "teething relief" but later says not for chewing,just for wearing(?!!) Howz that work then?!!

pudding

Thanks Itaylor I wanted to get my son the Menace T-shirt and with free delivery it's a great site..Thanks again!

purplemoon

hollydays wrote:

Some cute stuff here-but was puzzled by one item on sunflowers.
Its a traditional amber teething necklace,headed "teething relief" but later says not for chewing,just for wearing(?!!) Howz that work then?!!

Magic!! You put a short one on so they can't get it in. I actually bought a longer one and my son didn't like wearing so now I do! Who knows if they work....

pipjes

hollydays wrote:

Some cute stuff here-but was puzzled by one item on sunflowers.
Its a traditional amber teething necklace,headed "teething relief" but later says not for chewing,just for wearing(?!!) Howz that work then?!!

i think amber is a healing stone??

Bevvy_2

Hi there
feel a bit like I'm intruding here so apologies if I am... Little Sunflowers is our shop we've been getting loads of clicks to the website since last night - this thread explains it, so thanks very much! Just to shed a bit of light on this subject: amber is indeed a healing stone, and it's been used to make amber teething necklaces for (quite literally) hundreds of years elsewhere in Europe. These necklaces are the same as the regulation length for teething necklaces in Germany and Switzerland where children wear them against their skin plus are encouraged to rub them against their gums to relieve pain, hence the angular cut of some of the stones towards the front of some of the necklace styles. However we took advice in the UK and were told not to suggest this to parents in case of problems - rules about products for babies and children in this country are more strict than some other countries. Nevertheless they work wonderfully just by laying against the skin and I've got bagfulls of testimonials from satisfied customers confirming just that - plus we offer a 28 day money back guarantee just in case anyone's not happy, no questions asked. We've also had them tested for this, that and the next thing - they are certified as non-toxic so, if the little one does briefly fiddle in their mouths before they are spotted, they won't poison themselves. Hopefully this helps - thanks for reading and I hope I haven't broken any rules by posting this?
Bev

hollydays

Could the child not bite through the necklace string and swallow a piece?
isnt that a hazard to choking?

Bevvy_2

hollydays wrote:

Could the child not bite through the necklace string and swallow a piece?
isnt that a hazard to choking?

The reason we don't advise parents to allow children to chew the necklaces is precisely because of that concern. Our European colleagues point out that the beads are individually knotted to avoid beads going everywhere if the necklace breaks and that Amber is not poisonous - it's been used ground in natural medicines for years. They also say that the beads are too small to present a choking hazard, but we'd prefer to be safe than sorry. For what it's worth, we've been working with Trading Standards on this product and there hasn't been a case anyone can find, here or elsewhere, of this happening but, once again, we'd prefer to be cautious with our safety advice (our own son wears one, and has for over a year now). Hope this helps?

hollydays

ok,so,you have been working with trading standards-have you finished working with them yet.If you have whats the final conclusion.
Googling I am seeing references to Trading Standards and words like could strangle a baby and not suitable for a child under five.Would be interested in your reply.This may be something you can explain-I am only getting a small selection of comments re amber necklaces.

Bevvy_2

hollydays wrote:

ok,so,you have been working with trading standards-have you finished working with them yet.If you have whats the final conclusion.
Googling I am seeing references to Trading Standards and words like could strangle a baby and not suitable for a child under five.Would be interested in your reply.This may be something you can explain-I am only getting a small selection of comments re amber necklaces.

Hi again

Sorry for the delay in replying, mad day in the shop. We’re aware of the Google search result you’re talking about, it’s on the website of an online retailer who seems to have gone out of business (or at least they don’t answer their emails and their phone has been cut off) so we’ve yet to find out from them where they got their Trading Standards information from.

Meanwhile the Trading Standards person we’re working with has seen the result of the tests carried out by a UK testing house on Little Sunflowers necklaces and confirms that they comply with various standards except those for toys and small parts (which you would expect, since they are not a toy and are composed of small parts). We have therefore been advised to give the following guidance: namely that these necklaces are not a toy, should be worn under supervision (and not at night) and should not be used as a teething device despite what is recommended in other parts of Europe where regulations are less stringent than those in the UK.

In terms of a risk of strangulation, please bear in mind that these necklaces are designed to break at pressure (the test house found that they broke when a force of 90N was applied to the cord). This means that if the necklace is pulled it will break before strangulation occurs, which is more than can be said for many items on the market today (eg plastic bibs or bibs with cords which are tied around babies’ necks from birth). I hope you understand that I’m not trying to belittle any risk of strangulation to a small child, I’m just trying to put our amber teething necklaces into perspective with the many other risks out there.

We work closely with our suppliers in the Baltics, who export literally tens of thousands of these to the worldwide market every year. Meanwhile bigger companies than us, such as Green Baby, have been selling them for years. No-one in the UK or overseas has been able to supply us with one case of injury (or worse) when a baby has been given an amber teething necklace to wear – the worst that ever seems to happen is that they break.

Sorry to go on, this is a subject close to my heart! Believe me, we’ve been around the world and back again on this issue. I’m conscious that I’m going very much ‘off topic’ here so feel free to email me at bev@littlesunflowers.com if you’d like more information (or indeed would like to hear me ramble some more, as it’s one of my better personal qualities).

Hope this is helpful…
Best wishes to anyone still reading this!
Bev

hollydays

Thank you for your reply.