Amber necklace for teething baby

Lotus-eater

barbiedoll wrote: »

Trying to dissuade people of the supposed benefits of homeopathy is a bit like trying to get people to abandon their religion.

Funnily enough I was thinking about this discussion last night, after I logged off and it was suddenly very like a TV program I'd watched a week ago.

It was a big question one and was about the existence of God, I believe.

One one side of the studio were scientists and scholars, who spoke of facts and what we knew. On the other side were people who spoke of beliefs.
A chasm between them all.

pulliptears

I'm a firm believer of natural and holistic medicines having witnessed first hand what difference the addition of natural supplements can make to a diet.
Amber is something I haven't come across before, I'm still very much learning! I'm curious if this will have any benefits to my teenage daughter who is suffering terribly with knee pain at the moment. I've come to the conclusion that it can't hurt to try so I'm going to order her a bracelet and see if she gains any help from it. If not then she still has a pretty bracelet on her wrist.

vroombroom

mildred1978 wrote: »

Oh dear. Your memory really isn't up to much, is it? Other month? Try less than a fortnight.

I actually wanted to know if there was anything to help my teething son sleep while I was at my very elderly and rather poorly grandmother's house so that SHE wasn't disturbed during what was potentially my last visit to her.

As it happened, anbesol worked a treat (along with some lovely long walks to tire him out) and we had a lovely time. And I didn't have to resort to putting baileys in his milk either.

grow up love.

Person_one

I'm a bit hesitant to wade into this debate but oh well, I'm only making a side point so its probably safe.

To the people who see some sort of competitive dichotomy between 'nature' and 'science', it really doesn't exist. Scientists don't want your children to suffer, scientists are generally not dogmatic, they don't have fixed beliefs and they are willing to adjust their assumptions based on new evidence coming to light.

If there was any evidence that homeopathic remedies, amber necklaces, healing crystals etc actually had any measurable effect, then scientists would study them and they would become 'science' and 'conventional medicine'.

Many conventional medicines come from nature, the opiate painkillers and sedatives come from poppies, digitalis for heart disease comes from foxgloves, aspirin comes from willow bark, atropine that treats cardiac arrest comes from deadly nightshade, drugs used to treat allergies, hormone problems and diabetes are based on substances found in our own bodies.

If a 'natural' remedy actually works, science and medicine happily accept it, licence it and mass produce it, there is no conspiracy to try and stop you using things that actually work!

brook2jack

Just so people are informed, I notice that websites are being recommended that sell amber necklaces that are 29 to 33cm long. I also notice that websites selling Lithuanian amber necklaces are being recommended. You may be interested that the EU have banned some amber necklaces as choking and strangulation hazards.... scroll down to bottom of page http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/dyna/rapex/create_rapex.cfm?rx_id=409 also http://recalledproducts.org/recall/view/kadolis-amber-baby-necklace http://recalledproducts.org/recall/view/ecotendencia-amber-necklace-for-babies
and a warning from Australia http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/989380

paul2louise

I know some babies sleep in theirs but i think i will be taking it off just in case, thanks

barbiedoll

I think that one of the reasons that homeopathy appeals to so many people is that is regarded as very safe, with very, very few reported side-effects or adverse reactions. You can take it with other drugs, you can use it when pregnant, breast-feeding, if you're elderly or a child, or if you have allergies. I find this very strange, especially when you realise that there isn't one single food or drug that hasn't been shown to cause adverse side-effects in some people, no matter how well tolerated the substance may be in the general population.

Another suspicious property of homeopathic remedies is the dosing instructions. These are often very vague, with patients told to "take 2-6 tablets when required" or "to be taken for as long as necessary". Can you imagine any qualified doctor or pharmacist telling a patient to take their medicine "when you feel like it", or "as often as you like"? If homeopathic remedies had any effect at all (other than as a placebo) then surely their dosages would be more measured, as with all other medicines?

We should possibly start another thread for this subject, I am genuinely interested as to why perfectly sane, reasonable, intelligent people feel that homeopathy works for them*. I don't count herbal remedies or all "alternative" treatments as quackery, herbal medicines have measurable and well-researched effects, as do some other treatments, but the appeal of homeopathy has always eluded me, I really would like to know the reasons why people choose to use these remedies.

* I don't mean to imply that I think that you're insane, unreasonable or unintelligent if you choose to use homeopathy! I'm not religious either but I don't regard religious people as crazy or deluded. (I do think that people who seriously believe in astrology need a kick up the @rse but that's just me!:rotfl:)

lostinrates

My mother used to wear an amber nevklace for aesthetic puposes in the 80s, almost daily. She also had intense migraines and developed asthma that decade. I do not think the neklace was responsible, but it did not cure either!

Person_one

Barbiedoll, there have been some threads in DT I think. I shall try to dig them up for you.

t0rt0ise

I'm quite shocked.. not that people would use something like amber for teething.. no, the weird and wonderful has been used for centuries and always will be,.. but I'm shocked that people would use Calpol and other medicines for teething. My two children had old fashioned teething rings and did just fine. I wouldn't have thought of giving drugs to small babies but then maybe I just didn't expect teething problems. Much like those that use amber stop expecting problems and lo, they don't get them.