Amber necklace for teething baby

Person_one

Here's one:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3604673

onlyroz

barbiedoll wrote: »

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.

You can take as many homeopathic remedies as you like because they don't contain any actual drugs at all :rotfl:

onlyroz

Person_one wrote: »

Here's one:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3604673

I'm on page 13 so far and it's hilarious. Thank you very much :rotfl:

Gingham_R

t0rt0ise wrote: »

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.

I didn't expect teething problems - certainly not from my 8 week old who began teething and cut his first tooth 3 weeks later.

Whether we expect it or not, it will happen or it won't. Our attitude towards it won't change that one bit.

barbiedoll

onlyroz wrote: »

You can take as many homeopathic remedies as you like because they don't contain any actual drugs at all :rotfl:

I had to do some research recently at work, as I had been asked if I knew anything about the recommended dosage for a particular remedy. Despite extensive research, I could only find very vague instructions, such as those I listed in my earlier post. There were a lot of articles stating that a "qualified homeopath" should be consulted etc etc. When I spoke to a senior colleague she said, and I quote,

"As you and I both know Barbie, she can swallow the whole bottle and it will have absolutely no effect, but we cannot give advice on homeopathic remedies, nor should we express our opinions on it's efficacy, we are only allowed to give facts. Despite the fact that it's a load of old tosh!"

Person_one.....Was just wondering what tod123's opinion would be on this matter? Do you think we should ask him?

t0rt0ise

Gingham_R wrote: »

I didn't expect teething problems - certainly not from my 8 week old who began teething and cut his first tooth 3 weeks later.

Whether we expect it or not, it will happen or it won't. Our attitude towards it won't change that one bit.

I think our attitude does change things a lot. If we expect problems we'll look for them and seek out answers. If we think it's normal we'll give the child something to chew on and put up with the grizzles for a while.

Gingham_R

t0rt0ise wrote: »

I think our attitude does change things a lot. If we expect problems we'll look for them and seek out answers. If we think it's normal we'll give the child something to chew on and put up with the grizzles for a while.

It changes our feelings, not the baby's feelings. We may feel happy to put up with grizzles. We may feel happy to put up with full throated screams.

That doesn't alter how the baby feels.

t0rt0ise

Gingham_R wrote: »

It changes our feelings, not the baby's feelings. We may feel happy to put up with grizzles. We may feel happy to put up with full throated screams.

That doesn't alter how the baby feels.

I think it does. I think how the mother reacts affects how the baby reacts. If the mother makes a big deal about teething pain, the child will think that is a big deal thing whereas if the mother takes it in her stride, the child will too.

Gingham_R

t0rt0ise wrote: »

I think it does. I think how the mother reacts affects how the baby reacts. If the mother makes a big deal about teething pain, the child will think that is a big deal thing whereas if the mother takes it in her stride, the child will too.

I think that works if a child falls over or breaks a toy. I think pain is pain and, whereas babies pick up on the emotions of the people round them, no matter how relaxed about the pain mum is, if it hurts it hurts.

barbiedoll

t0rt0ise wrote: »

I think it does. I think how the mother reacts affects how the baby reacts. If the mother makes a big deal about teething pain, the child will think that is a big deal thing whereas if the mother takes it in her stride, the child will too.

I think this is a very valid point. My friend is a great screamer, if one of her kids ever hurt themselves she would scream in panic and the kids would automatically join in. When I was at her place, her son fell over in the garden and bit through his tongue. There was a bit of blood and she immediately started screeching, as did he. I swept him up, carried him into the bathroom and showed him in the mirror just how much blood there was and how he looked just like a zombie (his favourite monsters at the time!) He soon quietened down and I cleaned him up, he was out playing 10 minutes later, after a glass of water and a cuddle. I'm a bit more tough, I'm not as squeamish, and I'm a lot less sympathetic. When my son fell face first over a wall, the first thing I did was pick him up (to check his teeth, I'm fanatical about his nice straight teeth!) told him he was silly enough to jump over the wall after I had told him not to so it was his own fault, and gave him a quick kiss, put him down, wiped the blood off his face with my sleeve and said no more about it. After a 5 minute grizzle, he was fine. My husband thinks that I'm a right hard-faced old bag sometimes but if my kid is ill, I know what to do and I don't mess about. If he's in a bit of pain, then there's no point in dwelling on it, I get him to do something to distract him and I let him man up and get on with it. I've never had trouble with him having injections....("Mum, is it going to hurt?..."Yes, but only a little bit and it's a lot better than having measles/flu/TB, so stop moaning and let's get on with it") going to the dentist ("he's gonna poke about in your mouth but it's better than a poke in the eye so let's go") and when he had to have painful steroid drops in his eye after an operation, I agreed that if it hurt really bad, he could hit me on the arm so that I knew how he felt afterwards. I know that you can't communicate with babies in the same way but you can soothe their distress, it's instinctive with your children. I think that these remedies simply make parents feel as though they are doing something to help their child, it's very hard to feel in control if your child is in obvious pain and you can't take it away.

Mind you, if your child's in pain with a broken leg, I can't see a necklace having much effect, no matter how much "natural painkiller" they supposedly contain!