Amber necklace for teething baby

pukkamum

I have one on my 1 yr old she has had it from birth and it is only the back teeth that have caused her any pain, the amber releases an oil into the skin when warmed.
Nursing mothers used to wear them to help prevent the pain of breastfeeding, though if i remember rightly at some point in history a ruler banned them as he thought that mothers should experience the pain!

barbiedoll

I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to be rude and I apologise if I offended anyone.

But I urge anyone who is thinking of spending their money on these teething aids for their baby, to have a look at this site......

http://scepticon.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/amber-teething-beads-a-few-points-to-consider/

There are lots of links to relevant research and if, like me, you're a sceptic, then there is lots to think about.

Of course, when you have a screaming baby, you will try anything, I have been there and done that! But I would also urge anyone who has a baby with a horrid nappy rash because of teething, to consult their GP. My son had the skin peeling away from his bottom when he was teething, he was in such pain, it was awful. I saw the doctor, got a tube of Daktacort and the relief was almost instant.

Use herbal/folk/alternative remedies by all means, if that's what floats your boat but don't dismiss the medical profession out of hand. Sometimes nature needs a helping hand!

Redouble

Nobody has dismissed anything out of hand
Just saying that our anecdotal evidence is that it can help and may be with a try

Teenie_D

barbiedoll wrote: »

There are lots of links to relevant research and if, like me, you're a sceptic, then there is lots to think about.


Use herbal/folk/alternative remedies by all means, if that's what floats your boat but don't dismiss the medical profession out of hand. Sometimes nature needs a helping hand!

I'm sure most of us wouldn't dismiss the medical profession, that would be completely irresponsible. There is ALWAYS going to be research into why people shouldn't use alternative medicine/practices and people poo pooing the idea. Will have to agree to disagree with this one, works for us and it means I am not giving my son paracetamol/ibuprofen day in day out;)

paul2louise

Firstly my boy hasnt got bad nappy rash just a bit irritation, he is having a few nasty nappies. He is rosy cheeked, rubs his ears a lot, not dribbling that much, he sleeps most nights without too much problem so I am relatively happy with him considering he has 7 teeth thro now. Secondly I know he has more teeth to come including his back ones so no point finding a remedy that works after the teeth are all thro, so this is why I consider a more natural approach after all teething can be a long process and continually feeding with capol cant be the best thing in the long run. So if the amber approach helps a bit over the next year with the moving teeth then the occasional top up on capol when a new tooth cuts wont be so bad.

I am all in favour of medicine when needed but dont want to rely on it on a continual basis.

thanks for the feedback, i am grateful to all the responses

Gingham_R

I spent so long making sure my kids didn't have anything round their necks and now I find out that there are baby necklaces available?!

What if it got caught or twisted?

Not a risk I'd be happy to take.

Redouble

Gingham_R wrote: »

I spent so long making sure my kids didn't have anything round their necks and now I find out that there are baby necklaces available?!

What if it got caught or twisted?

Not a risk I'd be happy to take.

They are kept at a length so that they sit just under the neckline of the clothes. They don't get caught or twisted.
Obviously common sense prevails, if you're not happy then you don't use them
I would like to point out that I would not purposely endanger my child so I would not have used one, nor would I recommend them if I thought they were at all going to harm my child.

Gingham_R

Redouble wrote: »

They are kept at a length so that they sit just under the neckline of the clothes. They don't get caught or twisted.
Obviously common sense prevails, if you're not happy then you don't use them

I appreciate that. But if you have to take it off when the baby goes down for a nap for example, when something soothing is most helpful, surely they're of limited value, even if they did have proven benefits? And leaving it on during unsupervised time, when the baby could trap her little fist in it or worse? And a baby able to snap the thread it's on could swallow it...

Just too risky. Sorry.

I'm also dubious about the benefits of something described thus by a seller:

Even during the worse teething times, when you think its doing no good, it will be providing some relief.

And something is better than nothing!

Lotus-eater

Teenie_D wrote: »

Will have to agree to disagree with this one, works for us and it means I am not giving my son paracetamol/ibuprofen day in day out;)

But you're happy to give him the (apparently) whatever comes out of the amber to get it to work?
That doesn't make any sense.

I've never heard of these before this, but I can't believe people put necklaces on babies! Surely the choking/throttling risk is far far worse than any teething pain?

IF and it's a huge if, this works then seems to be a medicine being given to the child for the parents sake. Teething does clear up by itself, most of the time medicine is not needed. Don't please throw down about little Johnny needing urgent medical care for teething, of course that happens, but not most of the time.

Gingham_R

http://www.3news.co.nz/Teething-necklaces-dangerous---sceptics/tabid/423/articleID/160820/Default.aspx