My friend Jessica gave me a necklace for Rinah when she was a baby and started teething. I’m so glad she did because the boys had an absolutely awful time teething and I was extremely uncomfortable with the idea of giving them ibuprofen or tylenol regularly for months on end. Gels are icky and sticky. Teething tablets help but only for a short while. The necklaces work well and they’re super cute! I have used them for every one of my babies.
Thane had an especially hard time teething so I put two necklaces on him.
I bought the necklaces from Inspired By Finn and they are made to pop open if pulled on so babies don’t strangle or anything.
Baltic amber is not a stone, but a fossilized tree resin.
Historically, Baltic Amber has been used in Europe as a natural and traditional remedy and curative for many ailments for centuries. Long ago it was considered one of the leading medicines of its time. Baltic Amber is the most esteemed amber in the world, and the healing qualities of Baltic Amber make it unlike any other type of amber found in the world.
When baltic amber is worn on the skin, the skin’s warmth releases trace amounts of healing oils from the amber. These oils contain succinic acid and are absorbed into the skin.Baltic Amber has some of the highest concentrations of Succinic Acid found in nature, and this is what makes it so special.
Succinic Acid is a natural component of plant and animal tissues, and it’s presence in the human body is beneficial in many ways.
The lighter and milkier the color of amber, the more succinic acid it has and the better it works as an analgesic.
Many believe that the use of amber to sooth a baby’s teething pain is something new but amber necklaces have been used for hundreds, if not thousands, of years in some European and Asian countries. In fact, in Austria, Switzerland and Germany, amber teething necklaces are often sold in local pharmacies. So how does amber sooth teething pains and does it work?
Most treatments of teething pain call for the application of gels, taking of tablets or chewing on biscuits. All of these methods, including homeopathic teething remedies have to be applied time and again. However amber claims to avoid all this: you just give your child an amber teething necklace and the symptoms of teething are reduced – and sometimes avoided altogether.
Your baby may look cute wearing an amber teething necklace, but how do they work?
First off, amber is made for wearing, not chewing. Also, it is a resin, not a stone so it is warm to the touch. It has been known as a natural analgesic, helping to fight inflammation, infections and respiratory disease. By placing amber next to your baby’s skin, the warmth releases healing oils, which are then absorbed via the skin into the bloodstream. The oils released from amber contain succinic acid. Recent scientific research has proved that succinic acid has a beneficial affect on the human body: stimulating the thyroid glands to help reduce drooling and soothe red inflamed cheeks as well as having calmative, analgesic, antispasmodic, expectorant, and febrifuge (anti-fever) functions.
Amber has been recognized by allopathic medicine as a natural analgesic and amber is widely used to reduce help reduce teething symptoms by medical practitioners in some European countries.
Amber necklaces can be worn by children aged between 2 months to 2 years of age – which is about the time baby teething stops. In fact, getting your baby used to wearing an amber necklace from a young age is a good idea as the earlier the baby starts with the necklace, the easier it becomes a part of them. They are so used to it being there, that they don’t pay attention to it by pulling on it or attempting to bite it.
When buying an amber necklace, make sure you buy genuine amber made from Baltic amber. Also, ensure that each bead is individually hand-knotted so that all the beads remain intact whatever happens to the necklace so there is no danger of choking..
With a good quality amber necklace it is perfectly okay to let your baby wear it all the time, except during bath time or swimming – as water may make the cord brittle over time.
(via Robin O’Brien)
There’s a thread on Mothering DC about amber teething necklaces, various mothers experiences, etc. And there’s always good ol’ Google.
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I already thought I probably wanted to get some amber …now i’m sure.
It’s a pain commenting on my phone, but I love that you’re blogging again! :)
Thanks! I’m glad to be blogging again, too, even if it’s not very often.