teething necklaces
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Topic: teething necklaces
Posted By: tamiem
Subject: teething necklaces
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 1:06pm
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Hi, I'm all for using products that help make life easier, so I was just wondering about people's experiences with teething necklaces.
I have read (on websites selling them) lots of positive things, but haven't actually known of anyone who has used one. Are they useful? Do they actually work? Has anyone bought one and then found it didn't work well for their baby? I don't want to waste money, but I would rather help making teething nicer if possible! ------------- The Sale Fairy is a weekly email newsletter, advertising online sales & specials for baby, children’s and maternity products. www.thesalefairy.co.nz info@thesalefairy.co.nz |
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 1:18pm
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I swear by ours .. so much so, that when we "misplaced" it whilst moving, I immediately ordered another.
Although we did find the original, at least now she has a spare (oh and they are sooo cute!) ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: first
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 1:20pm
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Sorry to hijack thread but how do they work?? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 1:25pm
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do they have boy looking ones? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 1:29pm
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Leah used one and had no teething issues at all, not even red cheeks or dribbling! I got my sisters boy one as he suffered a lot and she didn't even notice him he his first lot of molars! The are supposed to work by letting the warmth of the skin help natural minerals come out of the amber and absorb into the skin to help with things like pain, you can also get them for adults that are supposed to help with any pain from breastfeeding. -------------  
 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 1:35pm
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Amber possesses analgesic properties and when warmed up by the skin, releases them to the wearer.
I bought mine off russki1 on TM for about $28, which includes the authentication certificate as well. They come in lots of different colours, I got Jack the multi-coloured one and he looks like a wee surfer! My boy is a terrible teether (poor tike got his first tooth at 4.5 months  and had 8 by 8 months) and once I had bought the necklace I noticed a marked improvement in irritability. He still gets red cheeks (not as much though) and still drools, but he doesn't constantly grizzle which was the thing that used to do my head in. Plus the amount of pamol we have to dish out has dropped dramatically. As you can tell I'm all for them 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 1:47pm
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Oh yeah .. Issy still drools ... but she was super tetchy when we lost hers .. once found she was much happier! ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 2:05pm
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Lil miss has an amber teething bracelet, can't say we've needed it for teething yet but it looks cute! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 2:22pm
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eden just had a toth break thru. she hasnt been wearing her necklace for a couple of days but she hant been especially grumpy with it either. and i'm not sure when the tooth came thru either ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Freesia
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 2:33pm
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Livvy hasn't had hers on consistantly enough for me to make a definite statement but my thinking was that if there is the possibility of it helping then it would be worthwhile. We very rarely have to give her Pamol though. And they look so cute anyway. You can get anklets for them too which are really gorgeous.
KA, Kiwimummy had one of the multi-coloured ones for Drew and I thought it looked really good for a boy. He looked like a lil surfer dude! -------------  
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Posted By: fallen
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 6:48pm
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They weren't around when my DD was little. I have seen a few babies wearing them. They look really cute.
Just one thought though... isn't it a concern that the necklace could break and the beads will become a choking hazard? |
Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 8:55pm
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The beads are all individually knotted so if it breaks none can come off. The only problem we had with Leahs was that the clasp broke, I took it back and they exchanged it no problems. but the one we got was slightly bigger and too long so she could actually get it in her mouth, I stopped using it then. -------------
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 06 November 2008 at 11:10am
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bump for mareed ------------- 
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 06 November 2008 at 2:15pm
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Hi Mareed!
Ours is lovely - bought off TM ($28 if I remember right), and I did some at-home 'check if it's real amber' tests that Bizzy had found online and it passed. Until then, I'd been a little sceptical, of course! I can't honestly say if it's helped Ella teethe or not - she's onto her 2yo molars now, and I never know when one's pushing through or moving about as I barely see them (and she always drools anyway)! But it seems worth a try to me. Only problem is that they're too long - baby can easily get it into their mouth to chew, which isn't a great idea. I shortened Ella's by about 10 beads, which anyone who's handy with jewellery can do. I think I'll get a dark amber one for our next baby as Ella's might seem a bit 'pretty' on him. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 06 November 2008 at 2:17pm
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For those that have them, if they are individually knotted does that mean that the beads don't touch? The mw that took our AN class sells them for $90, they are silk threaded and all the beads touch (apparently it is important for them to be able to rub together).
They always seemed too expensive for something that may or may not work but Jack just cut his first 2yo molar and it has been hard going on us all. I am tempted to try them ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 06 November 2008 at 2:24pm
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$90 seems a lot. But then I thought $28 seemed too cheap too. The deal with beads being individually knotted is that if baby breaks the necklace somehow, only one bead will come off, rather than the whole lot running into their mouth.
When I looked into them, the stuff I read said that it's the body's heat warming the beads a little that releases their analgesic qualities, rather than the beads touching each-other, though more friction would probably warm them up a little more I suppose. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Zebra7
Date Posted: 06 November 2008 at 3:54pm
My friend has given Amy one of these necklaces 
Just wondering when to start using it. She seems too young to be teething but is very dribbley all of a sudden ... could this be teething related or is it just a baby thing? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 06 November 2008 at 6:13pm
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Zebra, I think bubbas just get dribbly about that age - something to do with saliva glands.
I think my teething necklace was a waste of money - I got it (new) off trademe, and I'm not sure it was the real deal. We stopped using it and noticed no difference. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jaycee
Date Posted: 10 November 2008 at 9:27am
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I just bought one for Sophie yesterday and i was wondering if anyone can tell me about when to take it off?? The instructions/info thing says not to leave the necklace on when the baby is unattended - so do I have to take it off for sleep? Seems that sleep time would be a good time to have it on and helping? -------------   
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Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 10 November 2008 at 9:41pm
I take DD's off for the night time sleep but leave it on for daytime sleeps if that's any help - she hasn't managed to strangle herself with it yet  Apparently wearing it all day 'tides' them over through the night.
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 11 November 2008 at 2:03pm
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Yeah, Ella's comes off at night-time for her sleep but that's it.
Well, I'd first been using Ella's on her thinking that she was teething, but it wasn't teeth upsetting her at the time. Now that she certainly is teething again, I can say that it looks like it's helping - she's less grizzly when she wears it for the day. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Alianasmummy
Date Posted: 11 November 2008 at 2:26pm
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ive just bought a lovely yellow one from picopico.co.nz. very cute cant wait to test it out!
A friend of mine swears by them, sad i didnt know about them for Xavier. He cut 4 at a time since he was 3months old, with hard out rashes and sore bottom  poor wee mite, he had them all by the time he was 12months though------------- http://lilypie.com">  tickers" /></a>
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Posted By: jaxmum
Date Posted: 11 November 2008 at 8:48pm
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I use one on my 5 month old and I have def noticed that his checks are less rosey and he is less dribley when he is wearing it. I take if off for bath and bed. The plunket nurse mentioned to me last week to be careful re safety..but they are designed so that if they break the beads don't come off (they are individually knotted) and also to break fairly easily if they get caught on something..and it also look gorgeous
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