Amber teething necklaces - do they work?

[~Kim~]

Well after reading about them - do they? What's your experience?
Nate has shocking teething symptoms so looking for any hope.

[mrsmac]

I know Butterfly warrior's little bub has one and she is happy with it but I have never used one myself (for my kids LOL)

[{sarah}]

YES YES YES, UNEQUIVOCALLY YES!

J hasn't had to have any panadol, bonjella etc etc for her teeth ever & she has eight so far. If I wasn't convinced before after the last week I absolutely am. She has worn it for a long time & last week her eczema was flaring on her neck so I thought it would be ok to take it off. She had it off for four days & we had horrible horrible nights, to the point where she was getting to sleep at anywhere between 3am & 5am. I put it back on & she has only woken 3-4 times & was easy to get back to sleep (blanket pulled up & dummy put in) which is totall normal for her.

I'm not sure if she is teething as such at the moment, but whatever it's doing, it is absolutely working for her.

[~Kim~]

Well that's quite the recommendation...
Now where the heck do I get me one?
Does he wear it all the time?

[{sarah}]

I got mine off ebay for around $25 inc postage, but most people will recommend Amber Bebe. Amber Bebe are more expensive & to be honest I didn't go with them because I wasn't convinced enough to pay the extra! There are stacks of places that sell them, TiggerLinda has them in her store sometimes too. The one thing you have to make sure of is that it needs to be BALTIC AMBER, not just any sort of amber.

[~clover~]

Try buy4baby. I'm waiting for one from there. Everyone has praised them to me. so hoping they work!
By the time it comes DS will probably have all his teeth though, after having only 6 for 10 whole months he's suddenly cut about 4!!!

[butterfly_warrior]

Hell, YES!

As mrsmac said, we have one for Sam - he cut his first two teeth simultaneously during church one morning and the only clue we'd had that he was even teething at all was that he'd been off his food for the previous week. Didn't figure it out until later, though. He has had grizzles and pain when his teeth move around, but it appears that Sam takes after his mother and has a shocking time with teething, so anything that helps is good in my book.

What mrsmac didn't tell you is that I also wear one myself. I have severe rheumatoid arthritis and figure that anything that's meant to help pain and inflammation is bound to help... I can tell you in absolute and definite certainty that they DO work, and damned well at that. Mine arrived when I was in the middle of a bad flare and I was experiencing pain relief within an hour of putting it on. I don't take mine off now - ever.

BW

[~Kim~]

Wow thanks BW. I was wondering about adults.
Will definitely procure myself one now.

[{sarah}]

Ezymay wears one too. I've been considering one for myself too.

[Becs_bubs]

I have been wondering about these, too...I hadn't heard of them until recently. Is there a high risk of strangulation? That would be my main concern - having something constantly around bub's neck....

[Myboys]

Kim my name is Kirstie and i was in your belly buddies group last year (recently changed my user name), i just wanted to say that i've just gotten a teething necklace for DS2 also and although i can't swear by it as yet (no teeth so far) i'm looking forward to seeing the effect it will have. It's reassuring to hear what the girls have said about them. I got my necklace from sunshine 'n' lollipops for $27 inc postage. There are a lot out there to choose from once you look and it can get quite confusing.

I put it on DS when i recieved it and haven't taken it off since.

Becs_bubs there are some out there that have a magnetic clasp so if caught will come off without any accidents happening.

Good luck with finding one and hopefully it'll help your little man with his gums.

[~clover~]

Becs_bubs - you should only buy one if it has an easy opening clasp if it gets caught on something. I think magnetic are the best

[Heaven]

Kim- google selkie designs, that's where I got DDs from.