Product Spotlight: Teething Accessories

m6agua

Each week we'll spotlight a new category of product. Feel free to comment on threads like these throughout your time at the board, not just when they're in their week in the spotlight, if you discover something new OR are new to the board. This week it's.... Teething Accessories!

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What products do you recommend for teething?

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m6agua

First of all teething started around 3 months (first tooth was at 5 months) and lasted until 16 or 17 months I think, some breaks in between of course. And then the 2 year old molars around 2!

I highly recommend bibs for all the drool! We loved the Aden & Anais Bandana Bibs and Burpy Bibs, we kept these on almost all the time. It helped prevent DD's clothes from getting soaked and needing so many outfit changes. Their cheeks can get rosy and chapped too so something for keeping the cheeks moisturized. You also want to keep the moisture out of their chin rolls or they can get rashes!

As for teethers themselves. We had maybe 5 total and I liked the Nuby Silicone Teethe-eez Theether the most. Also (when old enough) putting frozen fruit in the food pouch things. We had the Munchkin Fresh Food Feeder (mesh one) and it was fine. Sort of difficult to clean, I want to try the Boon ones this time around.
https://www.amazon.com/Nuby-Silicone-Teethe-eez-Bristles-Hygienic/dp/B00IN8OJ30/ref=zg_bs_166861011_9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SRZ0PPE34CM66XGAJC22

Luckily with DD she did really great with teething and wasn't bothered by it until the molars came in. We did Tylenol/Motrin for pain at night during that time. We also ended up borrowing an Amber Teething Necklace from a friend for during the day and it seemed to help her a lot with the pain. A few things to note on these, they are not meant for the kid to chew on, they work by sweating and the amber/whatnot gets absorbed into the skin.

Once DD started getting molars (her 1 year old ones and 2 year old ones) she was way more prone to getting sick... in particular ear infections. I think it has to do with just having more pressure and swelling in the jaw at that time. With her 1 year molars she got croup, a lingering cough, 2 ear infections and pink eye all within 3 months. Doctors will tell you that kids cannot get high fevers because of teething. I don't care what they say, DD would get 102+ fevers with teeth coming in and no other symptoms (until her molars started coming) and then be fine once the tooth broke through. Also the molars take forever! I guess they can come down a bit and then go back into the gums and then come down again. All four corners do not break through the skin at the same time either.

jhysmath

My daughter's first teeth came in around 6 months so just in time for solids. The first time she fell asleep in the boob with two teeth and bit my nipple was the worst thing ever and I was pretty cautious after that to make sure I got out before she started sleep chomping. 

I bought all the drool bibs and didn't use any of them because she was not a drooler. She loved chewing on Sophie the giraffe, but chewed her fingers more than anything. We had a couple other chew things but she wasn't a big fan. After her 6 month teeth the others came in fast she had all of the 8 front ones by 9 months and I'm pretty sure the last 6 came in during a 3 week period where her sleep sucked and she needed to be attached to my boob for tooth pain 24/7. Really aside from increased nursing and lack of sleep I wouldn't have realized when she was teething because during the day she was fine. 

catem07

DD1 wasn't a huge drooler. But keep in mind anything you want to be absorbent (bibs, burp cloths, etc.) shouldn't be washed with fabric softener/dryer sheets. It ruins their absorbency over time. 

She loved this comotomo teether. 

bananapanda

My daughter didn't get her first tooth until 10 months and then they came in one right after another for quite some time.  We didn't need the bibs because she was never a big drooler.  We were fans of the mesh feeder with ice or cold fruits along with the comotomo teether @catem07 mentioned and the corn/toothbrush one though our dog loved that also and often tried to steal it to make his own.  She was also a big fan of this one.  

ETA: link

pourmeanothermocktail

We did copper and pearl bandana bibs for the drool-there was a lot for both my kids, and they both slept way worse nor at least a week before every single tooth. First teeth between 9 & 10 months here, both kids. 

Our favorite teethers were silicone fruit/flower looking ones with green flexible stems from Amazon. Came in a 5 pack for cheap, so I kept one everywhere. The shape was the only type she would hang onto. Both my kids avoided frozen anything, even teething. 

afranzen85

I found that some of the big teethers were hard for my kids to grasp, but they could easily grasp these ⬇️

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YCXJ7JS/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_PXCqEbTN6JYWH

chewie5990

we did a lot of frozen breastmilk for teething! freeze BM in an ice cube tray and stick one of the cubes in these feeder things https://www.amazon.com/Boon-PULP-Silicone-Feeder-Orange/dp/B0065F02G6/ref=sr_1_10?crid=302GD9A82RUKO&keywords=fresh+food+feeder+silicone&qid=1581371629&s=baby-products&sprefix=fresh+food+fe%2Cbaby-products%2C198&sr=1-10 (also commonly used with fruit) 

luckily DS wasn't super horrible with teething - it never was at the point that we felt like medication was needed. I also recommend bibs everyday - saves a lot of soaked shirts! 

pourmeanothermocktail

afranzen85 said:

I found that some of the big teethers were hard for my kids to grasp, but they could easily grasp these ⬇️

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YCXJ7JS/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_PXCqEbTN6JYWH

Yes, these were the ones we used too, the only ones my kids liked.

mamaj1220

DS didn't start teething until like 8 months, and he was pretty chill. He just liked the mesh food thing with an ice cube in it and frozen wash cloths. I had a bunch of teether toys and it was not his thing. Also Tylenol or Motrin for pain at night. And with extra drool watch out for ear infections, he got them right before each new tooth popped up!

miss_lynn9

Has anyone used the Oli and Carol teethers? .

https://www.westcoastkids.ca/fruit-veggie-teether-kale?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=Cj0KCQiAm4TyBRDgARIsAOU75so15RAL3VojIaeajCDAjs-HC8IfT5bnCZ9mymFift8Sgd_JAE3oQqYaAoFKEALw_wcB