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PSA: Baltic Amber teething necklace

terri_doula2010terri_doula2010 member
in September 2012 Moms

I know I'm not the only one here who uses these but I thought I'd start a thread to explain them.

This sounds ridiculous. I know that because it sounded ridiculous to me once as well.

Baltic Amber is a resin and when it is warmed up (such as by being against skin) it releases succinic acid which is a natural analgesic.

So if you buy a Baltic Amber teething necklace and put it on your kid, it can help with teething pain. Good ones are double knotted between each bead so that if it breaks there won't be beads everywhere, and supposedly they are each so small they don't pose a choking hazard.

When I first told DH about them he laughed a LOT and said that was crazy. Then DS started teething and our high needs baby got far needier still...and DH said, "ANYTHING YOU CAN DO!" so I got one. That was when DS was 2 months old and he is still wearing it. 

Officially you aren't supposed to let your LO sleep with it on, and when DS was little I tried to stick to that. However, babies nap so much that he'd fall asleep with it be on and I'd freak out...but then he'd be fine. So then I put it around my neck and pulled...it can be uncomfortable but there is no way a baby could strangle or something from sleeping with a teething necklace on. That's my opinion for sure, but since it stressed me out at first I figured I'd share.

DD has one on as well now. She has always been a calm baby but when teething hit she started screaming out in pain. She'd have unconsolable periods where it seemed like the world was ending. That lasted about a week while we could order a necklace for her. It was an immediate change.

I've ordered from Inspired by Finn and then I needed DD's ASAP so I got her this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EFC6MC/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

 Anyway, just thought I'd share. :) 

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Re: PSA: Baltic Amber teething necklace

  • linzeek44linzeek44 member
    I just bought an ankle one for E on Saturday. Waiting for it to get here. :) I'm glad it worked for your high-needs E; I'm hoping it has similar results with my high-needs E. Fingers crossed!

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  • TAGSL710TAGSL710 member
    I put Jack's on him yesterday. May e that's why he slept, too!
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  • Holly_1007Holly_1007 member
    ds1 was a champ about teething. literally, I didn't even know he was getting teeth, then one day he bit me and there was a tooth in his mouth.  that being said, Colby is his polar opposite, I'm pretty sure teething is doing to be a fiasco.  he will be getting one for christmas that's for sure :)
                           
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  • kjskjskjskjs member
    My SIL sells them and I've always known them to work. I'm currently trying to remember where I put the one I have so that we have it for when Charlie starts teething
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  • terri_doula2010terri_doula2010 member
    imagemnkate:

    Thanks for sharing! I had always been curious as to how they work. Are the solely for teething? Or can it help relieve anything else with LOs? 

    I can't believe there are already teething babies!! Seems like just yesterday we all had brand new babies. 

    We keep DS's on him because it seems to help soothe him. It should help with any pain. DS is VERY sensitive to pain (and everything) so we've still needed to use tylenol and teething tabs/gel and such for different issues, but I've experienced it for him with and without his necklace and it is a big difference. 

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  • PamelaCPamelaC member
    DD wore hers from about 5 months old til 2 years old we only took it off this past summer because we were in the pool so much and now she won't put it back on. Yes, she wore it to bed too and I never worried about it. Besides looking really cute on, it did seem to help with her teething pain.

    I got ours from Inspired by Finn when they were on babysteals. I think hers is sized 11 to 12 inches. The 10 to 11 inch one would have fit, but I wanted a bit of room to grow b/c she is a big kid. PS Inspired by Finn has a cyber Monday sale for 24 hours, discount code: OneDaySale.
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  • ArtificialRedArtificialRed member

    Any thoughts on whether a bracelet/anklet would be as helpful as a necklace?

    ETA Apparently (according to the description on Kelly's Closet) they work better with two bracelets, but they work best as necklaces, because it's closer to the pain source.


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  • tinyhumantoetinyhumantoe member

    imageanitalynn:
    How do you know what size to get? How loose/tight should it be around their neck?

    ^ditto

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  • terri_doula2010terri_doula2010 member
    It is supposed to be on the snugger side, though DS's is more lose than I intended it to be. I measured DD's neck and went for the next size up so I think that was around 11 inches.
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  • tinyhumantoetinyhumantoe member
    A lot of reviews in your amazon link say that particular necklace is plastic.  Apparently not a real "art of cure" brand necklace.  Thought I'd mention it!
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  • terri_doula2010terri_doula2010 member

    imagetinyhumantoe:
    A lot of reviews in your amazon link say that particular necklace is plastic.  Apparently not a real "art of cure" brand necklace.  Thought I'd mention it!

    Yeah I saw that too but I wanted to use my Prime shipping to get it fast. I looked up how to test for real amber and did the test when I got it. It is real. I'd definitely test to make sure it isn't plastic, though.

    I prefer Inspired by Finn for sure. More options. 

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    imageterri_doula2010:

    imagetinyhumantoe:
    A lot of reviews in your amazon link say that particular necklace is plastic.  Apparently not a real "art of cure" brand necklace.  Thought I'd mention it!

    Yeah I saw that too but I wanted to use my Prime shipping to get it fast. I looked up how to test for real amber and did the test when I got it. It is real. I'd definitely test to make sure it isn't plastic, though.

    I prefer Inspired by Finn for sure. More options. 

    Maybe amazon fixed the problem :)  Maybe the reviewers were speshul.  Good to know!

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