Amber Teething Necklaces? Post Reply

[txmum]

Anyone tried them? Do they really help? Would my little boy look silly with one on?

[Mrs Contractor Mum]

My little boy wears them. They seemed to work for the bottom teeth including molars but nothing helped the top teeth because the top, front four teeth all came through within a two week period. Ouch!!
Lots of people have commented on them including 'he looks like a gap year student' and some people think he's a girl but that's also because we haven't cut his hair yet and he has extra long lashes.

[Sam001]

They WORK!!!! I have started using them since my daughter was 8 months because she was a nightmare when her first two teeth came out (waking up at night and constantly crying) and a friend suggested I use amber necklace.

Since then, she has been wearing it nearly every day and when she is teething, she wears it day and night - I only know that she is teething now because of drooling and some nappy rash, but no crying!! I even notice that she is a bit more grump when I forget to put it on for a few days.

Definitely recommend it. And boys look fine with it too!

[jodesy]

My LO had such a bad bout of teething at 5 months so I tried the necklace as a last resort, thinking it was a hippie-chick sort of gimmick. Within a day she was off nurofen and teething has barely been a problem since, in fact - her top two canines have come through and I didn't even know when it happened.

I keep it on her day and night, never take it off actually. It isn't a choking hazard (contrary to HV remarks), the beads are individually knotted and whoever has choked on something the size of half a pea?? My friend as a 10 mo boy and he looks like a little surfer in it, very cute and not remotely girly.

Would highly recommend.

[alabaster]

I have been wondering about these. Where do you get them from?

[juliantenniscoach]

our friends who have 2 boys swear by them 100% so...............

[joji]

Amber teething necklaces are a God-send! They make the biggest difference in my LO's ability to cope with teething. I actually got mine from my dentist. I was lamenting the issue to him while I was getting my teeth cleaned and he actually sold the amber teething necklaces in his office because it's such a common issue. I just wish the dental insurance covered the necklace, too!

[emsken]

No idea if they work but i can highly recommend the hoeopathic medicine Calmonilla - its what the nelsons teething granules are based on but my local pharmacy sells stronger granules and they have worked wonders all week and she has had 2 molars through!

[GoldStar]

I believe that they work.
Even if they don't, there's no harm in trying it.

I have always used them and have found that none of my charges have suffered with teething problems at all!

[NYE31]

Amber Pumpkin do anklets for boys. My 6 month old has one, he has worn it since he was 3 months on the advice of friends who swore by them. No teeth as yet but I'm hoping the anklet will help.

[uptheoctave]

This might be a really thick question, but my friend just bought one for my youngest and neither of us know if they work from them just wearing it, or, as a 'teething' necklace, do they actually chew on it too? My daughter wears it for the moment and I have to say she hasn't had any teething problems, but I'm rather confused as to how they actually work!

[uptheoctave]

Ah, just read the last post about anklets - guess that answers my question! Der....

[madidi]

yes they do work wonders, my little boy lost it for 2 days and cried without it, put them back on and really helped to ease the big molar coming out.
I have also used camomile granules in combination, very efficient if you ask me.

[aliJ77]

My little boy has had one since about 8 months and pretty much all of his teeth - 12 and counting, have come through without much fuss.
They work because amber is a natural anti inflammatory which when worn around the neck heats up and releases its properties and therefore works in conjunction with the bodies own anti inflammatory system. I keep it on day and night and like pp have said, each bead is individually knotted they are not a choking risk.

I had a babysitter who took it off one night and the next morning he was grumpy and dribbling. When put back on he was back to his normal self - coincidence, maybe but I'm not going to take it off til he's stopped teething!!

[txmum]

My little one has been wearing his since shortly after my original post. I can confirm that the drooling stopped immediately, and his teeth have come through with minimal fuss. I took it off last week as an experiement to see if anything would change. Not sure if it was a terrible coincidence, but he got the worst nappy rash he's ever had. I felt so guilty, and the necklace is permanently back on!