If you cloth diaper, you've probably seen amber necklaces all over the place. When we first inquired about them at our local cloth diaper store, about 80% of the kids that were in there with their parents had one on and the parents were singing their praises.
How does it work?
Baltic amber contains Succinic Acid, which has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. As the skin warms up the amber, the acid is released and absorbed through the skin.
I can't say that it takes away 100% of his pain, but I can tell a huge difference in the amount of drool that's pouring out of him when he doesn't have it on vs. when he does. In the last couple of months, he has decided that it's appropriate to put the necklace in his mouth (it's a really short necklace, so I would have thought it was impossible), so he hasn't been wearing it as much. I have heard that the earlier you start a child wearing the necklace, the less likely they are to notice they're wearing it and mess with it. I guess we missed the boat on that. :)
Here's a picture of him back when he didn't try to eat the stinkin' thing (Courtesy of my sister. If you're in the Tupelo area and need some photography, she can hook you up!)
At 10 months, we are now up to 12 teeth, so share your best teething tips! I expect that his cuspids will all come in at once any day now.
Wonder if it would help me? Not teething... Pain. Weat it as a braclet. Any amber work? I think I have amber beads somewhere. Now if I were amber beads where would I be...
ReplyDeleteAdults wear them too. They make grown up sizes of them and they're supposed to help with toothaches,pains, etc. I think the closer you wear it to the part of the body that hurts, the better it's supposed to do. And they have some that have some kind of wood strung on them...I can't remember what kind now...that are supposed to help with excema and other skin irritations too. Crazy that I had never heard of any of it until a few months ago, but it's supposedly been used forever in European countries.
ReplyDeleteBaltic Amber is what I've heard as being the most effective.
Hmmm... So if I make a headband to wear across my forehead. Good thing amber is one of my favorites! Haha! I haven't looked for my beads yet. I wonder if the type of tree the amber came from makes a difference. Been thinking on that today. At the point, I would try most things at least once.
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