Amber Jewlery for Teething?!

[blessed.mommy]

Have any of you tried this? I'm looking at getting my 3 month old boy a necklace or bracelet to help with teething. I'm not for sure that he's teething yet, but I figure if I can help him before he starts teething, that he may not have a hard time with it when it does start.

[annarose999]

[Xavismom]

Us! DS and I have a matching set. I love them. My neck and shoulders were getting really sore from nursing and carrying DS, the pain is pretty much gone since I started wearing my necklace. Now I cant say for sure if it really has helped, or if its the power of suggestion, but either way, it doesnt hurt anymore.

And I definately notice a difference in my DS If I forget to put it back on him at night after a bath, the next morning is ROUGH to say the least. I really think its helping him. He is still having a rough time, but I figure anything that helps even a little bit is worth it. We also use hylands teething tablets, and a few times I've tried giving him a damp, frozen cloth to knaw on.

[To-Fu]

My son--now 26mo--has been wearing an amber teething necklace since he was quite wee (maybe 2 or 3 months old). I don't know that it's working or not, but I'm not taking it off to find out!

We got ours here:

http://hyenacart.com/inspiredbyfinn/

[Theia]

Originally Posted by To-Fu

My son--now 26mo--has been wearing an amber teething necklace since he was quite wee (maybe 2 or 3 months old). I don't know that it's working or not, but I'm not taking it off to find out!

We got ours here:

http://hyenacart.com/inspiredbyfinn/

I bought one from there for DD when she was about 4mo. She is now just over 2yo and has already cut all of her baby teeth. I think she had an easy time teething. Now she just wears her necklace regardless and we get many comments on it.

[Pavlovs]

My LO has been wearing one since he was about 3 months old. The first one we bought fell off soon after we bought it and we noticed him turn into a whining, uncomfortable baby without it. It took several weeks to get a replacement (we bought 2 this time, wasn't going to go without one again) and he was a very difficult baby. Once we had the new necklace he turned right back into being an easy going little guy. Then one day I took it off and within a few hours he went right back to being upset - it hasn't been removed since. I swear by ours! He still has difficult teething episodes, but seeing how he is 8 months and has 6 teeth and 4 more cutting through right now, I can usually get by with ice in a net feeder and frozen teething rings.

[blessed.mommy]

Thanks so much for your reviews ladies!!
I look forward to investigating this further and hopefully getting my lilest man some Amber jewelery soon.

[Xerxella]

Just to give a counterpoint, I've had one for my daughter for about 5 months now and I've noticed no difference while teething. However, it does seem to have turned into a sort of lovey. I see her touching it and pulling on it as she tries to go to sleep and when I tuck it in her shirt I see her hunting for it and getting upset til she finds it and can hook her fingers in it. Also, she has pulled on it enough that she can now get it in her mouth and that's where it's at most of the time when she isn't nursing.

This doesn't bother me since it's good quality and knotted between each bead. And, the beads are so small she couldn't choke on them even if she got one off. Plus, now that it's become a lovey how could I take it away from her? But, I could see how this would freak some people out.

I wouldn't get my next kid one. Just other things to consider.

[MamieCole]

I bought DS2 (5 mo) an amber necklace from Inspired by Finn and I've been putting it on him for about a month now.

Like some of the PPs have said, I'm not 100% sure it is making his teething easier, but on days when I forget to put it on, he is Cranky McCrankypants. The other day DS2 was being super fussy and DH says "He isn't wearing his necklace is he?" Sure enough, I had forgotten to put it on that morning. So, if my DH (who looked at me like I had three heads and then rolled his eyes when I told him what the necklace was for when it came in the mail) has found a correlation between the lack of the necklace=fussier, then that says a LOT in my book.

So, since it doesn't hurt and could be helping, I am keeping it on him.

[tabrizia]

DD has worn her Inspired by Finn necklace since she left the hospital at 40 hours old. She has yet to need anything other then that for teething, and she has all of her first 16 teeth now. The only way I know she is teething is she wakes every 90 minutes to nurse rather then twice in the night.

DS has had one since he was about 4 months old. We knew when he was teething the first time, once he got the necklace everything went so much smoother. When he broke his first necklace and was without it for a weekend, it was really obvious, he was fussier and grumpier then normal. His behavior clear up shortly after we got the new necklace on him.

We love ours and I will be getting another one if we have a third child. Actually both DH and I use them too for migraines, they help quite a bit, I have definitely noticed far fewer and less severe migraines and headaches since I got mine.

[Flower of Bliss]

My now 3 year old has had one since she was about 14 months. She cut her first tooth at 11 months, so she did lots of teething with it. I'm not sure I would say it's made a big difference, but it's lovely She wore it 24/7 for about a year, and now at 3.5 wears it often. I was definitely of the "I don't know if it's making a difference, but I'm not taking it off to find out" opinion with her.

DD2 got hers at 4 months (from DD1 for Christmas) and has been wearing it 24/7 since. It's beautiful and we get lots of compliments on it. She hasn't cut any teeth yet.

[hansapanza]

Free Amber Teething Necklace

Originally Posted by blessed.mommy

Have any of you tried this? I'm looking at getting my 3 month old boy a necklace or bracelet to help with teething. I'm not for sure that he's teething yet, but I figure if I can help him before he starts teething, that he may not have a hard time with it when it does start.

I was skeptical about the amber teething necklaces, but after reading people's experiences here I decided to give it a try. After two days of wearing it, my dd stopped chewing on her fingers and constantly drooling! I'm hoping it will help when her teeth really start cutting through.

I got mine from Inspired by Finn and they offered to give away a free necklace on my website. They have lots of info about how to choose a necklace too. Most important is that the lighter the amber and the more opaque it is, the more theraputic it is.

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You'll also find a code for a 20% discount off of any purchase on the Inspired by Finn website!