Teething is the most horrible, hands down. Normally, the teething necklace had been an epic failure in soothing the symptoms of teething. Unfortunately, so has nearly every other gadget helpful manufacturers have sought to provide for fussy, gloomy babies, and their equally fussy, gloomy parents.
It can be really hard to determine when a child is teething since the symptoms include fever, runny nose, ear, as well as jaw pain. Often, we had to eliminate other, more serious ailments before we felt cozy settling on the fact that the kids were "just teething"; a huge understatement, because it can be quite painful, and might take months to produce a single tooth. I don't know of any parent that isn't frenzied to offer relief for a child's pain, especially when they're helpless to have any true impact in relieving pain. We tried every method possible, mostly to no avail given that many of the supposed cure-alls were nothing more than a bunch of ballyhoo, pure hooey, or both. Some lucky children show few symptoms, if any at all.
The latest fad for desperate parents is teething jewelry or bling. I presume the difference in labeling depends mainly on how many of the well known popularly diva personality traits parents like to instill in their child from the outset. Teething bling comes in several designs, however is most often a donut shaped stone hung on a simple cord that is certainly not representative of the diamond studded, showy assortment peddled to adults.
Apparently, one of the main purposes for the bling version is to grant babies their own necklaces to tug on, and not Mom's, which I doubt has much effect in preventing babies from grabbing flashy jewelry. The teething necklace for mom, including the silver teething necklace, also offered in an assortment of shapes, and sizes, is likely to be more successful as it is worn by the mother, instead of the baby. Presumably, this version, and the usually soft, crocheted nursing necklace "justifies" moms' reasons for wearing necklaces of any kind in a way that is "safe." Really? I wasn't mindful that moms had better have a darn good reason for wanting to get gussied up a bit to make the transition from feeling like a stain riddled, worn out, over-used dish rag, into getting back a little of the humanity (and sleep) we all lose when caring for a newborn. I've been on the getting end of an unexpected grab for jewelry. I can say straightaway that the safety of my intact earlobes as well as capacity to breathe were in far more jeopardy than my ability to thwart any ominous, evil plans my accessories might well have had to destroy my children's well-being. However, of all the teething necklace options, this can be the best in that babies are more likely to utilize it because of their need to taste test everything within reach.
Every child has strong preferences for what is soothing to them, and what is not, but I have never known a child who preferred necklace style teething relief. My son loved Otter pops. He could hold the lengthy plastic wrapper in a towel by himself, they taste good, and the cold made his gums feel better; I liked the minimal amount of mess created when he ate one. My youngest son loathed them. My eldest disliked the frozen teething wrings; my youngest did, too. I can't really blame them since no one enjoys grasping what amounts to an ice cube in their plain hands.
It can be really hard to determine when a child is teething since the symptoms include fever, runny nose, ear, as well as jaw pain. Often, we had to eliminate other, more serious ailments before we felt cozy settling on the fact that the kids were "just teething"; a huge understatement, because it can be quite painful, and might take months to produce a single tooth. I don't know of any parent that isn't frenzied to offer relief for a child's pain, especially when they're helpless to have any true impact in relieving pain. We tried every method possible, mostly to no avail given that many of the supposed cure-alls were nothing more than a bunch of ballyhoo, pure hooey, or both. Some lucky children show few symptoms, if any at all.
The latest fad for desperate parents is teething jewelry or bling. I presume the difference in labeling depends mainly on how many of the well known popularly diva personality traits parents like to instill in their child from the outset. Teething bling comes in several designs, however is most often a donut shaped stone hung on a simple cord that is certainly not representative of the diamond studded, showy assortment peddled to adults.
Apparently, one of the main purposes for the bling version is to grant babies their own necklaces to tug on, and not Mom's, which I doubt has much effect in preventing babies from grabbing flashy jewelry. The teething necklace for mom, including the silver teething necklace, also offered in an assortment of shapes, and sizes, is likely to be more successful as it is worn by the mother, instead of the baby. Presumably, this version, and the usually soft, crocheted nursing necklace "justifies" moms' reasons for wearing necklaces of any kind in a way that is "safe." Really? I wasn't mindful that moms had better have a darn good reason for wanting to get gussied up a bit to make the transition from feeling like a stain riddled, worn out, over-used dish rag, into getting back a little of the humanity (and sleep) we all lose when caring for a newborn. I've been on the getting end of an unexpected grab for jewelry. I can say straightaway that the safety of my intact earlobes as well as capacity to breathe were in far more jeopardy than my ability to thwart any ominous, evil plans my accessories might well have had to destroy my children's well-being. However, of all the teething necklace options, this can be the best in that babies are more likely to utilize it because of their need to taste test everything within reach.
Every child has strong preferences for what is soothing to them, and what is not, but I have never known a child who preferred necklace style teething relief. My son loved Otter pops. He could hold the lengthy plastic wrapper in a towel by himself, they taste good, and the cold made his gums feel better; I liked the minimal amount of mess created when he ate one. My youngest son loathed them. My eldest disliked the frozen teething wrings; my youngest did, too. I can't really blame them since no one enjoys grasping what amounts to an ice cube in their plain hands.
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