teething beads - safe?
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Topic: teething beads - safe?
Posted By: Bexee
Subject: teething beads - safe?
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 3:00pm
| Are amber teething beads safe to sleep in? I've just bought some zest baby ones for my 4mo and they say they are individually knotted, designed to break under pressure etc and small enough not to pose a choking hazard... but I'm still slightly uneasy about him sleeping in them at night. Any thoughts? |
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 3:11pm
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I personally, never sleep Caden in his. better to be safe than sorry IMO. ------------- |
Posted By: Joscia
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 3:55pm
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I'm in the opposite camp - I never take the necklace off DS. He's been wearing it since he was 4 months old. A lot of my friends are the same - their kids live in their necklaces - literally. So far, so good! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 4:15pm
| I'm in the middle - E wears her necklace all day - even during naps. I take it off at bedtime and put it on when I get her dressed in the morning. I think because I'm awake and around during the day I'm comfortable leaving it on then. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 5:08pm
| Dd wears hers all the time , have had no probs with it being on her all night And have found that nighttime is when her discomfort is worse when teething, so it helps heaps |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 5:09pm
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when eden was younger i would take it off for baths and night time but now she is nearly 2 it stays on. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 5:30pm
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Ben wears his all the time, ever since he was about 3mths. ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 5:45pm
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DD1 wore hers 24/7 until the clasp broke one day when she was about 3yo, and DD2 (4.5mo) wears hers all the time - at night I make sure it is tucked securely under her clothes. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 5:49pm
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Issy wears hers 24/7, it only comes off in the bath. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 6:01pm
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Sorry to hijack, but what are the teething beads? How do they work? ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 6:06pm
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DS lives in his. i was paranoid at the start but im not worried now. google baltic amber beads and there will be heaps on there ------------- 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 6:15pm
we dont take it off either. I figured it was night time when he was worst with his teething so what was the point of not wearing it then. I did hear that you can wrap it round their ankle at night and still get an effect....but my boy was too generously proportioned there.
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Posted By: wellymummy
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 7:01pm
| My 9 month DS lives in his 24/7 except for baths, has done since about 3 or 4 months old..no problems |
Posted By: crafty1
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 7:21pm
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Yep wears them all the time here too. I haven't taken them off for about 9 months. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 7:27pm
| Daniels never comes off. I think I've taken it off him once since hes had it |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 7:29pm
Yep same here! I should have said that, I let him wear it for naps,cos Im around, but not at night time. ------------- |
Flutterby wrote:Posted By: MrsH
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 7:43pm
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DS is in his all the time - since we got them about three weeks ago. I figure that if it breaks, only one bead will come off and 1) DS hasn't mastered the pincer grasp yet so couldn't pick up a bead if it came off [or the whole necklace - especially not lying down] and 2) the bead is so small that it can't be choked on.
The only concern I have is if it snaps off in his hands and then he tries to put the whole necklace in his mouth but at the moment he doesn't even know he's wearing it so.... ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MrsH23
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 8:21pm
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My DS lives in his except for bathtime too, I was putting them around his ankle but he kept kicking them off so I've just left them on. ------------- Lisa mummy to Ryan http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 8:48pm
| Jack lived in his (did take it off when he was younger, a lot more relaxed now though), and now he's finished teething Ava has it and lives in it 24/7 other than for baths. |
Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 9:25pm
The amber contains a natural analgesic (succinic acid) which is released into the skin and bloodstream whilst worn. It has been used for centuries for pain relief etc Sirius wears his all the time. I just take it off before his bath as water can cause the silk to rot. ------------- 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 18 December 2009 at 11:55am
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Thats a good idea Jess ------------- |
Posted By: mumzrule
Date Posted: 18 December 2009 at 2:13pm
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Willow wears hers full time. Took it off the first night, (paranoid mum), around ankle second night but she keeped kicking it off. So now its worn full time except at bath time. -------------  
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 19 December 2009 at 7:49pm
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With Leah I took it off for baths or swimming but the clasp broke after about 6 months. They replaced it fine but with a longer one so I ended up giving it to a friend with a bigger baby. Joels has been on since 3.5months, never come off at all. I was talking to a lady who sells them the other day and she said most people leave them on for baths now. I made sure when I bought Joels one that it was the shortest length I could get and he never touches it or plays with it. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Phat_Cat
Date Posted: 22 December 2009 at 9:02pm
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both my boys wear theirs full time tristen is now 2.5 & rylan 1 never had any probs with them breaking or anything & they both had put them in their mouths at one point or another lol at night rylans gets tucked under his clothes theres not toys or anything in his cot that they can get caught on. ------------- Tristen - 24/06/07 Rylan - 11/12/08 Angel Babies -14/08/05 & 21/01/2010 Curtis - 26/02/12 |