You know those sleepless nights,right? The ones after the initial few weeks/months of your baby waking for mooore milk. Just when you thought you had come through those first few months looking like a zombie, BAAAAM, the teeth kick in. And this time our poor babies are not hungry but in pain! It’s just so tough to see your baby in pain and you feel helpless because maybe all your doctor or nurse told you to do is give them yet again Calpol every 4 hours and Nurofen every 8 hours. Anyway that’s what I was told. And for me it was an internal battle with myself, OF course I don’t want my little one to be in pain…but do I want her body pumped up with medicine???
Not ONLY the pain… but with teething there come a whole lot of other very annoying symptoms. Take my little girl for example, had the whole dribbling thing going on… but not just a bit… It was constant and NO Bib could stop it. I’ve tried so many and she would get this awful red rash on her neck in all them chubby, cute little creases. Eventually after I had tried and tested maaaany, maaaaaaaaany specialized bibs I had found THE ONE! And I can highly recommend this particular one, because for my daughter it was the only one that actually worked. It was the MUM2MUM Bandana WonderBib. You can find them here: www.mum2mum.com , or on Facebook.
They come in loads of styles and colours, so they’re not only great for dribbling babies but look supercute too. People often commented on how cool she looks. 🙂 They’re 100% Cotton and superabsorbant with a nylon water resistan backing so that all that liquid doesn’t soak through onto your babies clothes. Also great for babies that have reflux.
Once I had the rash and dribble problem sorted I was looking for natural ways to help her with that awful pain. Not even all that calpol and nurofen would make that much of a difference to her. So my recommendation for their gums would be the Nelson Teething Granules, which is an all NATURAL homeopathic teething remedy. Available in most Chemists.
It contains the herb Chamomilla and really helped my little ones. I found the granules the best, the gel seems to dissolve too quickly. But these granules are very handy to have, you can just have a sachet or two in your handbag, so you’re always prepared. 🙂 You just tip the granules into your baby’s mouth and watch them enjoy them. Ya really ! My little girl loooooved them and couldn’t wait for her next sachet haha. Here is their homepage so you can do some reading yourself!
Another, more controversial thing that seemed to take the edge off the pain & dribbling were Amber Anklets. I opted for the anklet for safett reasons. Of course you don’t want your baby to EVER chew on those stones, because they could possibly pose a choking hazard. HERE is a link to the NSA website that advises not to buy these. Because I want you to be able to make an informed choice. However when I was using my amber teething anklet for my babies, this wasn’t out yet. But really it is just common sense in my opinion. So it is very important to place the anklet/bracelet on your baby’s skin. What I did was put it on her ankle and put her sleepsuit or socks over it. As she grew older I did stop using it as she was able to open her sleepsuit and take off her socks. So please be careful and aware.
Here is a link to the one that I got, that now says 3 years+ on it for those safety reasons.
I even used it once when I had a real bad toothache and it certainly did take the edge off the pain 🙂
Now with those few tricks I did definately have a much happier little babba, however the constant chewing was still an issue, as she always went for my necklaces when she was in my arms, which again wouldn’t be safe for her OR my much loved necklace 🙂 . BUT I have found THE perfect solution for this too. I’m so excited to tell you about this, you might already know them, but I think it’s GENIUS! I have found Jewellery for men and women, bangles and necklaces that are made from non-toxic, silicone. It’s super flexible and CHEWABLE and it even looks fab! GUMIGEM Teething Jewellery:
And this one is my favourite style:
And if you have one of their Bangles you can even buy a clip attachment, so you can turn it into a teething toy which clips onto your babies clothes.
Natural and a perfect solution to my jewellery gnawing baby 🙂
Now where can you get those? Here is the link to their online shop. They also have a facebook page.
One last thing now before I go back to play with my little monkeys 🙂
SORE BumBums! I always felt soooo awful, it looks so sore and you try and clean their raw looking bums. The best Nappyrash cream that I have found is the all natural Weleda Calendula Cream.You can get it in most chemists as well 🙂
And if the bum is not yet too sore for a warm bath, a very good home remedie that I always use at the first sign of nappy rash is Chamomile Tea in the bath 🙂 Yes really a TeaBath. You can either put 2 teabags into the bath or make a jug full of tea with boiling water first, leave for about 10 mins and then pour that tea into the bath. The chamomile really soothes and calms the soreness. And if you want to add a drop of Lavender Essential Oil with some carrier oil, then you’ll have calm, relaxed, sleepy babies ready for bed 🙂
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