Teething granules

[MrsDoolittle]

I am prone to scepticism towards alternative medicine, forced upon me by a medical background.

However, dd's nursery suggested teething granules saying that they don't need signing for like Calpol so it's easier for them to give it when needed. Besides they work very well.
Okay, they worked for dd but I assumed she just didn't experience teething too badly.
Now with ds, I know he is uncomfortable but they work like magic. He even seems to like taking them, opening his mouth like a little bird.

I don't think I can claim the placebo effect this time.

[TooTicky]

Homoeopathy does work but it's better to get a remedy from a homoeopath than to buy over the counter - not all babies would need the same remedy for teething. It helps, but may have other effects too. Also do not use too often as the remedy can "prove itself", which would lead it to cause the problems that it cures. Sorry, bad and hurried explanation - ask if you would like to know more!

[aaronsmummy]

I swear by Homeopathy but I always get advice from a Homeopath first. I have used Teething Granules with all 3 of mine and they worked a treat for them all.

[FlameBoo]

I'm intrigued by the "prove itself" thing.

I have told everyone to buy the granules since they worked wonders with DD.... DS doesn't seem to be having any effect Although, DD was never this bad with it anyway.

[bundle]

distraction, works every time. aren't they sugary too?

anbesol liquid is fabulous for teething, numbs affected area and good for mouth ulcers for adults too.

[Marina]

Ahem...camomile, the ingredient in teething granules, is also a herbal remedy - not specifically homoeopathic.
Medical herbs are proven to have a beneficial effect and camomile is one of them.
I agree that the ritual (we called them baby sherbet and both have sat like little birds mouth agape to have theirs) might be a factor, but the sugar in them, xylitol, is a naturally-derived one from birch bark. There are ongoing studies to see if there is anything in the reported evidence that xylitol's apparent natural antibacterial properties also help fend off ear infections.
So I think the teething granules really do help on more than one front.

[TooTicky]

Flameboo, you probably know that homoeopathy works by giving a very small dose of something which causes the problem you are trying to cure. One correct dose of the correct remedy will work, returning you to a state without the symptom. If you continue to take it, it will start the symptom off again - possibly worse than before.
Am I making sense? I'm not sure how good my explanations are

[FlameBoo]

Yup - perfect sense

[bundle]

i stand corrected marina...xylitol different kettle of fish, or granules. herbal will of course have an effect, but are there homeopathic ones too?

[Marina]

Hello bundy
They are marketed as homoeopathic, you know! Very heavily

[bundle]

tootricky, my understanding of homeopathy is you're not giving a dose of anything, rather you are giving a memory of something in water...

[bundle]

exactly!

girls at our nursery refused to give them (under our medications policy..) when parents brought them in, even though i said there was nowt in 'em

ps do you think crochet/knitting are more of a winter activity, the threads have died down a bit? (ie fingers too sticky to achieve good tension)

[Marina]

Very true re knitting.
Am thinking of patenting hollow needles with an ice-pack gel core, as I am a sweaty betty with anything at all fluffy at the mo.
Plus my new hobby of eating party left-overs and watching the World Cup is not needlework friendly

[TooTicky]

Sort of, Bundle, but it works so don't knock it!
The succussing increases the potency of the tiny amount, thereby making it a not-so-tiny amount. Or more than just a memory.

[bundle]

succussing is a lovely word. but there's still nothing there

[TooTicky]

Yes, succussing is a very nice word. And if it's an effective kind of "nothing" then that's fine by me.