Amber teething necklaces

[Heatherbell1978]

I've always considered these to be quite unsafe even though a good friend swears by the one her DD wears - she's never had any teething symptoms. We had a nightmare with DS teething and DD (5.5 months) has just started. After (another) day of her screaming, hardly eating, drooling etc etc I'm starting to wonder if it's worth a try. And does anyone have any links to a reputable selling site? TIA

I've not purchased one of these but there's a Facebook page called GoAmber that sells them, they have a website. Looks legit to me. I was considering one for my baby when she had colic. You can buy them as bracelets and put them round your baby's ankle which seems a lot safer than the necklace.

They're a con - don't waste your money. Some kids just get lucky and don't experience much in the way of teething symptoms.

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/mikespohr/the-truth-about-amber-teething-necklaces

They are nonsensical and any benefit is parent-derived placebo.
If your baby is in pain then calpol plus nurofen will help, alternated safely, and by far the most efficacious anaesthetic is anbesol liquid (not gel).
She might also like to chew on a wet facecloth that's been in the fridge.

They are a total nonsense. The theory is that the succinic acid in amber relieves pain. Total fiction given that amber needs a temp of 187 degrees to melt! Plus succinic acid is an irritant so not one you'd actually want on your babies skin in liquid form.

I hate the things. Can't see any logical reason why they would work, and I wouldn't trust them not to break and be eaten by my child. Not to mention they just look a bit odd.

Anbesol gel is amazing stuff - only thing that worked for me when I had a botched tooth extraction and had to wait months for a referral to Max-fax to get it removed properly.

Yup, utter bollocks. Save your cash. Good luck surviving teething, mine did not get all their infant teeth until they were nearly 4.....

They are a total scam and a baby should never wear a necklace. It's dangerous and irresponsible.

Utter bullshit and unsafe as the beads are tiny.

If an alternative medicine worked the it would be called a medicine.

Give you kid something cool to chew on and calpol/ibuprofen.

Eeeeee, I hate seeing them on babies. I think they just scream "choke hazard" and the catastrophising part of my brain runs riot when I see one on a baby. Shudder.

Even if they had a positive effect I just couldn't put something round my baby's neck EVER.

Nurofen and Calpol are your friends (esp the ASDA versions that are half the price) x

Amber has to be heated up to an extremely high temp to have any healing properties, so the amber necklaces/anklets are just a placebo in the parents minds. You're better off spending your money on some Calpol or teething gel/powder.

Thanks all. You've cemented what I already thought about them. Might need to do some subtle changing of subject when my friend recommends them again!