Amber necklace on babies?

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Ive seen some babies wearing these light brown necklaces or bracelets so i googled it & it came up with amber & the different reasons for them.

They look very unsafe to me but I assume they're not?

Can anyone explain the reason why they're put on babies maybe I've missed something?

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I know someone who put one on her baby.

During the first wave of the pandemic she was on the local Facebook page asking where the nearest natural springs are so she could use the water to ward off Covid....

Idiotic and irresponsible.

It can twist without coming off, it is a chocking hazard even if it doesn't come off

You were concerned about strangulation so you kept an eye on your baby, while you were asleep? Great plan.

There’s a woman in America who campaigns really hard against them. She lost her little boy from strangulation to one.

Also they don’t work! A baby would need to be upwards of 200 degrees for anything to happen. And then you have a whole other issue on your hands because the baby would likely be on fire.

My sister put them on her two children. Definately did not help with teething. Whenever I minded them I removed the beads straight away. Three children of my own and would never put a necklace or beads on them.

I hate to see jewelry on babies, it makes them look common.

They do come in handy for letting people know on first meeting you’re a feckless idiot, so there’s that.

The idea with the bracelets is so that the baby can chew on them, right? My grandma had a chunky long amber necklace (that she wore) for my mum and aunt to chew when teething in the 50s.

Do people think that they have magical properties or something and just wearing amber will somehow make babies more comfortable? 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

The only person I know who bought them is indeed a hippy type.

It can twist without coming off, it is a chocking hazard even if it doesn't come off

I'm fairly sure she was being facetious about the poster describing her baby as not choking to death on a necklace as an 'upside'.

Also teething isn’t like toothache. Adults think of teething as painful because they associate all their own dental problems with this. So they recall horrible toothache from impacted wisdom teeth etc and imagine the baby is feeling pain. It actually doesn’t cause pain. Same as when the child’s adult teeth push through the gum when they are 6/7/8. It doesn’t hurt. It’s just growing.
I think it probably does hurt otherwise babies wouldn't cry and grizzle when they're teething.
I've never had any dental problems but when my wisdom teeth were 'just growing' with no other issues it was painful at times and actually really made me want to chew things. As they got older my children have told me of discomfort when some of their teeth have been 'just growing'.

They are so dangerous I recently saw a post on IG where a mum put her toddler to bed with one on and it looked quiet tight 😞

Can you talk me through why? What is the supposed valuable science behind putting strangulation risks around your baby’s neck and choking hazards around their wrists or ankles?

It’s completely unsafe, not to mention remarkably stupid.

@CherryLongIsland teething hurts if the gum gets infected. It isn’t the tooth itself, it’s the secondary infection.

Funnily enough I thought this, but a friend had a very very grizzly teething baby, bought one and baby was back to smiles and happy.
She wore it only during the day when effectively under supervision, not overnight, and often round the ankle under clothes. The bracelet as double knotted so if it broke in theory the beads should have stayed put. It didn't break.

Funnily enough I thought this, but a friend had a very very grizzly teething baby, bought one and baby was back to smiles and happy.

The same would have happened without the amber necklace, because a lump of resin doesn't do anything.

Funnily enough I thought this, but a friend had a very very grizzly teething baby, bought one and baby was back to smiles and happy.
She wore it only during the day when effectively under supervision, not overnight, and often round the ankle under clothes. The bracelet as double knotted so if it broke in theory the beads should have stayed put. It didn't break.

That's great for the baby that she wasn't grizzly any more but you know that the bracelet had fuck all to do with that right? The reality is she just stopped being grizzly and that coincided with the bracelet being used. It's bonkers to think it was the bracelet, it was just as likely that she stopped being grizzly because her mum dressed her in green that day instead of yellow, blue or pink.

We used an anklet but ds was always in sleepsuits at that age so it was covered up.

Why?

I think they’re really unsafe and can’t see a possible way they would help with teething other than as something to bite on but can think of a lot more suitable teething toys!

What for????

Tell me, tell me people aren’t so idiotic as to believe that the body heat of a baby will release an acid from fossilised tree resin, which they believe will help sore gums?

Tell me people don’t believe that. 😆

How can a baby look common? My god are people really judged by appearance right from birth? So many nasty posts on this thread, I never used Amber beads they weren't around when i had my babies and I personally didn't approve of the trend when I saw others use them. But, these were being promoted at the time as being beneficial to babies and completely safe, lots of loving parents who were concerned about their babies bought into that, calling them idiots is a bit much imo.