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?

I’m sorry, I don’t agree. Anyone who thinks tying a necklace tight enough around the neck of a baby so they can’t chew it, and who lets that baby sleep in it, and doesn’t see the strangulation risk is an idiot.

As it goes, I’d also think they were idiots for believing in the new age bullshit pseudoscience.

When my wisdom teeth were coming through the Dentist asked if they were causing me any pain, I said yes a bit and she prescribed pain killers.
There was no infection. DD's dentist has done exactly the same.

Because people are really stupid and would rather put a dangerous object that won't relieve pain on their teething baby than give them real pain relief. My baby had paracetamol when she seemed in pain from teething.

The theory is that amber resin has an analgesic effect, so the baby’s body heat will warm the beads, release some resin and soothe teething pain.

Which is clearly ridiculous, as the melting-point at which any resin at all would be released is over 200 degrees. Body temp isn’t quite going to do it. And even if it did - if it works, that means unknown quantities of a drug being released into a baby’s body. You wouldn’t dose with random amounts of paracetamol so why would this be any different? (This is purely hypothetical as clearly it cannot work in the first place).

Some of you really are a bunch of judgemental idiots. Calling babies ‘common’ just prove how classist you really are!

whilst I personally wouldn’t use the necklace I’d have no issue using an anklet. Have you even bothered to look up the benefits of amber and what it could do? Or are you all bandwagon jumpers and assume it’s all a load of rubbish 🙄

Have you even bothered to look up the benefits of amber and what it could do? Or are you all bandwagon jumpers and assume it’s all a load of rubbish

Amber is a resin that will do nothing at all when worn in the same way gold wouldn't stop you having headaches or wearing a plaster would cure a hangover.

Anyone pretending otherwise is either delude or trying to sell you Amber products.

There is no actual evidence for the “benefits” though.

Next time my wisdom teeth hurt I’ll rub a paracetamol capsule on my ankle so my body warmth can release the painkillers and I’ll absorb them through my skin.

Have you even bothered to look up the benefits of amber and what it could do? Or are you all bandwagon jumpers and assume it’s all a load of rubbish 🙄

The benfits of amber? There aren't any benefits. It's a shiny piece of resin that will do fuck all for teething or any other pain.

As @Beees said anyone pretending otherwise is either delude or trying to sell you Amber products.

Have you even bothered to look up the benefits of amber and what it could do?

No, have you got a link? I'd love to read up on it, I would just Google but I don't want to end up on an unreliable website.

Have you even bothered to look up the benefits of amber and what it could do?

Amber is fossilized tree resin which some people believe contains a substance called succinic acid, which is given off as oil when the resin is warmed by the skin. Some people believe this oil acts medicinally to reduce joint pain, anxiety and headaches. To date, neither the ASA nor CAP has seen evidence to support claims for the health benefits of wearing amber necklaces or amber bracelets. Marketers of these products should not make health claims unless they hold robust clinical evidence (rule 12.1).

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has confirmed that the products are not medical devices and would not be medicinal products because the transdermal effects of any remaining oils in the beads would not have a meaningful pharmacological effect.

Taken from www.asa.org.uk/advice-online/amber-jewellery.html

Do amber teething necklaces work?

Many parents swear by amber teething necklaces, but there is little evidence to suggest that they actually have any positive effect. A recent study found that wearing amber next to the skin does not cause succinic acid to be released into the body. The study also reported that succinic acid is not even an anti-inflammatory.

Are amber teething necklaces dangerous?

They could be, as putting anything around your child’s neck represents a strangulation risk. Also, both beads and clasp can become dislodged, which your baby could then swallow, which is a choking risk. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents advises against placing any cord around your baby's neck at any time.

Taken from www.emmasdiary.co.uk/baby/teeth/teething-necklace

Clinical evidence that they don't work from this Pubmed article from 2019

Conclusions: While amber teething necklaces are genuine Baltic amber, we have found no evidence to suggest that the purported active ingredient succinic acid could be released from the beads into human skin. Additionally, we found no evidence to suggest that succinic acid has anti-inflammatory properties.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31277614/

When my wisdom teeth came through my gums were sore and kind of itchy, no infection, so I presume that teething can hurt.

Not ‘bandwagon jumpers’, just…scientists.

From what I can tell, the best thing Amber can do is nothing, the worst is kickstart the entire breeding programme for a Costa Rican park of very extinct creatures.

The best thing for teething is ibuprofen (not paracetamol) and anbesol liquid applied to the area. Great combo works like a dream

Next you'll be telling me that Jurassic Park could really happen thanks to amber too.

Ffs people, I can't believe you'd risk baby's lives for this crap.

Exactly this combo. Many a numb finger from that magical lidocaine…

I just cannot believe that people think a baby can get to 200-380 degrees Celsius in order to melt the Amber and procure the succinic acid, a substance which has no proven analgesic properties. Quite remarkable.

Anything to link to yet @SunflowerGirl91 ?

Isn't it funny that there's been complete silence since us band wagon jumpers challenged such a nonsensical post using good old fashioned factual science.

Of course they are unsafe. Common sense tells you that.

Lucky you is all I can say. You didn't sleep?

There's a lady on TikTok who's child died after being strangled by an amber necklace.

I'm sorry and don't want to be cruel, but idiot sounds like a fairly accurate description. There's no point in beating around the bush here. Literally babies lives are at stake, no matter how many have used these useless things without incident.