LOL, those are Chewbeads. You are totally mixing up your crunchiness.
Are Chewbeads crunchy? I guess I thought they just sounded smart!
I don't think of them as crunchy. I received Chewbeads as a gift from two different people, both among the least crunchy people I know. And they sell a ton of them at the upscale, non-crunchy kids boutique down the street from me.
FWIW, I am great with crunchy as long as there is some scientific support for it. Extended breastfeeding? Sign me up! Kale baby? If my kids would eat it, sure. But not vaccinating, analgesic necklaces, and unproven, unregulated "medicine"? Nope, I'm out.
The amber necklace crowd has a large intersection with the essential oils crowd. People that enjoy a really good story, buying shit, and feeling good about avoiding "chemicals".
The amber necklace crowd has a large intersection with the essential oils crowd. People that enjoy a really good story, buying shit, and feeling good about avoiding "chemicals".
We do a month of experiments in my chemistry lab that involve extracting essential oils from various plants. Because...they're chemicals. LOL
Are Chewbeads crunchy? I guess I thought they just sounded smart!
LOL, maybe not. They are sold at all the upscale crunchy/hipster places here. It used to be that you could only get them at the cloth diaper boutiques, etc. Now that they are at BBB and Nordstrom, I guess they have shed their crunchy roots.
Yeah I saw them at an upscale maternity boutique and they looked cute. Given M's fascination with my bubble necklace this morning (hello 2012! LOL), I might need to get one!
Someone gave us an amber necklace for DS. I agree with the woo but I think it's cute! This is just trying it on a while ago:
I put it on him the other night in a fit of desperation but H took it off an hour later, saying, "This thing is not working and it is STUPID!" Not going to disagree there...
The amber necklace crowd has a large intersection with the essential oils crowd. People that enjoy a really good story, buying shit, and feeling good about avoiding "chemicals".
We do a month of experiments in my chemistry lab that involve extracting essential oils from various plants. Because...they're chemicals. LOL
Post by mellimel19 on Jan 28, 2015 15:04:10 GMT -5
No. I'd be worried about them being a choking hazard. Plus, I don't want to promote the idea that it's ok to chew on jewelry. How are they to know this necklace is ok to chew on but that one isn't?
As a mom to a baby, I know nothing about amber teething necklaces and probably won't use one on M. But when I had heard of them before, I totally assumed it was a chunky beaded necklace that the mom wore and the baby could gnaw on while she held him. LOL
No. I'd be worried about them being a choking hazard. Plus, I don't want to promote the idea that it's ok to chew on jewelry. How are they to know this necklace is ok to chew on but that one isn't?
They don't chew on it. The magic pain relieving chemicals are absorbed through their skin.
I just came from breastfeeding support group and they were all raving about the teething necklaces. The lactation nurse was recommending them even. AND there was a baby named Wren.
I just came from breastfeeding support group and they were all raving about the teething necklaces. The lactation nurse was recommending them even. AND there was a baby named Wren.
No. I'd be worried about them being a choking hazard. Plus, I don't want to promote the idea that it's ok to chew on jewelry. How are they to know this necklace is ok to chew on but that one isn't?
They don't chew on it. The magic pain relieving chemicals are absorbed through their skin.
Post by water*drop on Jan 28, 2015 17:37:50 GMT -5
I did not use an amber necklace because science, but DD was not a drooler, and she was very rarely noticeably fussier when teething. That means I win, right?
(Don't get too jealous. She was colicky, I couldn't eat ice cream or cheese or basically any fun foods for 17 months because of her, and she didn't STTN until she was over 2, so the least she could do for us is be an easy teether.)
Why is drooling the concern here? My daughter drools when she teethes. Makes sense, yes? Why wouldn't she drool? Knives are cutting into her gums. I give her some Motrin every now and then and a teething ring. It won't be forever.
No. I'd be worried about them being a choking hazard. Plus, I don't want to promote the idea that it's ok to chew on jewelry. How are they to know this necklace is ok to chew on but that one isn't?
I get that, but the amber necklaces are so short, there is no way they can reach it to their mouths. We put it on dd and she doesn't even notice it. It's not something to play with or chew on
I think some people are concerned about a choking hazard because the necklace could break and the child could choke on the stones.
Others are worried about it being a strangulation hazard, but are mistakenly calling it a choking hazard? I would be worried about the strangulation hazard.
I have never used one. We should have bought stock in Advil/Motrin instead.
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I have never seen one IRL. Only discussed on these boards.
I went to a place that was like a crunchy version of MyGym on Saturday - all wooden toys, all "open play," there was a babywearing meeting in the back, and they have a display of like 10,000 Tulas up front.
I have never seen so many amber necklaces before IN MY LIFE.
Nor I have ever seen one little girl named "Wren," let alone like the hundreds of them that were there. lol
You were in my neighborhood and didn't say hi?
I see them all the time here, and used them as well. Who knows if it worked, but teething sucked and I was willing to try anything.