Is it Safe to Use a Baltic Amber Teething Necklace to Reduce Teething Symptoms?
The answer to this question is NO. As a mom, I never would have allowed my child to wear one simply because your child could accidentally choke or could get the necklace caught on something causing them to strangle themselves.
In fact, if your baby puts the necklace in their mouth and chews on it then you are putting your baby at risk. It is possible that the necklace could break or even a bead could crack in half from chewing on it and your child could accidentally swallow it. I don’t even recommend that you use this product even if you plan on constantly supervise your child. It only takes a few moments for something to happen to your baby.
Once your child is mobile and can easily move around, if they are wearing the necklace they could accidentally catch it on something. If the necklace doesn’t break, it could pose a strangulation hazard for your child especially if you aren’t monitoring your child closely.
Even if you decide to play it safe and put the necklace around your child’s ankle, it is still possible that your baby can remove it off of their ankle. After all a teething baby, will go after anything that they can gnaw on especially when their teeth are bothering them. If you do plan on using the necklace despite the warnings, you should never allow your child to sleep unattended with the necklace on.
Overall, there is no real scientific proof that these necklaces actually work. In fact, most pediatricians don’t recommend them to their patients because they pose a high risk of chocking or strangulation to your child.
I wouldn’t even allow my toddler who is currently exhibiting signs and symptoms of his two year molars to use it either.
Alternative Teething Remedies
- Chewable Toys – Find several different types of chewable toys for your baby to chew on. These toys can be hard plastic, soft plastic, and have several different types of textures. Just make sure that they are safe for your baby and don’t pose a chocking hazard. Baby toys are a great option because they are made of safe materials that aren’t harmful to your baby.
- Cold Stuff– This was one of my personal favorites to use on my children. Find toys that you can put in the refrigerator or freezer. Cold products can safely numb your child’s gums and give them temporary relief. If you put things in the freezer for you baby, make sure that it isn’t froze solid it is possible for your child to accidentally bruise their tender gums. If you don’t have any cold toys, you can use a small wash cloth and put it in some ice cold water. If possible, you can even tie it in a knot so that your baby has something to chew on. You can also offer your baby cold water in their sippy cup or bottle.
- Mesh Teethers – You can offer your baby bite sized cold fruit in a mesh teether. The mesh keeps your child from accidentally chocking or swallowing on the fruit. The cold fruit feels good on their gums and the taste of the food can easily distract them from the pain temporarily.
- Pain Medication – Contact your child’s pediatrician to get the proper dosing information for pain relievers. The dosage requirements are based upon your child’s current weight and giving too much medication can be harmful to your baby.
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21 responses to “Is it Safe to Use a Baltic Amber Teething Necklace to Reduce Teething Symptoms?”
This was very informative – thank you for sharing!
Your welcome Ashley. Have you ever tried using the amber teething necklaces?
We actually got one of these teething necklaces but it was so tight on my Little Man, I didn’t use it. I have friends who use it, but their baby teethed the same as mine…
Thank you for sharing LaVonne. They are a good idea in theory but they pose too many risks to use in my opinion.
I was also wondering about the safeness of these necklaces. Thank you for taking the time to post this information.
Your welcome Shannon, thank you for taking the time to visit my blog.
Great post! I actually had a baltic amber necklace for my son, didn’t do a thing for him. Though I’ll add that he teethed at 3 months and got a bunch at one time, so I’m not sure anything would have helped other than Tylenol. I did worry about it choking him and moved it to his ankle at night.
For my daughter (6 yrs ago, before the amber hype) we used pacifiers filled with ice and frozen. She loved them
Thank you so much for sharing. I bet your baby was miserable when he was getting several teeth in at one time. I personally used Motrin when my youngest was teething because it has better anti-inflammatory properties.
I remember when my youngest was teething, I would rub a very small of tylenol directly to his gums. It seemed to help him some but he loved to chew on his cold teether the best.
I agree that only takes a moment for something to happen. I’ve never really been interested in trying these for the fear of it breaking and one of my kids getting choked.
I agree with your thinking. I am curious to see if it helps relieve some of my pain but I don’t expect it to work. 😉
Mind freaky article…I was not heard this anywhere.. Thanks for the article..
Thank you for reading my post.
I was given these as gift and after I read a few negative and warning signs online I didnt ever use them, this was 4 years ago. I now see many mothers who use them and swear by them. I admit I was always scared with them being around their necks.
Thank you for sharing. I would be scared to put it around my child’s neck too.
You raise some very good points, I hadn't even heard of amber necklaces being used to help with teething, but as you said above, it seems to me to be quite a risk for the baby to possibly choke on them. I, personally, wouldn't do this, I think there are alternative-alternative options that don't pose such a risk.
This is a very interesting article, but I don’t think I would try using this. I am all for using alternative methods but, this one just doesn’t seem safe.
I used one with Eli with no problems. I took it off for sleeping (as they suggest) and bathing. You measure their neck to make sure you are getting the correct size so that it is not too snug, but it is not loose. Eli had no idea he was even wearing one and it was not snug to choke him or long enough to catch on things he was around and choke him. I checked it every time I took it off or put it on to make sure that nothing was failing on it. It did help. He had reflux and teething and it helped a little with both. I even bought myself an anklet because I had really bad reflux and it really did help. I will say I was concerned at first, and even speculative that it would help. I did research on them, found a trusted source that made authentic ones (there are companies out there that sell them that aren’t real amber so they really don’t work). Followed all the “rules” and suggestions, and like I said, made sure to get the proper size so it fit as it was suppose to. I would suggest giving them a try, just with anything, you need to follow the recommendations and check for flaws in product when using it with a baby.
Michelle, thank you for sharing your experience. I am glad that your baby was able to get relief from using an amber teething necklace. I am kinda curious if it would help my pain levels.
I’ve seen these necklaces more and more often and I have to admit that I feel the exact same way that you do. I’ve asked a few moms about them and they all seem very confident but since we don’t as a rule put necklaces on babies for the sake of accessorizing, I’m not sure why we would put them on for “medicinal” purposes. With so many alternatives to help deal with teething pain (frozen facecloths are a favourite around here) I just don’t think it’s worth the risk, no matter how small that risk may be.
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