Teething

My boy has a mouthful of teeth. Four teeth by four months, eight teeth by eight months and twelve teeth by 1 year. He is now cutting his incisors and has been in some pain. (At least I am blaming the whinyness on the teething.). We have used Hyland's Teething tablets and Tylenol and ice and Oragel (that stuff is nasty!) but nothing seems to work.

On another blog that I frequent, the mom was writing about teething necklaces made of amber beads Here's what it read.

They are made of Baltic amber beads that when placed against the skin and allowed to warm up release natural oils that are supposed to help soothe the teething pain.

Wearing Baltic amber close to the skin is a traditional European remedy for baby teething. A natural analgesic, amber will help calm a baby without resorting to drugs. Used for centuries in Europe, amber's natural anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties are perfect to soothe teething babies. Amber is fossilized resin, which warms against the skin, releasing it's therapeutic properties safely and naturally.

Here's a sample. You can check them out on ohanamamablog.blogspot.com where she is giving one away for free. I have no idea if it works. If you have tried them, let me know. At this point in time I am willing to try anything.

(Actually, the picture of Lawson crying is because I took away the small camera that he had found and was trying to use it as a phone and hold it up to his ear. But it's a fitting picture of this past week. He is still so cute and wonderful, even when he is sad.)