Baltic Amber Baby- Review And A Giveaway!

I am so super excited to introduce you to something I recently discovered.  Amber teething necklaces. When I first heard about a friend using teething necklaces I thought it was something that the baby chewed on that provided relief. Let me say right off the bat, that was totally wrong.

Here is some info from Baltic Amber Baby’s site:

“Amber has been used for centuries as a natural remedy to relieve pain in both young children and adults. It has been shown to provide pain relief and remedy the complications that occur during teething. These include pain, lack of appetite, upset stomach, excessive drooling, fever, ear aches and cold. Amber is also a powerful antioxidant, helps to compensate for low energy in the body and in the brain, thus boosting awareness, energy, concentration and reflexes and reduces stress. So how do they work? When worn against the skin, the warmth of the skin releases healing oils within the resin, which contain succinic acid, which then get absorbed into the bloodstream. Many mothers would prefer not to give their babies over the counter drugs during teething and these necklaces provide 24 hour pain relief and relief from the associated symptoms from teething, in a non invasive and side effect free way.”

My experience with the Baltic Amber Baby teething necklaces:

Let me start off my saying- the girls have not exactly been easy teethers. I don’t love loading them up with Tylenol, but I hate watching them suffer so much. So when I received a sample necklace in the mail I was very excited to try it out. As soon as I opened the package there were a couple things that impressed me about the necklace. First of all, the clasp was easy to screw and unscrew, which is a plus with sometimes uncooperative, squirmy toddlers. Secondly, the necklace is knotted after each bead. Just in case it were to ever break, only one bead would come off.

Alyssa graciously volunteered to be my test subject and has been wearing it ever since. I have been completely surprised that she has hardly even noticed it was there! They recommend having your baby start to wear it at 8 weeks so they become accustomed to it and are less likely to pull on it, so I was a little worried about starting so late. Let me tell you, it has not been an issue at all. At night and during naps I move it to her ankle and wrap it around twice so it isn’t a choking hazzerd and even then she hasn’t played with it much.

I wasn’t really sure if we were getting a good idea of how well the necklace would actually work since she didn’t seem to be having any teething issues at the moment. She wasn’t overly fussy, wasn’t really chewing and had been sleeping very soundly (more so than she ever has in fact). But then when I was brushing her teeth I discovered she had actually cut TWO molars without us even knowing about it. Yay! We were so impressed we ordered a second necklace for Kylie after only three days of trying it out. I definitely recommend the Baltic Amber Baby teething necklaces to my friends and readers. I only wish we would have discovered this a year ago!

Now for the best part! Baltic Amber Baby is giving one lucky reader a FREE teething necklace (or bracelet) of their choice! And for every 50 entries an additional five readers will receive a 20% off coupon code. Even if you don’t have a little teether (or soon to be teether) go ahead and enter. These necklaces would make a great gift as well! So here is how to enter:

Mandatory Entry: Go the the Baltic Amber Baby Facebook page and “Like It”. Check out their selection of colors, styles, necklaces and bracelets. Come back here and leave a comment telling me which one you like the best. This giveaway only applies to teething necklaces and bracelets.

Additional Entries: (once each per day, must complete mandatory entry for additional entries to count)

• Write your own blog post about this giveaway and leave a comment here with a link to your post.
• Mention this giveaway on Facebook and leave a link.

Please leave your email in each comment so I will be able to contact you if you win! The winner will be chosen on Saturday June 18th, at 8pm PST using Random.org. Good luck!

(*Let me remind you though, babies and toddler do fuss for reasons besides teething, so please do not expect this to be a magic, happy-all-the-time or mood stabilizing necklace.)