Well since the morning sickness weeks, we have been going through my son trying to get a full set of teeth! It's not been like the early, smaller teeth (pre - teething necklace) he started out this time for the first two weeks not wanting to go to bed and being clingy, then these last two weeks he has been off his food, but going to bed and then waking up sometime aroud 12 - 4am and being clingy and hungry!
Needless to say I'm a bit tired, but we are getting lots of lovely teeth through. I am just hoping to find some higher calorie things that he wants to eat, to help get him through the night, whilst praying that we are not creating a pattern - as he is ending up in bed with mum in the night... but that's because me and my baby bump need sleep too and not sure what else to do!
My wee man is not one for crying much, but if he starts - he is not gonna stop til someone fixes the problem! Roll on the rest of the teeth, then can we have a break please before the next few teeth come in! (Preferrably long enough to catch up on sleep and then face those early sleepless weeks with baby 2. She is doing well and we are excited for her arrival in October!)
Breadwinner and Breadmaker
Showing posts with label teething. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teething. Show all posts
Monday, June 27, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The Jury is out, the teeth are in and it's a thumbs up on amber to the rescue!
Well December 15th was a great day in this household, we survived teeth 1 & 2 coming and only a few days apart, but about a week later major teething issues started again!
We'd had 3 sleepless nights in a row and then the 4th night the necklace had arrived, we did the usual bath and bed routine and put the necklace on. I can honestly say DH was sceptical, whilst I was hopeful!
The next morning after a wonderful night's sleep I felt like cart-wheeling around the neighbourhood to celebrate, but was still met with scepticism and now family expressing concern over safety. (If you are worried about safety of your baby wearing a necklace - you can consider the bracelets/ anklets, however I know that my baby is safe in his even and most importantly at night!)
The reason I say it is most important at night is the body’s natural levels of cortisol drop at night and this further increases the pain levels felt. Cortisol is a chemical hormone produced by your body to manage stress, be it physical, mental or emotional.
Fast forward to now - teeth 3 & 4 are in. There have been some red cheek days, but nothing like teeth 1 & 2 coming in. So I am sure beyond all doubt that this wonderful necklace made a huge difference to my little guy and reduced the suffering he had to go through.
In preparing to write this I went back over the details as to how these amazing necklaces work and well I've been telling to incorrectly. But I am sure you will forgive me - when I first got this I was sleep deprived, but just knew somehow it would work for my little one. I'd said it was drawing the acid out of the body and creating healing that way (which I think is relevant to the Hazelwood necklaces.) Oh well, here is really how it works!:
Baltic Amber is a resin and as it warms when in contact with the skin it releases healing oils containing succinic acid in, which is then absorbed through the skin and carried around the wearer's bloodstream. It has been used for hundreds of years as a natural pain relief.
The beads are non toxic and the string that holds them is knotted at each bead, so you need not worry about them scattering if it breaks, which it should do if necessary. This is another reason to not worry excessively about safety. The wonderful screw clasp closer is great and makes sense to me immensely.
12" necklaces are recommended for 0-3 years. The best way to measure your baby's neck is to use a soft string of wool, drape it around, mark it, then when removed - measure the length. It should not be long enough to be able to get into baby's mouth.
You are advised to remove for bathing - we don't always but then we only use organic baby cleaning products in the bath anyway.
So impressed am I about how well this has worked for my boy - I am ordering some as gifts and also one for myself to help with the joint pain I have suffered with all my living memory.
Hazelwood products also help with teething, eczema, acid reflux, digestive issues, joint pain and challenges due to excess acid in the body. As my son only has experienced teething issues so far we have just stuck with the Baltic Amber range.
Words do really fail to capture how pleased I am with this product and that I would not hesitate to recommend it very highly. I am not a gimmicky person and I never imagined I would put jewellery on my son, but I am very happy that I did!
We'd had 3 sleepless nights in a row and then the 4th night the necklace had arrived, we did the usual bath and bed routine and put the necklace on. I can honestly say DH was sceptical, whilst I was hopeful!
The next morning after a wonderful night's sleep I felt like cart-wheeling around the neighbourhood to celebrate, but was still met with scepticism and now family expressing concern over safety. (If you are worried about safety of your baby wearing a necklace - you can consider the bracelets/ anklets, however I know that my baby is safe in his even and most importantly at night!)
The reason I say it is most important at night is the body’s natural levels of cortisol drop at night and this further increases the pain levels felt. Cortisol is a chemical hormone produced by your body to manage stress, be it physical, mental or emotional.
Fast forward to now - teeth 3 & 4 are in. There have been some red cheek days, but nothing like teeth 1 & 2 coming in. So I am sure beyond all doubt that this wonderful necklace made a huge difference to my little guy and reduced the suffering he had to go through.
In preparing to write this I went back over the details as to how these amazing necklaces work and well I've been telling to incorrectly. But I am sure you will forgive me - when I first got this I was sleep deprived, but just knew somehow it would work for my little one. I'd said it was drawing the acid out of the body and creating healing that way (which I think is relevant to the Hazelwood necklaces.) Oh well, here is really how it works!:
Baltic Amber is a resin and as it warms when in contact with the skin it releases healing oils containing succinic acid in, which is then absorbed through the skin and carried around the wearer's bloodstream. It has been used for hundreds of years as a natural pain relief.
The beads are non toxic and the string that holds them is knotted at each bead, so you need not worry about them scattering if it breaks, which it should do if necessary. This is another reason to not worry excessively about safety. The wonderful screw clasp closer is great and makes sense to me immensely.
12" necklaces are recommended for 0-3 years. The best way to measure your baby's neck is to use a soft string of wool, drape it around, mark it, then when removed - measure the length. It should not be long enough to be able to get into baby's mouth.
You are advised to remove for bathing - we don't always but then we only use organic baby cleaning products in the bath anyway.
So impressed am I about how well this has worked for my boy - I am ordering some as gifts and also one for myself to help with the joint pain I have suffered with all my living memory.
Hazelwood products also help with teething, eczema, acid reflux, digestive issues, joint pain and challenges due to excess acid in the body. As my son only has experienced teething issues so far we have just stuck with the Baltic Amber range.
Words do really fail to capture how pleased I am with this product and that I would not hesitate to recommend it very highly. I am not a gimmicky person and I never imagined I would put jewellery on my son, but I am very happy that I did!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Amazing Amber
Gooooooooooooooood morning!
Now it is only day one - but so far I am happy! We picked up our baltic amber necklace from our post box and last night after bath time, my little cherub had blazing hot cheeks and a downward smile. :(
I popped on the necklace (receiving some dubious comments from my hubby), I doubled checked that it fit well enough, would not get caught on anything and of course he could not reach to get it into his mouth and then put him to bed.
When he is feeling on top of the world my angel goes to bed somewhere between 6.15 and 6.45, after 45 minutes wakes up once, after a diaper change he then sleeps through the night. Which is why when (like for the last week) he is out of sorts and wakes 3, 4 or more times through the night - both he and I are tired and occasionally cranky the next day!
All I can say, as it is only the next morning - is ta dah! He slept through from his change and woke up happy and rested as did I and it is wonderful. The heat in his cheeks has gone down and so far there is no acidic smell coming from his diaper. (Possibly as a cloth diaper user I would be aware of it more than with disposables, however it has gone away so far.)
For a fully objective review of these wonderful necklaces - I will of course give it more time, but I'm convinced so far! If you want to try it out for yourself, whether it is for teething or any one of the other benefits of these necklaces - there is a link and a 10% discount code on the right hand side of the blog!
If I could cartwheel ... I would do so right now!
Now it is only day one - but so far I am happy! We picked up our baltic amber necklace from our post box and last night after bath time, my little cherub had blazing hot cheeks and a downward smile. :(
I popped on the necklace (receiving some dubious comments from my hubby), I doubled checked that it fit well enough, would not get caught on anything and of course he could not reach to get it into his mouth and then put him to bed.
When he is feeling on top of the world my angel goes to bed somewhere between 6.15 and 6.45, after 45 minutes wakes up once, after a diaper change he then sleeps through the night. Which is why when (like for the last week) he is out of sorts and wakes 3, 4 or more times through the night - both he and I are tired and occasionally cranky the next day!
All I can say, as it is only the next morning - is ta dah! He slept through from his change and woke up happy and rested as did I and it is wonderful. The heat in his cheeks has gone down and so far there is no acidic smell coming from his diaper. (Possibly as a cloth diaper user I would be aware of it more than with disposables, however it has gone away so far.)
For a fully objective review of these wonderful necklaces - I will of course give it more time, but I'm convinced so far! If you want to try it out for yourself, whether it is for teething or any one of the other benefits of these necklaces - there is a link and a 10% discount code on the right hand side of the blog!
If I could cartwheel ... I would do so right now!
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