How tight are they? Could they be a choking hazard at all (I mean if they got it caught on something and fell, not choking on the beads)? I hope I don't sound like one of the annoying onlookers.. I'm just asking because I'm now thinking of getting one but I've never seen them and really have no knowledge on them besides what I've just learned from you lovely ladies.
My DS has been wearing his since around 3 months old, he is now almost 19 months. I always get the "surfer dude" or "hippy" comments but always good comments, everyone loves it.
I havent taken it off for anything, not for the bath or sleeping. He sometimes plays with it or chews on it but it doesnt bother him at all
Iain has worn his for ever. I use to put i ton his ankle / wrist when he was little little because it was too long but I have a different one now that sits just nice around his neck so that is where it stays.
I have often wondered if leaving it on would weaken it? As is they would get use to the level of "pain relief" Im not gaME TO TAke it off though. Iain is cutting molars & eye teeth atm & he is pretty sooky even with it on so hate to think what he would be like with out it.
My DS has to take his of for CC, and I do take it off for baths or showers at home, just to hopefully extend the life of it. But if he has a bath or shower elsewhere, or even swimming I leave it on. It is not too long so I don't need to take it off or put it around his ankle while he sleeps.
I like the look of the necklace, and DS loves wearing it (comes running when I ask if he wants to put it on! Very cute!) so I figure he can continue to wear it until it no longer fits!
We also get the surfer dude comments, and the vacant stares when you try to explain in laymans terms about the pain relief properties!! But I do believe they help with an even temperament and DS only just gets out of sorts when he is teething, not out of control. I definitely recommend them!
Balmain Gril- When i say leave it on i mean i never ever remove it from his neck. I am aware that it is a chocking hazard (why i got the lecture from the health nurse) but it's my choice that he wears the necklace.
Also if DS ever has it in his mouth i remove it and discourage it straight away. Most of the time it is under his clothing and he has no idea that it is there.
Was wearing it from about 5 months and he's now 12 months old
lilima, I get the same looks when I try to explain it to parents at work. The "yeah... right... *nutbag*" look LOL.
Jazz still wears hers, even though she's got all her teeth (except the 2yo molars). It helps with her mood. Shel and I both wear one too and notice the difference so we keep hers too We still take it off for bath/shower and then put it around her ankle at night, and then when we dress her we change it to her neck. Just what we feel comfortable with.
As far as it being a choking hazard, you can get them with fasterners/clips that pop open if pressure is exerted on them- I'm not sure where from, but I have heard of them.
I've observed DS pretty closely with his because it does not have that kind of clasp, and I came to the conclusion that it would be extraordinarily unlikely that he could get himself into a position where it would choke him- I mean, never say never because toddlers do get into extraordinary positions, but I would really be astonished. He would have to get something in between the necklace and his neck and pull very hard- and I think the necklace would probably break in those circumstances. I really don't worry about it.
I just ordered myself an amber bracelet- very excited!
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