Negative comments about teething necklaces

[courts&munchkins]

Never really had any negative comments. I find a lot of ppl do comment on it, I think mainly because he's a boy. But generally when I explain what its for they become genuinely interested.

I've only had one person, a nurse, try and give me a lecture on choking hazards and telling me he would choke himself at night blah blah blah

[kirsty_lee]

Whats wrong with Bonjela? Not that I use it, I use sm33

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Someone asked me once if 'that cr@p really works' i said well so far the girls seem less irritable and i'm not having to dose them with nurofen and panadol so i'd say YES.
DD1 was horrid when teething, her poor cheeks would turn purple, some MG girls commented on the MAJOR different b/w purple and red cheeks so i knew it wasn't just me.

In regards to it not being SAFE i have on numerous occasions explained to people that the girls one has a knot between each individual bead so if 1 does happen to come off it's ONLY ONE and on occasion have pointed out that their uncovered powerpoints, sharp objects or crappy small plastic toys are of more danger to my kids

[Dansta]

i've had mainly good ones with the boys amber. my cousin bought them for her girls, after i said to pop them around their ankles at night and and adult one for herself and my aunt! and the girl i was talking to at the check out might get one for her DGD. which is fantastic!

the only bad one i got was about 2 weeks ago and some old codger bloke said "oh you know how boys who wear necklaces turn out dont you?" i smiled and said "better men then you i guess" boy did he get mighty angry. couldn't help it though. i was in a foul mood and for him to say that when i was talking to the check out girl about them made me wanna thump him!

[leesha]

I'm curious to read more about these necklaces! I have only used the brauers teething relief which is homeopathic. Can someone please give me a link?
Cheers!

[Indadhanu]

I just ask them what they think is a concern and them tell them what we do - when she was younger we put it around her ankle when she slept, and we showed them the individually threaded beads that has knots either side so reduced chocking risk if the string breaks as only one bead rolls loose. Plus the clasp is apparently meant to break under pressure... Seems pretty safe to me, especially if it alleviates the need for adding paracetamol or ibuprofen to their bodies.

[helle]

I've only had one negitive comment about allowing a boy to wear a necklace, from my brothers friends mother. She said "what does daddy think about you wearing a necklace?!" I said, "Daddy wears a necklace, too" (he wears a silver chain) Shut her up pretty quick smart

Everyone else says how cute they are!

My mum thinks it's cute, too. And my MIL wears amber herself as she gets nerve pain, can't remember what its called, fibromyalgia?

[raffy]

i put one on DS and havent gotten any comments except from friends who say things like 'aww a necklace' and then i just explain what it is. if people are giving you negative comments just ignore them. you no what it is and that its working for him so who cares what others think

[*Efjay*]

bloke said "oh you know how boys who wear necklaces turn out dont you?" i smiled and said "better men then you i guess" boy did he get mighty angry.

LOL thats a great comeback!

[Doing my best]

I just say that it is worth not dosing him as much nurofen as I would if he didn't have it.

DS loves it, and hates when he doesn't have it on.

I actually had someone ask me today about it, saying that she had never actually seen a real one.

[mel_cur]

We love them here. My mum is the only one who has commented, she freaks out about DD swallowing it. Everytime I pick her up, she isn't wearing it and Mum mentions 'it came off' yeah sure