Baby Amber Teething Necklace Safety

The product is meant to help alleviate pain for teething babies and is supposed to have a releasing safety clasp that automatically releases if anything pulls on it.

Baby amber teething necklace safety.

The necklace can then be placed around baby s neck though doing so poses a whole host of safety issues. There is mounting research that amber teething jewellery including necklaces is not safe. Most amber teething necklaces are made from either raw or heat treated and polished baltic amber beads which are strung together and individually knotted. Additionally succinic acid is supposedly released into a baby s bloodstream while he she wears the amber necklace.

If you do decide to use an amber teething necklace it s a good idea to take the necklace off your child before naps and at bedtime. Strangulation is the biggest risk with this type of product and. The canadian paediatric society cps american academy of pediatrics and fda warn parents and caregivers not to use amber teething necklaces on babies and toddlers. The american academy of pediatrics aap doesn t recommend that infants wear any jewelry at all and in december 2018 the food and drug adminstration fda warned parents to avoid giving any teething necklaces or bracelets to babies to chew on because they re a strangulation and choking hazard.