Baby Bling

I've never really been a big fan of jewellery for babies. It just seems a little bit silly to me. I've see some oh so cute tiny bracelet that I'm sure make great photo props or a lovely addition to something like a christening outfit, but for everyday, I'll  pass. My husband and I even briefly considered getting our now 2 year old's ears pierced as a baby (my mother would have killed me) since people kept calling her a boy, but then I realized that if people were unable to tell gender based on all the pink dresses and outfits with flowers and hearts all over, they probably would not notice tiny little ear rings and I really didn't want to have to do all that new earring ear care anyways.

Having said that I have to confess that my 8 month old wears a necklace. It's a Baltic Amber teething necklace. Never heard of it them before? Here's what they're supposed to do. Amber has something called succince acid in it which, when heated by the body's warmth is released by the amber and absorbed into the body. It is supposed to reduce inflammation and work as a natural analgesic. Some information claims that it can also reduce drooling. Sounds really good for a teething baby, no?

So I guess you're all wondering if it really works? Well, I don't know. Annika has been wearing it for about a month now and I'm just not sure. She has been a super drooly baby and since wearing it she is drooling less, actually it noticeable, but I a bit of a skeptic and wonder if that's because she's hit some developmental stage where she drools less or is it the necklace? She is also getting teeth. I can see her gums are getting all lumpy, but is the necklace helping with her teething discomfort? Maybe she's just an easy teether or maybe the necklace is working. I just don't know and she can't tell me. But I really don't want to take it off and discover that she's really an evil, drooling crabby teething monster that has been soothed by her Baltic Amber necklace.