Teethers for children
Teethers are very useful for when children are upset because their teeth are coming out.
Each stage of our baby has some small inconvenience. When your first teeth begin to erupt, your gums become swollen and painful . Then the child will have the need to bite everything that is within reach. That is why it is very positive to buy a teether , designed to soothe the pain of irritated gums, making sure that it is a hygienic and self-provided object that will make our baby feel relieved .
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WHAT ARE TEETHERS
Teethers are soft rubber or plastic objects designed for children to put in their mouths and bite them with their gums in order to relieve pain caused by the appearance of the first teeth. Normally, teethers tend to have a rounded shape at the other end, the one that is outside the mouth, so that the baby can hold them with one or both hands while biting.
The material from which the teether is made is totally hygienic and can be washed with boiling water , since the child will probably drop it on the ground many times. Therefore, we must always be attentive to our baby’s bite, because it can fall into unhygienic places and it will take it back to the mouth. If the teether comes into contact with any such surface, we must wash it with plenty of water or with a disinfectant product. All teethers are easy to washand consist of one, maximum two pieces, so that the child does not accidentally swallow it. However, as every time we leave the baby with an object, it must always be supervised to avoid possible scares. More and more progress is being made in the creation of teethers and today we can find many different models.
TYPES OF TEETHERS
The most common teether is one that is shaped like a pacifier . With a ring on the part to hold it and a rubber part on the opposite end. The rubber part is not too soft, since the hardness of it helps to alleviate the pain of the child’s first milk teeth, at the same time that it is slightly molded to his gums so as not to cause any damage to them.
THE MOST COMMON TEETHER IS THE ONE THAT HAS A SHAPE SIMILAR TO A PACIFIER
However, some of these freezer teethers are too heavy for a baby so young that they do not yet have the strength to hold them and this can cause them to stop using them or constantly drop them on the floor. The evolutionary teethers are ergonomic and adapt to all phases of the growth of baby teeth for the child. From the first swollen gums, until the completion of the entire denture. This type of teether is made of rubber and can be frozen as well as if not, since it is effective in both aspects.
There is the educational teether , which makes different sounds each time it is bitten, teaching a new word to the baby. With this effective teether the baby will have fun while relieving the high pain in his gums. In this way, he will prefer to use the teether before his hand or any other object to put in his mouth, thus ensuring that his health is not in danger. There is a different type of teether that is shaped like a necklace . This does not have a handle because it is tied around the mother’s neck, thus preventing it from falling to the ground so many times. It is designed for when the child is in the arms of it exclusively. So while it is in our arms or laps, it can bite the teether attached to the necklace cord.
However, we should never leave the necklace in the child’s hands if we do not have it around our neck , since it could suffocate or injure itself with the rope that is not designed to be in the child’s hands and the teether attached to it does not have handle to catch it. Finally, a very innovative new teether is the one that has a handle like a pacifier on one side and a plastic net on the other . It is also called a fruit mesh and it is a teether in which we can insert a piece of fruit (or the food we prefer inside) and the baby can relieve the pain of his gums while trying a new flavor. It is recommended that we do not use this type of teether until, at least, six months of age and that we take into accountpossible allergies that the baby may have . On the other hand, we must always keep the mesh clean and remove all traces of food on it after use.
AGE TO USE TEETHERS
Not all babies come out at the same time, this is a process like talking or walking through which each child needs their time. The incisors usually come out between five and six months of age. It may take weeks before these front teeth begin to appear, the child may already have swollen and red gums and begin to put things in his mouth. We may also notice that he will cry more intensely and frequently and that he will drool more than normal . All this should not alarm us, it is normal for all children to suffer some or all of these symptoms. However, there is something we can do to alleviate his pain and that means providing him with a teether.
The first teether will be rubbery and gentle on your sore gums. From one year on, the baby’s molars will begin to grow and that will also cause pain . As his teeth will be almost complete, it is best that we buy him a harder bite. The one that can be put in the freezer will be perfect because it will remedy your pain. In the last period of exit of the remaining teeth, the baby will already be one and a half years old, so we can either buy the interactive teether so that he learns new words or the fruit mesh so that he tries new flavors with your new teeth.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.