Vivian is teething and I am dying a slow death from lack of sleep. She just can't seem to get comfortable. We give her Tylenol but I hate to have her doped up all the time. A bunch of moms I talk to love Baltic Amber necklaces. Supposedly these are great for teething babies and old people with rheumatoid arthritis. The amber is made of salysilic acid which reacts to body heat and is absorbed into the skin and acts as a mild pain reliever. Victor thinks it is a scam and calls them magic rocks.
During the day she wears it as a necklace but at night she wears it around her ankle. Before I get a ton of freak out emails, she has it under a sock, under a onesie, under a footie so until she figures out zippers and getting undressed she is fine. She has definitely been sleeping better than before I put the necklace on her. That first night she woke up about every hour and a half. Now she is sleeping slightly longer spans and doesn't seem quite so uncomfortable. Even if it just helps a little bit, I think it's worth it. Daycare said they have had several moms who swear by amber necklaces.
Here's a cute picture of the necklace.
Cute duckie pants courtesy of Marin and Leah. There are even little bows at the ankle!! You can't see it but they have a little ribbon belt and yellow sailor-style buttons on the front.
This one just cracks me up because she looks so mad!
And now she is drunk...
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