Amber teething necklaces are made of amber and are marketed to relieve teething pain.
Baby amber teething necklace safety.
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.
Not only is the quantity of the acid the baby will absorb not known but the fda has not considered the safety or effectiveness of succinic acid according to the same press release.
Most amber teething necklaces are made from either raw or heat treated and polished baltic amber beads which are strung together and individually knotted.
The necklace can then be placed around baby s neck though doing so poses a whole host of safety issues.
Additionally succinic acid is supposedly released into a baby s bloodstream while he she wears the amber necklace.
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.
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.