BEST BABY TEETHING TOYS

Many babies begin to get their first teeth around 6 months of age, but some can get them as early as 3-4 months. During this time you may start to notice signs of teething. These include sore gums, crying more than usual, red cheeks, and lots of dribble! To help soothe your baby’s discomfort you can try gently rubbing their gums with a clean finger or wrapping ice cubes in a wash cloth to place on baby’s cheek. You can also try teething gel, teething powder, or a teething balm on their cheeks. Or you may want to try a teething toy for them to chew and gnaw on. Here’s just a few and why people like them.

Silicone Teethers

Silicone Teethers come in many shapes and sizes and are a very handy teether. They’re hypoallergenic and non-porous making them super safe for teething babies. They’re also easy to clean and can be kept in the fridge ready to help sore and swollen gums. You can get expensive silicone toys but an affordable option is some from Kmart for as little as $5.

Mombella Mushroom Teether

This is a very popular teether and quite affordable. Super cute and easy for baby to grab. The material is light and soft so even when baby is throwing it around you don’t need to worry about the edges hurting their face. My baby loved this and often preferred it to her dummy. It’s fantastic as an early teether as babies can’t hold traditional teething toys when they’re younger but this mushroom teether can be used from as early as 3 months old.

Sophie La Giraffe

The world famous Sophie the Giraffe is made from 100% natural rubber derived from the sap of the Hevea tree. We had a smaller version of this in a teething ring, but this bigger giraffe is a great, although expensive teether. The natural rubber is soft, safe & non-toxic for baby to teethe & chew, plus it’s painted with non-toxic, foodgrade paints. It is lightweight & easy to grasp for tiny hands, stimulating to baby’s senses with her soft colours & gentle squeak. It’s easy for a little one to hold in their hands and chew on.

Frozen Breast Milk In A Feeder

While this isnt a traditional teething toy I found this handy for soothing a grizzly baby who’s just started teething. If you are breastfeeding and can express some extra breast milk off with a pump, try freezing some breast milk in ice cubes. And then when babys is teething, pop one in a silicone food feeder and give it to them to chew on. If your baby is on solids you can also try putting frozen fruit in the feeder and this works great too. I like the Haaka feeder which can be easily washed.