When a child is teething, it’s not just that it’s not only the baby itself, due to severe itching of the gums, but also to all members of the household, as the children become very capricious, sleep badly at night, do not let the fists out of their mouths. Unpleasant sensations from cutting teeth help to brighten up special anesthetic gels and special teethers for teeth. Also, teethers help to form the correct bite, improve and develop fine motor skills of hands and prepare the child for the process of chewing.
The main purpose of teethers is gum massage. Massage helps to reduce discomfort in the gums and causes a rush of blood to the massaged area, speeding up the process of spitting teeth. Despite the fact that the teethers have one goal, they themselves are very different from each other. Different types of teethers are designed to different ages and can serve various additional purposes.
If you are going to buy a teether to your child, then you certainly need to think about the comfort and health of your beloved child. The fact is that a poor substandard product is likely to cause allergies in a child, and an unsuccessfully selected model will simply lie around. How to avoid such mistakes when choosing? Below you will learn about some important nuances.
What are the teethers
Material. Teethers are made of silicone, latex, may be made of plastic, thermoplastic rubber, wooden. Latex is considered the softest, and all because they are more elastic. However, the disadvantage of such a product is that it wears out faster. Pay attention to the fact that a solid product does not contribute to the formation of an abnormal bite - it must have an anatomical shape.
Purpose. Manufacturers take into account that the teeth of a child are cut consistently, and produce teethers of various kinds, which are necessary for a certain stage of growth of teeth and their location:
- Stage # 1 - the product relieves pain when the front lower teeth appear;
- Stage 2 - the product is intended for the upper front teeth;
- Stage 3 - lateral and distant teeth;
- Universal. Suitable in all cases.
For the smallest (up to 3 months), there are teethers that help to massage the gums and cut through the upper and lower teeth (incisors). From 4 to 6 months - options for teething premolars. From half a year - for back teeth (molars).
There are also universal species that perform all the functions listed above. In any case, on the packaging of the product you can always read the relevant information.
Security. When choosing the right model for your baby, always pay attention to its unduly hard parts, as they may cause injury. Do not take too bright, with “acidic” tint teethers - dyes in their composition may be of poor quality and lead to poisoning or allergic reactions due to their toxicity. Of course, the product must be durable, so that the baby could not bite off part of it and swallow it.
Shape and size. Do not purchase too large or small teethers for teeth, as they are uncomfortable for the child, and he will simply refuse them. And the shape and size of the product should be suitable for baby's mouth, in addition, the teether should lie well on the gums. As for the bumps, bumps and other irregularities, it is quite normal - the child usually “scratches” teeth about them. Usually the teether is made in the form of a ring or other geometric shapes. Often, manufacturers, seeking to attract the attention of children, create products in the form of animals or fruits.
There are also tips with a tiny brush that parents put on their finger and massage the gums of the child with them. In addition, the market offers infill teethers (plain water or a special gel), which relieves pain and reduces swelling, and gum-stimulated battery options — when turned on, the device starts to vibrate, leading to improved microcirculation in the gums.
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Kinds
- Silicone / latex. Classic teethers. They can be in the form of any geometric figures. Designed to ensure that the child "scratched" about her sore gums. Silicone teethers for teeth are very soft, so they are best suited for babies 3 - 5 months, that is, when the teeth are just starting to be cut. Features of silicone are such that dust, pet dander and various small household trash very easily adhere to this material. This means that parents need to follow the purity of the silicone teether with increased zeal;
- Fingertip with a brush. Mom puts the product on her finger and massages the karapuzu gums. Teethers, nozzles, by the way, do not like all children, despite the fact that they enjoy their fingers with pleasure;
- Rattles-teethers and toys-teethers. Options such teethers great variety. The teether in this case is an element of a rattle, a plastic or even a soft toy. As a rule, these elements are made of soft plastic or rubber, may have a different texture for an additional massage effect. The calculation in this case is that children love to pull in the mouth all their toys. Attempting to combine business with pleasure is often successful. Such teethers are suitable for babies over six months old, who are already confidently manipulating objects;
- Cooling with water or gel. Such teethers are made of rubber and filled with distilled water or a special gel. They can be in the form of abstract figures or animals. As a rule, there is always a handle so that the child can comfortably hold this useful toy. Before giving the teether to the baby, it must be cooled. To do this, he must lie in the main chamber of the refrigerator for no more than an hour. The cold slightly numb the gums. The content of such a teether is safe for the baby, so you can not worry that the crumb will bite through the rubber. Because of the filler, such teethers are quite heavy, so they are suitable for older children. Famous brands - Nuby, Avent, Bright Starts, Nuk;
- With vibration. It looks like a normal rubber teether, but if you slightly bite it, vibration starts. These teethers are equipped with a simple mechanism and a battery. Vibration enhances the massage effect of the teether, and the process itself is interesting for babies;
- Teether teats They can be made of plastic, rubber, silicone. The point is that in their form these teethers resemble pacifiers. The nipple itself, intended for biting, can have different relief protrusions, it can be volumetric or flat. Such teethers are suitable for babies who are "friends" with a pacifier;
- Teether books. The book allows you to take the baby and scratch your teeth 🙂
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Nozzle on the finger with a cooling liquid 
plastic with a rattle 
nipple 
rattle with vibration 
silicone 
book
Komarovsky about teethers
- The teether should be safe for the baby. The security guarantee in this case will be a credible manufacturer who complies with all requirements for the production of children's goods.
- Choose a teether based on the age and capabilities of the crumbs. Regardless of the type of teether, it must be “proportioned” with the child: it is easy to fit in his handle and mouth. In addition, the baby should be clear what to do with this item, and it is interesting to "use" it. So, for a three-month crumbs, a complex toy with teethers may not yet be available, but for a one-year-old a simple rattle-teether is no longer interesting.
- Try different models of teethers within the age of the child. You can never say in advance which teether your crumb will like.
- Do not forget about the rules of hygiene and regularly handle the teether.
- Do not be discouraged if your baby prefers his finger or any other toy to all the fashionable teethers. The most important thing is that the child can get relief during the period of teething.
Far from always, parents generally manage to teach a baby to nibble teethers. Some offer drying, hard vegetables for children, such as carrots. If the child does not receive additional foods, it is undesirable to use food for teething. In the end, you can just temporarily increase control over the cleanliness of all the toys and pens of the baby: let him gnaw at any rattle or his fist.
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My second daughter at the age of 3 months started sucking her finger. She categorically spat out the pacifier, immediately replacing it with a finger. For a long time, I was gnawed by a feeling of guilt for having had to end breastfeeding early (for medical reasons) and because of this dissatisfied pectoral reflex and bad habit. But as it turned out, two more of my friends with full breastfeeding faced the same problem in their babies. Therefore, it is difficult to say where this habit comes from and how it is caused.
Up to a certain point, it didn’t bother me very much, the child is small, I want to suck his finger — let him suck. Somewhere at the age of one year, I became interested in the methods of weaning and the stories of mothers and their children who had to deal with this harmful habit.
Opinion of doctors:
According to American pediatricians, until the year this habit is not something harmful, so the kids do not wean it, for many it passes with age itself. Therefore, dr.Thumb nozzle is made from the age of 12 months.
The dentist, whom I consulted at the age of one year, said that to suck a finger is a psychological habit, and if the bite can be easily corrected afterwards, it is very difficult to correct the psyche. And recommended to cope with this habit very carefully, without undue pressure.
I also came across the opinion of dentists that the main thing is to overcome this habit before changing milk teeth, that is, up to 6 years, then you will not have to correct anything.
I tried from time to time to use different methods (to replace with a nipple, to remove a finger whenever it drags it into my mouth, to wear mittens during sleep), but they were not very effective and I decided to let her suck, grow up, I will explain.
At the age of 1.6 years, my daughter’s bad habit began to strain me a lot, she didn’t part with a finger day or night, and our struggle began.
Our methods of dealing with sucking finger habit:
1. Glue adhesive tape on the finger
It is necessary to glue it in a certain way, so that it would be difficult to peel the adhesive plaster. You tear it into thin stripes and glue it one on another in different directions.
It was enough to glue one finger, my daughter was taken for another. so all 10 fingers were glued to the bottom. It was not convenient to suck on the adhesive plaster, it stopped her, but he quickly maral, the skin became wet under him, and sometimes he still peeled off.
2. Mustard
She scared with mustard too, smeared it two times, and then she simply said that if she didn’t stop, I would smear the finger with “what”. It acted not badly, it roared, but did not take a finger in its mouth.
3. Bitter varnish
Bitter lacquer, sold in pharmacies, is designed to save the child from the habit of biting his nails and sucking his finger. turned out to be absolutely useless. I tried to smear myself, it tastes really terribly bitter, but for some reason this did not stop her at all.
Using all these methods in aggregate, she quickly stopped sucking her finger during the day, but still sucked him before going to sleep and in a dream and nothing helped here: neither the plaster, nor the mustard, nor the wired blouse sleeves, nor the bitter varnish. This went on for about two years (she sucked a finger just before bedtime), and then finger sucking came back in the daytime (when she was upset, when she was tired, when she was naughty)
Nozzle dr. Thumb.
I read on one of the mother's forums about dr. Thumb. Since all the methods were tried, I decided that it would certainly help, especially since there are a lot of positive reviews about him.
Where can one buy?
You cannot buy them on the free market, they are not sold in stores and pharmacies, the nozzles can be purchased only on the official website or ordered from American websites, or bought second-hand on Avito.
A new nozzle for one finger costs about 3,000 rubles, suitable for both hands. I bought myself a used one through Avito for 1,500 rubles 2 pieces (just in case, fearing that she could take a second hand in her mouth and finger. Before using, I sterilized by boiling).
What is it like?
The nozzle is a soft, but quite voluminous silicone tube, which is worn on the finger and fixed with straps.
Nozzles have two sizes small (small) - from 12 to 36 months. And Large (large) from 3 to 7 years.
The kit includes:
1) Protective attachment on the finger "Doctor TAMB" (Dr.Thumb) 2) Attachment strap - 2 pcs3) Storage package - 1pcs4) Instructions for use in English.
You can adjust with straps, transfer the belt attachment to the upper front loop of the nozzle and with the adjustment on the nozzle itself.
From the reviews, I realized that it is better not to take them off completely if the child has a habit of sucking his finger all the time, and not just before bedtime. Wear, wear for 2 weeks, after which your child permanently forgets his habit (two weeks is on average, according to the results of their research, from one week to four in different children).
Our experience.
On the official website you will find information that in no case can not wear her forcibly, you should persuade the child to promise something or to entice him in a playful way.
First time dressed her when my daughter was 1.6 years old. She shouted, roared and ... put an index finger in her mouth. I thought that she would not be comfortable sucking him and she would stop, but her index finger, too, would fit perfectly. By evening, I took off this nozzle, realizing all the futility of what was happening and was surprised to find that now she sucks both large and index with the same pleasure. After some time, suck index stopped.
Second time we tried to put it on when our daughter was two years old. She was still categorical, roared and flayed with her teeth, and after a short while she still pulled off and took out her finger from a silicone imprisonment.
Third timei tried to dress her again in 2.6, tried to explain what she was for, persuade her, but the result was the same again, she took off her teeth and roared.
I continued to believe in the effectiveness of this nozzle because two of my friends, having a similar problem with their children, easily coped with it with the help of our dr.Thumb nozzle, which I gave them to try, as it lay with us.
In the first family, the child was on breastfeeding, at the age of a year and three months, they put a cap on it and did not take it off for about two weeks. The child reacted calmly to this. At night, I began to wake up more often and demand breasts. After 1.5 weeks, they removed it and noticed that the bad habit is forgotten. Some inconvenience caused the bulk of the product and after eating it had to be well washed. But to suffer 2 weeks in my opinion is quite realistic for the long-awaited result.
In the second family, the child sucked a finger just before bedtime and they put it on just before falling asleep. The girl was 1.6 years old. She calmly reacted to the nozzle and even asked her to put it on herself. At first I fell asleep badly, which is understandable, but a week later I got used to sleep without thumb sucking.
My daughter is now 2 years and 6 months old. She still sucks a finger. To the nozzle is very categorical and I can not explain anything to her. Roars and tears it, the same thing happens with adhesive tape, mustard is also not at all effective, it just wipes it about something.
In general, I think that in advance it will help you to understand or not. If the child is calm and obedient, I think with the help of the attachment it will be much easier for him to overcome this habit.
My daughter is very characteristic and stubborn. I think that after a while I will try to explain to her what this habit is harmful and I will try to help her, maybe using this nozzle once again, but so far none of the methods have proven effective for us.
Nevertheless, I put 4 stars to this product, because in two cases out of three I helped cope with finger sucking in children.
By the way, my child speaks well and there are no changes in the bite.
Bone on the big toe - the disease is quite common. Silicone pad, which will be discussed in this article, is often used to prevent and eliminate the symptoms of this disease. Let us consider in more detail the principle of the lining, the result of its application and feedback about it.
Bone called disease called Hallux Valgus or. It appears as a result of increased load when walking, when the foot is constrained by shoes with a narrow nose or a high heel. This is the most common cause of the appearance of deformation, while other prerequisites abound too. These are heredity, flat feet, excess weight, hormonal imbalances and many more different reasons.
A bulging bump delivers a lot of trouble to its owner. She often hurts, especially at night. When walking, lameness and pain may occur. Choosing the right shoes is becoming more difficult. The appearance of such a foot is a pitiful sight. And what is most unpleasant, this disease progresses and may eventually lead to inevitable surgical intervention.
Of course there is little good, but you should not despair. There is a mass of effective methods. There are also many ways to reduce unpleasant symptoms or even to avoid the appearance of bone with the help of proper preventive measures. One of such methods is the use of a special silicone pad, which will be discussed later.
Big toe bone patch: description, effect of the application.
Orthopedic fixer for the first toe began to be called the lining. It is a soft pad with a small petal of medical hypoallergenic silicone. The pad is designed to be constantly worn with shoes throughout the day.
The pad is located between the first and second toe, thereby filling this space. Thanks to it, the load on the deformed joint is reduced. This is especially true with active walking throughout the day. Like a small spring, this lock pushes the twisted finger into its correct position.
Silicone pad-petal closes the bone itself on the thumb. It turns out such a soft gasket between the bulging bump and shoes. This eliminates rubbing and the formation of calluses. After all, most often pain and discomfort when walking arise for this very reason.
The result of the constant wearing of such a lining will be a significant relief of all the unpleasant symptoms of this disease. Gait becomes confident and easy, discomfort from wearing shoes is minimized. If at the end of the working day your most cherished dream was to quickly remove your shoes and free the bone from close captivity, then you will soon forget about it.
The silicone pad has also proven to be effective as an excellent preventative measure. Constant wearing significantly reduces the risk of valgus deformity of the big toe. Many recommend a fixator of this type to all representatives of the fair sex after 45-50 years. This category is at risk.
The thumb bone patch, which you can buy at, has long gained popularity due to its simplicity, efficiency and affordability. Positive feedback from a large number of people who have experienced the patch confirms its effectiveness.
In order to return the joint of the thumb to its healthy position and eliminate the bone, a completely different approach is needed. The joint is straightened only when it is firmly fixed for a sufficiently long time. For this purpose, a special valgus tire is used to provide such conditions. It is usually applied at night, when there are no additional loads, and the muscles and ligaments are in a relaxed state. Therefore, such a clamp is also known as.However, it should be borne in mind that the patch of this type is NOT a method of treating valgus deformity, but only eliminates its unpleasant symptoms. And that's why...
On our website we have repeatedly described this method of treatment of the bone. If you really decide to get rid of this unpleasant disease, then you will be useful. There you will also find information on how a patch on the bone can enhance the effect and speed up the achievement of the result.
The valgus deformity of the thumb on the foot is an imperceptible problem, but capable of delivering a lot of inconvenience. Due to the weakness of the connective tissue in women, they are more often susceptible to this ailment. For nine women, there is only one man with this pathology. There are many reasons for its occurrence, but the list of problems that is due to the development of valgus deformity, both medical and aesthetic, is much more impressive. Some of them can even lead to partial disability in advanced cases. Bone pad on the big toe is a simple way to avoid all these complications.
Among the causes of the disease are the following:
- Flat feet;
- Heredity;
- Shoes with a narrowed nose or high heel;
- Injuries;
- Arthritis;
- Professional loads;
- Excess weight;
- Some diseases of the foot;
- Congenital bone anomalies.
In advanced cases, the deformation of the joints has to be treated surgically. It is long, painful and sometimes requires repeated intervention because of the risk of relapse. There are about two hundred ways to cure a lump on a finger, but none of them gives an absolute guarantee that it will not grow again. After all, the adjusted joint is deformed again if the causes of the disease are not eliminated. It is much better not to start the disease and use the bone attachments on the leg.
Lining is divided into several types that act differently, but perform one function - straightening the deformed joint and reducing the load on the foot and phalanx of the big toe.
Silicone pad on the bone on the leg is made of soft hypoallergenic material, which is almost not felt on the leg. It is put on the thumb, filling the space between it and the nameless. This reduces the load on the joint due to the damping properties of silicone, which, while walking, straightens the thumb, returning it to its natural state.
Their biggest advantage is that silicone pads on the bones on the legs can be worn on the legs all the time. For women whose work implies active walking throughout the day, this is invaluable. Silicone nozzle will help get rid of corns, evening pain and, despite the tactile softness of the material, prevent further deformation. At observance of recommendations of the orthopedic surgeon, the wearing of a soft lining can completely eliminate all unpleasant symptoms.
Positive changes from wearing a silicone lining will be noticeable already during the first week, including those around: the gait, which has changed in the direction of lightness.
Overlay by day and bandage by night: double benefit
But for all its benefits, the pad on the toe from the bone is not able to reverse the process of deformation of the joint in reverse. To achieve a complete cure, together with the pad, a valgus splint is used, a night bandage fixing the joint at night, when he and all ligaments and muscles are completely relaxed. Wearing it in shoes is impossible because of the relative bulkiness of the structure, so orthopedists advise wearing it at bedtime. Lining also performs the function of support, reducing the impact of stress on the joints of the foot during the daily activity. That is why the pad for the bone on the big toe is most often immediately bought along with a night bandage.
The principle of the rigid lining on the bump of the thumb is tight fixation of the joint. Unlike analogs made from silicone or gel, a hard bandage also affects the soft tissues of the foot in the area of the deformed area. By relaxing them, it eliminates inflammatory foci, speeding healing. Keeping in correct position phalanxes of the fingers, a correction bandage allows regenerative processes to form the correct silhouette of the foot. Standard eight hours of sleep for such a process is sufficient time. Especially if you take into account the absence of any strain on the fabric.
Still, even a corrective band will not help in the case of neglected deformation. The degree of curvature of the bone on the thumb differs in four stages. 
- Initial: less than 20% of the joint's deviation from the axis of the foot, no pain;
- Second: there is a slight pain with long walking, deviation up to 30%;
- Third: deformation up to 50%, pain with minor loads;
- Fourth: constant pain, curvature of the adjacent joints, the constant formation of corns, a deviation of more than 50%.
At the last stage it becomes impossible to wear ordinary shoes, even without a heel. Correction of the bandage will not bring any results, as well as the silicone toe on the toe from the bone will not bring significant relief. In this case, the intervention of the surgeon is urgently indicated. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to the growth of the bump on the foot immediately after it appears. The sooner the treatment begins, the less time it will take.
How to use the pad for the bone on the big toe
If silicone nozzles are used in everyday life without any special precautions, a hard bandage requires adherence to a number of rules, without which treatment will not be effective. 
- Do not put tips on your fingers with abrasions and cuts;
- Do not try to correct the fourth degree of deformation;
- Do not use to treat arthritis, rheumatism, or gout;
- Do not wear a bandage;
- Adjust the device so as not to experience pain;
- Do not use the nozzle before consulting a doctor;
- Regularly wash the bandage with warm water and soap.
Do pads on the legs help: reviews
The problem of joint deformation is quite urgent, therefore, a large number of people of all ages need simple and inexpensive means of treatment. Hallux valgus, albeit at the age of forty, is also found in young girls and men. Hence, there is a great demand for lining on the bones on the legs, the reviews of which turn out to be mostly positive.
Elena, 42 years old: Stone on the thumb - in my family, problem number one. Therefore, I immediately bought three sets of pads on the big toe: for myself, for my sister and mother. I noticed the first improvement. It became much easier to walk, there was ease in gait, legs after the working day stopped whining. Even mother, for whom it was a big problem to walk to the store, no longer complains of joint pain.
Anastasia, 30 years old: At work they require a strict dress code, which includes wearing shoes with heels. Because of this, an unpleasant bump began to grow on his thumb, he began to fit onto his ringless one, redness appeared. I was advised nozzle on the finger, and I immediately felt better. The swelling subsided, the discomfort with pressure was gone. And the nozzle is not felt at all during walking.
Eugene, 53 years old: He worked as a teacher all his life, and this is a constant standing on his feet. The bump on my leg had appeared a long time ago, but I did not pay attention to it until the walking had turned into real flour. Daughter gave a pad on the toe from the bone and ordered to wear at night. It’s too early to talk about global results, but it’s really easier to walk. Yes, and a sharp pain in the foot subsided.
Do not let the problem chain yourself to the chair
Bone pad on the big toe is a way to get rid of only one disease from a large list of leg diseases, but very unpleasant, and the effectiveness noted by customers clearly speaks in its favor. There is no need to wait until the bump on your finger grows, you should start fighting it immediately after it appears.