I give baby frozen carrots for teething. It was something a friend mentioned she does with her baby. I also read about frozen towels, keeping teething chew toys in the freezer, teething gel from the pharmacy, and homeopathy drops for gum issues. My baby seem to enjoy the carrots the best.
She also enjoys chewing on the teething gel tube. Although she doesn't like the flavour of the gel itself, she has associated the numbness that comes with the tube. She is not dexterous enough to open the lid so I allow her to play with it.
The frozen carrots allows her to regulate the amount she needs herself. Some days it's just one stick, other days it could go up to 4 sticks before she asks for hugs and boobs.
It shows me that this little person is capable of making her own judgement on how much she needs of the carrots, in comparison to H or I making the judgement on her behalf with the amount and frequency of giving her the gel.
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