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Teething can be a very tough time for you and your little one. It can be very uncomfortable for them, and it’s so difficult for you to see them in distress! We can’t promise a fail-safe remedy, but we have got a few suggestions that might help!
Teething can be a very tough time for you and your little one. It can be very uncomfortable for them, and it’s so difficult for you to see them in distress!
We can’t promise a fail-safe remedy, but we have got a few suggestions that might help – together with a good dose of kisses and cuddles!
Please remember these suggestions are intended for ages 6 months+ and in some cases older. As with anything that involves chewing and eating, we strongly recommend your little one is placed in an upright seated position when trying any of these teething relieving remedies and that they are supervised at all times too.
Coconut oil
Not to eat – but to protect sensitive skin. Coconut oil can provide a natural ‘barrier’ to all the excess dribble that your baby produces during teething.
Rubbing a little on your little one’s chin periodically can help prevent them from getting an uncomfortable teething rash.
Bananas
Peel a banana, slice it in half and then half again length-ways into batons. Pop the batons into a freezer bag or tub, and into the freezer for a few minutes. When it’s time to get the banana out of the freezer, let it rest at room temperature for a while before you pass it to your baby. You might also want to create a cloth ‘handle’ or use a feeding mesh so that it’s not too cold for their hands.
(Warning - please make sure it's rested first, don't give your baby anything directly from the freezer and always supervise your little one).
Carrots
Get a full-sized carrot (i.e. not miniature baby carrots), wash it thoroughly and peel it, and put it in the fridge to get it nice and cool. Then pass to your baby and let them ‘gum’ on it as they like.
Cucumber
Cucumber rings are the original teething rings as they are the perfect size for little hands!
Pop into the freezer for a few minutes to give it a cold blast which will to help soothe their painful gums. If your little one bites little bits off the cucumber, do make sure you are supervising closely.
Strawberries
So tasty and satisfying for little ones during the discomfort of teething!
Chill them in the fridge and use with a mesh feeder for independent chewing, or puree some strawberries and add a low sugar/natural yoghurt and put them in the freezer in an ice lolly mould to make yummy teething lollies.
(Warning - please make sure it's rested first, don't give your baby anything directly from the freezer and always supervise your little one).
You can get make even more exotic with your flavours, depending on what stage of weaning your little one is at and what fruits and vegetables you have available.
Home-made teething biscuits
Give your baby something good to chew on! Shop-bought biscuits and rusks can often have more sugar than you would like, but this recipe has the natural sweetness of banana, with the perfect texture to help relieve baby’s itchy gums.
- The recipe is so simple (trust us, neither of us are Delia Smith in the kitchen!).
- You can substitute coconut oil for vegetable oil and even add your own flavours like cinnamon, ginger, or a drop of vanilla essence.
- As with most finger foods, we would recommend that your child is already sitting upright before giving them these teething biscuits (usually between 8-12 months+).
- Always supervise young children when eating.
Let’s get baking!
Ingredients and method
- Set your oven at 180C and get a large baking sheet lined with parchment.
- Add to a bowl 100g of HiPP Organic Creamy Porridge
- Add in 1 mashed ripe banana and 30ml (equivalent to about 2 tablespoons) of coconut oil.
- Give it a good mix.
- Scoop out smallish balls of mixture (you can add a small amount of plain flour if the mixture is too sticky).
- Shape them into about 12 batons with rounded edges.
- Bake in oven for 10 mins, then flip over and bake for another 5-10 mins.
- Leave to cool.
Recipe inspired by www.superhealthykids.com
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