Dear Sally,
What kind of teething biscuits do you recommend?
Thanks,
First Time Mom
Dear FTM,
I suggest keeping a box of Zwieback and a box of Arrowroot in the house at all times. Teething babies love them and so will your friends and neighbors who pop in unexpectedly, most likely when you are freshly decked with slimy drool and don't have time to fuss in the kitchen. (It's not that your friends and neighbors have bad timing; it's that you will be freshly decked in slimy drool for most of the next three years.)
Sprinkle a bit of powdered sugar on the Zwieback and serve your "homemade vanilla biscotti" with confidence. Or wrap a frisbee in aluminum foil, slap down a paper doily and dump a box of Arrowroot biscuits on top. No one will guess the secret behind your lovely "shortbread tea cookies". If a summer birthday sneaks up on you, squash a glob of ice cream between a couple of Arrowroots for a festive party treat!
Dear Sally,
My daughter is 11 months old and is finally cutting her first teeth. The problem is that she has no interest in teething rings or chewy toys. I know she needs to bite, but other than my fingers, what can I give her to chew on?
Thanks,
Bitten Up
Dear BU,
If your daughter is able to scooch, crawl, walk, or otherwise get around the house, she will find plenty of things to chew on. You can help her by leaving the bathroom door open as often as possible. Most babies will chew enthusiastically on a toilet seat, a cabinet door knob or a bathroom scale.
If you have a Dust Buster or other handheld vacuum, by all means leave it in the middle of the family room floor. She will consider a mouthful of dust bunnies a small price to pay for the pleasure of gnawing on the vacuum nozzle.
Keys, computer flash drives, padlocks, pocket knives, and travel alarm clocks are delicacies to a teething baby. If you're afraid she may choke, tie a shoelace around the object for no-fuss, no-muss extraction.
Above all, relax and enjoy your daughter's development. Before you know it her teethmarks on the gas line will be all you have to remember this time.
Sally Bacchetta - Freelance Writer
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Do kids actually eat Zwieback crackers or just gum them until they're wearing them? One box lasted through both boys, and we still threw some out. Kinda like Pedialite...Kids won't drink it. You're better off with double dilluted jello to get fluid in a sick child.
The best teething relief I heard of was brandy, but I'm not sure if that was for rubbing on the baby's gums or for the parent to drink? We report, you decide!
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