New Parent Tips: 5 Natural and Homemade Teething Remedies

One of the hardest things that you have to go through as a new parent is watching your baby cry in pain as his or her gums break during the teething process.

Although there may be many over-the-counter drugs and ointments that you can get to ease your little one’s pains, there is actually a more budget-friendly and natural way to handling teething:

1. Frozen bagels work the same way as those teethers that you come across in stores. Since bagels are tough, they won’t break down easily.
2. Dabbing some diluted clove oil on your baby’s gums have also been proven to ease pain. Make sure however that you do not put an undiluted clove oil directly to your baby’s gums.
3. Make sure that your baby’s food is served cold. This would help numb his or her gums.
4. Rubbing vanilla extract can also relieve the pain in your baby’s gums. Vanilla extract is known to have soothing properties. This, coupled with the pressure from rubbing, helps lessen the pain.
5. Lastly, a soft, clean, wet towel cloth placed in the freezer for a few minute makes for a great teether. It’s coldness numbs the gums while the pressure from biting it relieves the upward pressure brought about by the teeth.

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