Baby Teething Toys

When your baby starts biting on anything within grabbing range and drooling more than usual, you know that it’s about time you get your baby some teething toys to help ease the pain on their gums. You most certainly can’t have your baby bite unsanitary things or important objects, so getting them teething toys made especially for them to chew on is what most parents do.

Most babies start teething at the age of seven months, but teething can occur any time, as early as three months and as late as one year. Usually, the age of teething for your infant will follow the age of teething of the mother or father. Teething usually ends at the age of two or three years, and at the end of it, your toddler should have around twenty baby teeth. 

Types of Teething Toys 

There are three different types of infant teething toys available.  

• Firstly, there are soft baby teething toys for the earliest stages of teething, when the teeth haven’t surfaced yet. They’re usually made from soft cloth and come as stuffed animals and such. Some teething toys even make squeaky noises when you squish them.

• Next there are cool infant teething toys for when your baby’s gums start becoming irritated. These toys are filled with clean water and cooled in the fridge. When your infant wants to chew on it, the cool temperature sooths your baby’s gums and provides a fun and interesting experience.

• Lastly, there are solid infant teething toys for when you start seeing the teeth emerge from the gums. These include teething rings and the like, which are made from soft rubber and plastics, and colored with nontoxic paint.

When buying your baby teething toys, make sure that your infant will like them and be interested in them. Bright colors usually interest babies, as do shapes and animals. Choose an infant teething toy that your baby will have fun playing with and be interested in chewing, so that your child doesn’t pick up other objects that can be harmful.

There are also baby teething toys that have double functions. For example, rattles with teether ring handles, and stuffed toys with teething rings attached to them. There are also baby teething blankets, which can be used when putting your baby to sleep. They have rubber edges for your baby to chew on, and are soft and comfortable.

Even pacifiers can be used for teething. Infant teething toys can even come with vibrator to massage your baby’s gums when they chew on the toy. Stay away from teether toys that have small parts that could get detached, since these could become dangerous if your baby accidentally swallows them. 

Make sure to clean your infant teething toys after a while of being used, or if your baby stops chewing it for a while. Even these toys can get dirty, so clean them well before giving them back to your baby. Remember that your baby’s teething toy is meant for your baby and only your baby, so you might want to watch over the teething ring if there are other babies around as well.