Are Teething Rings And Pacifiers Bad For Baby?
Whether one refers to them as teething rings, pacifiers, dummies or binkies, many new parents feel anxious about letting their child suck on one. Many worry that giving their teething infant a teething ring will later bring about teeth problems, or oral fixations when they grow up, or being dependent on an object to sooth rather than learning to sooth themselves. But are these concerns justified or are teething rings perfectly safe to give your baby? The first recorded use of pacifiers has been found on Sumerian sandstone tablets, around 3000 years ago. The Egyptians used coral teething rings and they had a head of Bes inscribed, a god associated with child welfare. In the 1600s white candy sticks were commonly used as teething rings for their! Gum sticks and gum rings were also used in the 17th and 18th centuries. Wax candles were popular as gum sticks, as well as sticks of liquorice dipped in honey. The expression: born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth, comes about because wea
