Teething? grab a spatula

My baby does have a couple "teething ring" type products. But his favorite teething object is a regular rubber spatula from my kitchen. This has become his spatula and he loves to chomp on it. So before you go buy something for your baby to chew on try rummaging around the kitchen. When he was younger he also loved chewing on wash cloths or burp cloths (wet or dry). Of course before the first teeth come in it is fine and dandy and even cute to chew on mom and dad's fingers and hands, but that is a habit you want to end after the sharp teeth arrive.

We do have a couple of official teething rings, like this Nuby teether, and a Munchkin teething ring. But I think they were a waste of money.

Someone wise once told me that babies love kitchen things. Tupperware or plastic containers with soft rubber edges also work really well for teething. My baby also loves empty plastic bottles or plastic drinking cups. Of course a lot of kitchen objects are just downright dangerous for babies. What other kitchen things can double as toys?