So for the first “Top
Ten Tuesday” I thought I’d cover something topical. Doof has been “teething”
for the last 2 months with constant dribbling, intermittent red cheeks and a
love of chomping on anything to hand…so far no teeth though!
So here are his top 10
teething “toys”:
1.A muslin – when I
was pregnant everyone told me how useful muslins were and to stock up on lots.
Good for spit up, moping up food spills, emergency wraps for poop leaks, sunshade
on buggy etc etc. No one ever mentioned how lovely they were to suck on – Doof has
one pretty permanently in his mouth...
2. Mummy’s hand – not
sure if I am tasty or just easy because I’m usually nearby!
3. His fingers
4. Daddy’s arm – can’t
believe the hairs don’t put him off…
5. Playmat arches –
just odd. Surely there are nicer things to chew than this?!
You can see a theme
starting to develop here. All the purpose-built “teethers” that I
bought are largely ignored in favour of any/all of the above – useful when we were
on an airplane, less useful when out in a café and I want my hands free to eat!
But moving on to
actual teethers – sometimes the shop bought ones are used for their intended
purpose (other times not!)
6. Nuby BugaLoop teething
ring – we only bought this last week after seeing a friend’s baby with one. Instant
hit and he loves to chew it. Although if anyone knows why he chooses to chew the
spiky hard bits I would love to know!
7. Nuby keys – easy for
him to hold, occasionally get chewed but think he enjoys rattling them around more. These can also be put in the fridge which might be useful later on when (I suspect) the teething gets worse :(
8. Plastic balls
(bag of 100 from Tesco) – these came as part of a ball pit but he loves to try
and eat them. They’re perfectly sized for his little hands and slightly squidgy
so he can get good hold of them
9. Sophie the
giraffe – a massive hit for everyone else it seems but I don’t think she has
ever once made it into his mouth. He enjoys squeaking her and throwing her
around but never chews on her. Below is the closest he has ever got… his finest
I’m-threatening-to-eat-you look
10. Cooling teethers
(loads of different makes, we have a Boots one in the shape of a hand) – I bought
the Boots hand one after noticing how much he liked to suck on my hand. Sadly
he has not been fooled at all and has no interest in the “fake hand” – teething
fail
So there you go –
Doofy’s top 10 solutions to teething. If I only bought one item it would be the
Nuby ring – less than £3 and worth every penny for when we want to avoid being excessively
dribbled on!
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