See those black and brown beads round the babies neck ? Yeah we've come across them often on babies. Sometimes the beads are black, sometimes brown, orange-yellow, and sometimes white . Sometimes a black or a white pearl is also used.
We--the smart generation educated in modern colleges and universities thought our elders and ancestors were highly superstitious and so they put those beads around babies to ward off evil or they are simply remnants of an outdated fashion which our elders just don't wanna let go.
Well , it turns out our elders and ancestors were actually wise and we are the stupid generation that does not know the healing effects of gemstones and crystals. Well, not our fault either I guess..........after all they don't teach us all this in the schools and colleges.
The brown and black beads put around a baby's neck or ankles are actually AMBER beads.
Amber happens to be a fossilised resin that history says has been used for centuries in Europe to help ease teething in babies............. and for more than 8 centuries in India too..... (ever since the Europeans first invaded india..........).......... , and right now its Australia and Australian moms swearing by the healing effects of Amber in helping their babies' sprout teeth easily.
Teething , in a majority of babies , is generally associated with considerable amount of discomfort--low grade fever, mild diarrhoea, itching, little pain sometimes , swelling of the gums, loss of appetite, loss of sleep etc which makes babies restless , irritable and uncomfortable.
Researchers are still not sure as to why exactly teething is associated with these problems . While some say its production of acidic saliva and excessive saliva during teething that leads to diarrhoea, some say its the itching in the gums that makes the baby pick up things and put it in his mouth leading to all kinds of infections.
True baltic amber is said to not only help ease teething but also heal many a health problems in both babies and adults. Amber is especially used for diabetics--both children and adults-- to stimulate the pancreas--the solar plexus chakra--and aid in digestion. So next time ur baby's teething, you can try amber. Its not a stone, ( though it looks like one and so its sold along with gemstones) so its not very expensive either.
While there's always exceptions and some mother's say they did not find amber particularly helpful...........still there's no harm in trying. All crystals in this world are found to have some beneficial effect or the other.
Go thru the properties of amber and its healing effects on different websites. I'm just providing two random links below...........
IMPORTANT NOTE : Baby should be under supervision when the beads are put around his neck. He shouldn't pull and tug at the necklace and strangulate or choke himself. In the night, remove the beads and tie it to his ankles. Make sure each bead is knotted properly in the necklace so that the individual beads do not come out easily even if the necklace breaks so the baby cannot put them in his mouth and choke himself.
Pearl is yet another gemstone that is used to heal the solar plexus and the sacral chakras in both-- children and adults. The energies of the pearl are said to be soothing and calming. It calms an anxious mind and it calms a rebellious or a troubled child.
( Have you ever noticed ppl wearing pearls behave in an undignified manner ? Pearl denotes faith, trust, innocence, purity, elegance, dignity, calm and peace. Pearls are especially for children and maidens more than adults. Pearl happens to be the birthstone of those born in the month of june-july--geminis and cancerians. Cancerians especially are quick to absorb the energies of the pearl. )
Besides amber, there's the modern remedies available too to help soothe swollen gums and itching gums in babies--the most widely used is teething rings. Refrigerate the rings before giving them to the babies. The cold rings soothe the gums when the baby puts them in his mouth.
There's teething gels and lotions too , but read enough about their effects and side effects before you buy them.
Above all, keep the baby and his surroundings and the floor on which the baby sits neat and clean. And provide the baby with clean things to chew on.
You can go thru various websites that offer home remedies for teething. Pick out the best , the safest and the most widely used home remedies.It takes some effort , but it will also bring you a lot of relief once you find a solution to your child's problem. Good mothers/parents never rest until they find a solution to their child's problem. Weak mothers simply throw up their hands and say "oh it happens to every baby. So nothing can be done about it!" And bad mothers simply turn their faces away even after the solution has been thrust right under their noses and don't care a damn about the problems of their children.
Remember, for every ailment in this world, there is a solution. And for problems such as this one that existed right from the time mankind existed on this earth, there's bound to be solutions discovered by different ppl at different points of time in history. All you have to do is look for them. The greatest of thinkers, researchers and scientists existed in the olden days as compared to modern times.
And if you happen to be a Muslim, here is one more thing you can do to help ease teething in your babies:
Feed children ( as many as you can/like/wish to ) with the intention in your heart that the reward of this charity be dedicated to Hazrat Owais Al Qarni ( r.a.).
Owais Qarni (ra) was the Sahabi of Prophet Muhammad(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) who had knocked out all his teeth in his love for the Holy Prophet when he came to know that one of the Prophet's teeth was martyred in the battle of Uhud. Owais Al Qarni (ra) had not even met the Prophet in his life , but when he heard that the Prophet lost one of his tooth in the battle , the Sahabi knocked out all of his own not knowing which tooth the Holy Prophet(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) had lost.
It is believed that if you feed children and pray to Allah to dedicate the reward of this charity to Owais Qarni (ra), your baby's teeth will sprout easily. You can feed them anything-- simply fruit or a complete meal or whatever you like.
So if you have a teething baby, you can try it unless you happen to belong to the stupid and the most ignorant sects of Muslims who believe that no reward of any good deed ever reaches the dead..............or the sect that questions all the time, "where is written in the Qur'an and where is it written in the hadeeth? !!" Well , you can't help them. They and their children are destined to suffer at every step in their lives.
You can also go thru the net to find out any special duas or wazifas to aid in teething. And fwd to to others too.
P.S. Caution : Every time something happens to your baby, don't simply sit back and take it easy thinking your baby is teething. The baby could be suffering something else and may be really sick. If at all the symptoms are because of teething, then just remember a tooth must sprout within 24-72 hours after these symptoms begin and the symptoms don't continue for days and weeks on end. If they do, then its probably something else and not teething.
Drive away suffering with the light of knowledge. There's children being born in every home and children suffering in every home. Teething goes on for a period of nearly two years and children keep suffering on and off every time a tooth sprouts.
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