-> On 01 Jan 07  08:02:07, Carol Shenkenberger got back to Danny Ceppa    
   -> Re: Teething   
      
    CS> Charlotte grabbed one of the cats chew toys (a very sturdy one) and   
    CS> slept through the night that way once.  Next night, it wasnt there but   
    CS> later I distinctly saw a cat drop something in and she got quiet.  I   
    CS> checked.  Same chew toy.  Guess she was keeping the cats up .    
       
    DC> Now that is funny!      
      
    CS> We thought so!   
       
   Too bad you never got a video of it!      
      
      
    DC> One problem with that is getting your finger out before it's used as    
    DC> a chew toy.     
      
    CS> That too    
      
   You should see my fingers.  No, not scars, broken!  :)     
      
      
       
    CS> A friend used a baby bottle filled with crushed ice and said it worked   
    CS> for her little ones to help out.   
       
    DC> There are teething rings that can be iced down.  You just need to be    
    DC> careful and select a reputable brand.     
      
    CS> I remember seeing those but they scared me a little.  I wasnt sure   
    CS> what the stuff inside was and if she had managed to make a pinhole,   
    CS> that could be bad news.    
      
   That was the problem. Some apparently did contain toxic chemicals.     
      
    CS> Oh, I do remember freezing her 'baba' (those little sucking things   
    CS> that kids use and are better as they give them up naturally much   
    CS> earlier than a thumb and dentists recommend them or at least, used   
    CS> to).  Doesnt last long that way as a cooler, but we had tons of them   
    CS> ad Charlotte obviously enjoyed it.   
      
   Is 'baba'the name of them or is that what Charlotte called them?     
      
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