Breast milk Ice cream and other teething ideas

Well Ella is teething like a crazy baby and she loves to use her nashers and seems instinctively to know how to use them to.  Within the space of 2 weeks we have had 2 bottom teeth pop up so to ease the pain that might be going on for quiet a long time to come I have tried to think up a few more ideas that might be a bit kinder than dosing her up with bottles of Calpol and Nurofen which could be in heavy demand for a year or so as all the teeth pop out.  My concern to try and find some more friendly ways to sooth came after hearing about the high fructose syrups as well as the multiple parabens and synthetic dyes and the risks these can carry to small livers, i am not against using Calpol or Nurofen just everything needs to be in moderation.

Over the counter remedies
There are a few other items that can be bought over the counter like Ambersol anesthetic liquid to rub on the gums to provide fast numbing sensation.

Homeopathic remedies
There are also homeopathic teething granules that contain chamomile to also rub on the gums to ease pain and these have worked well on both my girls.

Amber Necklace
I am finding the Amber necklace seems to really be helping I have got Ella a mixed stone only because i thought it was pretty but the raw lighter cloudy amber is said to have a high concentration of Succinic acid in it over stones that have been polished, also some people can get irritated by Succinic so a mixed colour bead can look good and provide relief.  When next to the the skin the body temperature helps to release the Succinic an acid in the stones into the skin and bloodstream to help with pain relief and inflammation.

Massage 
Massage helps ease irritation of pain so I have bought Ella some 100% natural rubber toys some building blocks fun to play with in 4 colours with great corners and shapes on the chew as well as a cute 7 inch Sophie the Giraffe who is painted with food paints and is a great toy but has lots of great shapes from the little hoofs, long legs and horns on the head that just manage to work their way into the perfect places in little mouths to chew and massage.  You can also choose natural wooden toys to gnaw on.

My first toothbrush
I have also found giving Ella her first tooth brush really handy, not only to get her used to brushing teeth but she is pretty nimble at using this to massage her gums i got one with hand grips and Ella has fast turned this upside down to using the handle with the hand grips to massage with, it is also handy brushing cold water massaging and delivering cold relief.

Chew It 
Frozen bananas and cold carrots as well as chewy cold bagels all help stretch out soft gum tissue to help those peeping teeth push through.

Keep it cold
Gums can get warm from the teeth pushing up and stretching the soft gum tissue making it also very swollen so to keep gums cool and help give relief cold or frozen flannels or mesh feeders can be good but i have found 2 other good remedies using a good natural fruit pulp juice mix and a Zoku Slushy maker gives fast cold icy drinks.

Finally a treat for baby and a great way to save precious excess breast milk or just a way to give a lovely cold pudding and that is to make a yummy cold ice cream from breast milk.

Here is a recipe i have made for Ella,  Ice cream needs a high fat content to be ice cream and and this can be got from full fat milks, cream and egg yolks. Babies are fast growing sprouts that need lots a protein and full fat mlks and creams so this seemed just perfect.

150ml of breast milk
100ml of full fat milk
125ml double cream
2 egg yolks

• Put the milk and cream in a jug and warm up in the microwave for 2-3 mins warm NOT boiling.
• Whisk up the egg yolks till fluffy then pour gently the milk/cream so not to scramble the eggs
• Place back into the microwave for 2 mins checking all the time mixing till the mix coats the back of a spoon this is your ice cream baby friendly custard.  
• Add the breast milk i choose not to add this at the start with the rest of the milk as i didn't want the heat from the microwave to destroy any good stuff in my mamas milk 
• If you want you could add vanilla or strawberry puree for flavour and mix in before adding to you ice cream machine or hand mixing it every hour from your freezer knocking out any ice crystals, however i kept mine natural as it is sweet enough.