I wouldn't call myself a hippy Mumma, although a few narrow-minded people do. However, after 2 weeks straight of being up with my baby boy B every night, someone recommended Amber necklaces. So, although i was skeptical, i was also sleep deprived and willing to try anything at this point and i got one. I would never go back now. The first night wasn't much different but the second night he was wearing it we both got a full night sleep and he was back to my happy, smiley little man again during the day. So i got my eldest (2 years) one for when his back teeth came through. He loved that he had the same as his brother. Then i started to feel left out (lol) and had been suffering from migraines for a while so got one myself. I have not suffered a migraine since!
Fast forward to now. I still wouldn't be without the amber necklaces and would still recommend them to anyone but....... why must people give me or my boys such a hard time about them?
I have had people, including family members ask my boys if they are girls because they are wearing a necklace! I have been called a hippy. I've been told it's all in my head that it's working (?!) and i've been told i'm setting my boys up to be bullied by making them wear the necklaces! Personally, i love how they look. My boys are so gorgeous they could carry off anything. I bought them to help with teething although many people think i got them 'to make a statement about your wacky parenting ways'.
I find these people's opinions very interesting. You can tell a lot about someone from the way they criticise your choices about how to bring up YOUR children.
I mean, wanting to protect your children from unnecessary pain is just absurd, isn't it? I don't know what i was thinking!
