How Teethers Support Early Feeding Skills

This may sound surprising to many parents, but oral development skills start right from birth. Whether or not your child is born with a tongue tie, how well they are able to latch (on the bottle OR breast), and the strength in their little tongues and cheeks are all things that can be exercised right from birth to improve their overall development for life. One of the key things to support this development is the kind of teether they use. Keep reading to learn more about teethers and how oral development teethers can support your baby’s feeding skills for life.

Teethers Aren’t Just for Gum Pain

When most people think about teethers, they imagine them for gum pain. Teething is an ordeal that gives babies the urge to want to put pressure on their gums, and teethers are a great way to safely and effectively facilitate this need.

However, you can allow your baby to play with teethers while they’re not teething to get huge benefits.

• Teethers give your baby something safe to grab onto when they’re discovering their hands
• They have something safe to chew on during the oral fixation stage
• Of course, they soothe gum pain
• They also provide lip, tongue, and cheek strengthening that aids in nursing, feeding, and solid food skills

The Best Teethers for Oral Development

If you’re going to give your child a teether to play with, make sure it is beneficial to their development.

Many teethers can be unsafe, developmentally inappropriate, or even harmful to your baby.

In addition, they can be full of harmful chemicals. A recent study tested 59 teething products — including solid, gel-filled, and water-filled models — for 26 potential endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that can interfere with the body’s hormonal balance and could potentially lead to developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune system, and other health issues.

U.S. regulators have banned or restricted the use of the plastics chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA), parabens and antimicrobials in some products babies and children use daily — including bottles and cups — because, at certain levels, they’re thought to cause hormone changes that can lead to health issues. Baby teethers — gummed by infants to soothe teething pain — aren’t subject to the same regulations.

[source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baby-teether-study-bpa-endocrine-disruptors-chemicals/]

If you want teethers that are…

• Beneficial to your baby
• Aid in oral development
• Help with feeding skills
• Set them up with solid food skills
• Exercise a tongue tie
• Safe and won’t break

…then Innobaby’s entire line of teethers is for you. We have teethers that you can trust, made with high-quality materials that you don’t have to worry about breaking, bursting, or hurting your precious babe.

Teethin SMART EZ Grip Fruit Teether

Does your baby have trouble latching, make clicking sounds while feeding, or just want to look super cute while holding an adorable teether?

This adorable fruit teether has won:

• Award-winner of The National Parenting Center's 2013 Seal of Approval
• Named Best of April Box by Citrus Lane & Winner of Best in NY Baby Show 2013
• NY NOW best in baby gear 2014

And now it can win your baby’s oral development!

This teether is used by pediatricians to help exercise the tongue, lips, and cheeks to practice latching skills, opening wide, and tongue cupping to set babies up for great feeding skills for life.

There are a lot of imitations of Innobaby’s Fruit Teethers out there, but none are the original! Innobaby holds its teethers to the very highest standards (Conforms to Toy Safety Standard ASTM F963 and EN71) and uses the highest quality TPE available, because Innobaby wants the best for your baby, just like you! Other teethers may be too small or break apart easily, but you can trust ours.

EZ Grip Star Teether

If your baby has molars coming in, loves to chew, or needs help staying stimulated during tummy time, this teether is for you!

This training teether stimulates the muscles of the lips, tongue, and cheeks to improve oral motor skills, which aids in nursing, eating solid foods, drinking from cups, and speech development. The light and easy-to-grip handle also improves hand-eye coordination, because giving two to your baby will allow for bilateral movement and stimulation of both sides of the brain.

This teether has tons of textures on every turn, forces your baby to use their tongue to explore, and keeps them entertained their entire wake window!

EZ Grip Flower Rattle Teether

If your baby loves sounds, is discovering their hands, or needs practice tracking, this teether is for you!

Our Flower Rattle Teether offers an easy-to-grip handle and lightweight design for even the youngest teethers. The unique dual-sided shape and textured petals offer gentle relief for swollen, sore, and tender gums. The soft and flexible design reaches all parts of the mouth for a thorough and gentle gum massage, while stimulating oral sensory nerves for improved speech and oral development. 

Every single one of our teethers meets the highest quality standards in the baby products industry. All our teething products adhere to ASTM F963 -11 and CPSIA standards. Plus, they are easy to clean and freezer safe (perfect for cooling and soothing relief) and can be tossed in the dishwasher with your next load for easy cleaning. 

For more parenting tips, feeding tips, and high-quality baby products, head to Innobaby.com!