>Stop laughing!!!
>
>Permission to post:  This really is a question I got today from a mom I've
>been working with.  When she was out for an hour or so, the six-month-old
>baby's grandfather gave her a dill pickle to help with 'teething pain',
>claiming that the dill will soothe her tummy and the cold will numb her
>gums.  Mom assured me that the pickles were homemade with organic cukes
>using only dill and garlic.  WHAT do I tell this mother?!?  No reference to
>pickles as teethers in any of MY references!!!


Would there be anything wrong in giving a baby of this age a pickle? 
If the taste was unpleasant, the baby would simply reject it, and a 
baby of this age, while old enough to have other foods, will not be 
able to hold the pickle for long. As long as someone is with her in 
case of choking risks (in case she manage to break off a piece by 
accident!), then I can't see the problem!  I can't imagine the baby 
would do more than just lick it a bit!

Am I missing something?  Maybe I am misunderstanding what a dill 
pickle is as we don't have them here, but I am thinking it's what we 
would call a pickled gherkin - and while I probably wouldn't think of 
giving one to a baby, it would be because the strong taste would be 
too much for the baby.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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