Heidi is teething. Uncontrollably in fact. It’s been a real wake up call for us as Dexter’s teeth seemed to come through with ease overnight, whereas every single one of Heidi’s seems to be accompanied by a cacophony of misery & insomnia. She’s now sporting a rather nifty baltic amber necklace, but her the necks of her tees are still absolutely soaked and she’ll regularly bite into my shoulder, finger, boob… & whatever other bodily part she can get ahold of.
I’ll try anything when it comes to teething, medicinal or otherwise. When you have a baby who wakes some 3 times a night (often with night-terrors) you spend a fortune hoping for a breakthrough and a decent nights kip.
Straightaway Mömbella’s Octopus Teething Toy looked intriguing. Made from 100% eco-friendly food-grade silicine (and free from BPAs, Phthalates, lead, cadmium, lead, latex or any harmful toxins), this little fella promises to see your little one right through to a full set of gnashers. He’s tough enough to withstand some major chomping and will survive all the trips to the freezer you can throw at him should your LO need extra cooling comfort. He’s also colourfast and dishwasher and microwave safe for sterilising.
Mömbella is a father-owned company established in 2013 by David Guan. As a young dad he searched high & low for a teething toy that would soothe his baby. Yet all the teethers he tried were either too hard to be gnawed on, or too boring to sustain baby’s interest. With a decade’s worth of experience in bringing new baby products to the market, he joined forces with a Pediatric specialist, & set about making these rather funky silicone octopuses.
Octopus Doo is a hollow, light and soft silicone toy perfect for early teethers from 3ms+. Ergonomically this is much easier for baby to handle than traditional teethers, with each tentacle soft, flexible and textured. Better yet, each of these tentacles double as a silicone toothbrush to gently soothe, massage and clean baby’s gums. Safety-wise, this has also been specifically designed so baby can chew away to her heart’s content yet no part of the toy can get far enough inside baby’s mouth to become a choking hazard.
There’s so much here texture-wise - from the nodules on either side of his tentacles (bumpy on top, with malleable spikes to the underside), to Doo’s ribbed hollow hat. The protruding bow on his hat, and his mouth are also chewable for more skilled and practiced teethers. In this respect, the toy will also promote fine finger dexterity as your child explores all its lumps and bumps.
At 15 months going on 15 years, I wasn’t sure how Heidi would take to Doo, and I was pleasantly surprised to watch her chomp away on his tentacles. She also seems to enjoy squeezing the life out of his neck and rolling his tentacles between her fingers. She doesn’t actively search him out when she is suffering, but she does grab at him when we offer him to her. What is usually a meltdown of epic proportions becomes a silent gnaw-fest which we’re only too happy to let her crack on with. We’ve also found Doo particularly helpful at night as she’ll suck on his tentacles and self-soothe back to sleep.
Manufactured in China, they’re available to buy here in the UK in four bright and vibrant colours via Amazon for £13.88 each. To get a closer look at the rest of the range visit Mömbella.co.uk or check out their social media channels below.
Twitter: @MomBella_baby / Facebook: @MombellaBaby
Want one?
Mömbella have kindly given me 3 Mömbella Octopus Teething Toys to giveaway - that’s 3 chances to win! If you know a little one that could use a little relief, enter via the rafflecopter below.
