There is nothing, nothing, like the cry of a baby in pain. It causes all the maternal anxiety to rise up in a fervent hunt for answers, treatments and remedies.
The question of, “how do I help my baby?†keeps a multitude of mothers awake at night… (well, that and the actual crying baby – they keep us awake too). Mothers intrinsically want to do everything in their power to help ease a baby’s pain, whether the cause is a fever or a boo-boo or the dreaded nightmarish developmental stage of teething.
I’m Kristen, a contributor here at 5 Minutes for Mom, and a mother to two little boys.
Not every child experiences a maximum amount of pain while teething. Some children seem to pass through the inauguration of cutting teeth with fairly few tears. Unfortunately, both of my boys were so uncomfortable during their early teething stages that they moaned and chewed on their hands until they bled.
I have tried all the things to help ease their pain – everything from homeopathic remedies to pain reliever and teething toys aplenty.
My husband and I have an arsenal of supplies that we turn to when it comes to teething, and we rotate them over and over in an effort to keep the pain level to a minimum and the interest of our babies piqued.
My 9-month old Daxton recently had 4 teeth come in within a 2-week period – he howled almost the entire time. Gratefully, we were introduced to the Polly Pineapple teether during that timeframe, and I’m excited to share about this amazing little apparatus that is our new teething go-to.
What is the Polly Pineapple teether?
Polly Pineapple is an all-natural premium rubber teething toy that soothes a child’s gums through all stages of the teething process. She is completely free of dangerous chemicals like BPA, PVC and phthalates.
Each Polly Pineapple is hand-painted with food-grade paint, so she is safe for babies to chew on to their heart’s content. Polly is multi-textured – her crown and feet can be used to soothe those hard-to-reach back molars and her textured fruit body and smooth hands are perfect for front teeth.
The built-in loop at her neck can be used to attach to a pacifier clip or stroller to ensure she doesn’t get dropped on the ground or lost. My son Daxton gnaws on his Polly Pineapple as if it were a popsicle – which in our family, is a very good sign. When babies are gnawing, they aren’t howling!
A Teether with Purpose
While Polly Pineapple works to alleviate pain during the teething process, its parent company, gnomgnoms, has a two-fold purpose with this product. gnomgnoms wants to help solve the issue of childhood hunger in the United States.
Unfortunately, almost 13 million American children go to bed hungry. That means that approximately 1 out of 6 children don’t have regular access to proper nutrition that will help them grow up to be healthy and strong.
For every Polly Pineapple sold, gnomgnoms pledges a donation to a leading national hunger non-profit to feed a hungry child for a week – which is equivalent to 21 meals. Since Polly’s launch this past summer, gnomgnoms has donated close to 4000 meals to children in need. With every Polly Pineapple purchased, a child will be fed for an entire week.
A Family Affair
This focus on children and family is close to the company’s heart because gnomgnoms is a family-owned and operated startup.
Kim Langenhahn, one of the 8 co-founders of gnomgnoms, describes the team as including, “my baby boomer mom and dad, my older brother and his wife, my younger sister and her husband, my husband and myself, spread out across 3 different cities – Atlanta, Cleveland and Washington DC.”
Langenhahn is especially proud that the gnomgnoms team is represented by individuals who truly understand the woes of teething – between the 2 moms, experienced nurses and biomedical engineers on the team, Polly Pineapple was designed to truly soothe a child’s teething pain – all while addressing a pressing social issue.
For more information about gnomgnoms and the Polly Pineapple teether, you can visit the Facebook page and follow along on Instagram. To purchase your own Polly Pineapple, you can shop the website.
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Disclosure: This post is sponsored so extra thanks for reading.
Written by 5 Minutes for Mom contributor Kristen Hale, who blogs about living a playful and intentional life at Oy!
I have one that is teething right now.
All my kids had some degree of teething pain.
we have a baby in the family who will soon be teething and we all know teeth pain well
Yes my children suffered with teething pain and always wanted something cold to chew on.
My youngest was the worst with teething. I used to give him freeze pops to chew on or frozen bananas.
Neither one of my kid’s really struggled much with it.
My nephew cried in pain all the time when he was teething. Putting the teethers in the freezers helped ease his pain a little bit
My daughter had the worst time with teething. I always felt so bad! This would have been perfect.
Both of my boys struggled with teething pain. I used a lot of Oragel to numb the gums.
My son was pretty good with teething.
aCtually, as a baby I had a TERRIBLE time teething according to my very own mother!
My son struggled with teething pain when he was younger.
All four of my kids had teething pain. I have a niece and nephew about to hit that stage and I’d love to offer this for either of them.
My youngest grandson was the only one of my grandchildren that really had a tough time with teething.
My oldest daughter struggled a lot with teething pain.
I’ll soon be and Uncle for the 2nd time and would love to win this for my nephew.
Yes they did have tooth pain and I have a little baby born in June that will be teething soon
I don’t have any children
My daughter and I were cutting teeth at the same time! She was about 14 months old, and my wisdom teeth started erupting. We were both miserable.
My niece will be teething soon.
yes, both of my daughters had a lot of teething issues
my neice struggled with teething pain
my son is getting four of his molars in right now. He’s been very grouchy..
My grandson just turned 6 months old and does not have a tooth yet..They should be popping through anytime
I don’t have any children struggling with teething pain.
my oldest struggled with teething pain when she was a baby.
I am expecting at the beginning of March. I am not looking forward to those teething days..
definitely dealing with teething pain, its the worst
My sisters baby is having a horrible time. She keeps getting little callouses over the gums.
We now have a 3 month old whom will be teething soon.!!!
The teething is coming soon…
I have on that will be teething soon!
Yes, teething was a challenging situation.
my grandson had a lot of teething pain.
All my girls were miserable during teething time. My grandson was miserable too! While we don’t have any babies in our home right now, we have friends that do and when they stop over and their little ones are teething, I like to keep a new teething toy handy to share with them!
Yes both kids! It hurts!
Both of my kiddos had teething problems.
Not teething yet but soon.
I have a little granddaughter that has just started to really drool and gnaw on her hands.
Yes, my granddaughter had/has some teething pain.
I have a newborn nephew and another one on the way so plenty of use here.
I do not have any babies in my life right now, but when mine were babies they did have issues with teething. This would have been a real help!
my son was troubled with teething pain. it was rough on all of us.
My daughter did have problems.
My granddaughter will be teething soon. This would be great to have for her.
I have twin granddaughters that are 8 months old. One of them cut her first tooth last week. She was a little irritable during this time. The other twin has been chewing on her hand/fingers for weeks and still nothing, but she is in very good spirits. This is a very cute teething product. Love it.
My kids didn’t seem to have too much trouble with teething. This would be a really cute gift to include with a baby shower gift.
I have a nephew who is teething right now, this would be perfect!
I have one on the way so teething is inevitable.
Yes, all my kids struggled with teething pain. These types of toys helped and tylenol.
My daughter had a really hard Time teething..I’m due in February so I know this would really help!
My daughter didn’t like to put a lot of things in her mouth, so this wouldn’t have helped her much. But then she didn’t seem to have a lot of problems with teething.
my kids had no teething problems fortunately
I was lucky, all 3 of my girls had no issues teething
Teething was not a major problem with my children, but this would be helpful for a new grandchild that will be arriving soon. No way to know if he will have problems with teething pain, but having a good teether already in place can only be good!
Yes, my nieces went through it. Not fun.
my grandson is teething right now. this will be perfect for him
Both my niece & nephew struggled with teething pain.
My son did but mainly because he would cut 4 or more at a time!! It was crazy! I hope to have baby #2 so there will be another teether 😉
My granddaughter has been teething for months now but no teeth yet!
The youngest will be teething in the next couple months.
My 7 month old has just started teething.We have 2 teeth so far
Both my daughters suffered with teething pain. And I currently have 2 neices teething and one nephew who will be soon.
I remember my nephew having bad pain, and my youngest niece is teething now.
I have a 3 month old who will soon be teething.
Absolutely, both my children struggled with teething pain.
Two did, one did not..
No one struggled with teething pain and I don’t have a baby who will soon be teething.
All the kids had a hard time teething
My friend’s son is teething!
Will be teething. Not yet but soon enough.
My daughter is 11 months old and has been teething for the last few months. Some days are especially rough for her and she will chew on anything for relief sometimes even me lol!
Oh yes, teething is the worst!!
My son actually had not too bad of a time with it – I guess I prepared myself for the worst so it could have been much more dramatic LOL
My daughter struggled with teething pain.
currently going through teething pain with my youngest one. She is 18 months and has only 4 teeth. really late teether and slow teether
My sweet boy is beginning to teeth and is having a hard time 🙁
My little cousin would love these! She will be teething soon 😀
Now that is just adorable, I like the pineapple shape for this product.
Our grandson will be teething soon. That is cute!
I have a grandchild who will be teething soon and it would be lovely to have this. Thanks for the giveaway!
My daughter is currently teething! she is cutting one tooth now! we use cold washcloths and she seems to like it so far!
my kids gnawed thru their cribs, chairs – anything– no lead paint thank god but my son got nicknamed the beaver– did not cry- just chewed thru lots of wood
and despite what a lot of parents say now— hold them a mush as possible–24/7 if you could– keeps them calmer * makes then smarter
My best friend will be having a baby soon that would benefit from that teether.
my daughter had a very hard time!!
we have a grandchild who is almost ready for teething
I haven’t known of anyone who doesn’t hurt with teethaches. Our little one was bothered most when eating solid food. Learned to bite early on (maybe it was comforting) but would cry when wanting to eat. Felt bad for sure
My daughter started getting teeth when she was just a little bit over two months old and it was horrible because I could tell she was in pain but at the time I didn’t know she was getting teeth because she was so young. Thankfully it didn’t last long and all of her other teeth seemed to come in way less painfully!
I don’t have children, therefore I’ve never had to deal with a teething baby. However, I do have family members and friends that have had little ones and they’ve all dealt with teething kids and said it wasn’t a fun time at all.
I have a nephew who is about to start teething.
Yes! Only ice helped
I have a baby who is teething now
Thanks for the chance
I have a son who will be teething soon!
All of my kids had teething pain. My daughter has molar pains now!
Yes, my kids suffered with teething pain.
My niece is starting teething
Yes, my boys had bad teething pain. I am due in January and I would love to save this for teething time.
My one grandson was quite fussy with teething pain.
Both of my children had teething pain and cried constantly. Thankfully they are 30 and 31 now!
this would be for my grandson who is getting his first teeth
My twins had teething problems all the time!
yes my little sister struggled with teething pain. i have a friend whose baby would love this! 🙂
My nephew is having a lot of problems teething, he is in some pain sometimes. We take care of him.
My children struggled with teething pain when they were small it was so difficult for them.
My three children had teething pain but nothing out of the ordinary.
My Granddaughter struggled with teething, it was very painful for her.
We haven’t had a teething baby yet, but our first baby will be teething before we know it!
My nephew is teething right now. He is not a happy camper. A cool teething ring helps a little
My youngest had teething the worst. I felt like it was so hard for him.
Yes all three of my son’s did and now my youngest grandson is having teething troubles!
My friend’s daughter is expecting and I’m sure she could use this in the future.
no, my daughter never had any bad teething pain
Yes, my daughter suffered from teething pain
My baby is currently going through this.
No the kids didn’t have any problems with teething pain.
thank you
Teething was the worst! I felt so bad for my babies! 🙁
My son had teething pain
So glad the girls are older now. I remember staying up a lot of nights with them.
Each kid went through stages of discomfort, mostly molars. Would be great for my nieces baby
Yes both my sons struggled with teething pain.
Both of my children struggled with teething pain.
My nephew went through the normal teething process. Nothing out of the ordinary.
My nephew was born in June so I imagine soon enough he’ll be teething. thanks for the chance to win.
My now 2 year old struggled bad with teething as a baby!
They all did, and I felt so helpless!
Ig yes my kids struggled with teething! Earaches, ear infections, runny noses crrying! All grown now but I’m babysitting one who has cut his teeth yet, this would be good for him!t
No. Luckily we finished that stage,
Yes, my son is just starting.
All my babies struggled with some teething pain.
My older 2 are through that stage but both had teething pain that was very easy to soothe. Hopefully the baby teethes like them!
My daughter had some problems with teeth.
I would love to include this in a baby shower gift.
My nephew can use this!
Yes my grandson is having problems teething now. He is so miserable
All of our kids had a fit with pain, and our granddaughter is going thur it now.
Teething is a tough time for all! Love the shape and look of the pineapple.
My children all got fevers when they were teething.
Yes! Teething was rough on my son!
My nephew is teething as we speak.
Yes, both of my kids suffered with teething pain 🙁
Love new teething toys
Seems like we all struggle with teething! I love seeing new stuff come out to help! Make things go a little easier for today’s babies 😀
my little niece suffers with this
My oldest son did quite a bit.
Yes, my kids struggled with teething.
My niece! She’s started teething, and it’s bothering her because she’s waking up in the middle of the night! This pineapple teether is so cute! Thanks for the chance!
We have a teether now. He seems to be ok, but anything to help relieve the pain would be awesome.
All of my kinds struggled with teething pain! Wish this had been around back then!
Yes! Our granddaughter is teething and has her fifth tooth starting to come in now. Teething is so difficult for babies.
My children are done with their teething days but I know several expecting moms.
Yes we have a little one with teething pains.
My son is having teething pain
All 3 of my children struggled with teething pain and back in those days, there was little relief.
i have a new grandson due next month so teething wont be far behind ,,we will def.need this
My grandsons had teething problems.
Yes, we used tethers we would put them in the freezer it helped us.
I would give this to a good friend of mine. She has a little one that will be teething soon.
My Four month old baby I nanny, Leo, is teething in full swing!
My kids definitely had teething discomfort. This is super cute and I would love it for my niece/nephew that’s on the way 🙂
It’s so hard when your child is teething and it seems to go on forever.
Yes, my kids had teething pain.
Both my kids suffered with teething pain. It was so awful and I felt so sad for them!
My daughter is 2 now but she has struggled with teething pain in the past.
My niece is going through the teething period right now. She is a little more cranky than usual, but is otherwise handling it okay.
Teething was quick and not so painful with my first daughter but now with my second daughter it is a whole new story! She is slow to get her teeth in and I bet she would love a Polly to chew on. Thanks for your post and highlighting the company’s purpose.
Oh my kids had a horrible time with teething now I have two grandsons who are both teething and having a hard time with it.
my nephew is teething
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No kids so no teething here, but I will give this to a friend who’s baby will soon be teething.
Thanks for the contest.
Both of my children struggled with teething pain.
I have a darling nephew who is teething!
my niece is just starting to teeth!
Yes, most definitely! My youngest is pretty miserable most days as we work our way through teething.