Small Beginnings Perinatal Clinic

05/10/2026

“A Grandparent’s Faith Poem”
You thought your hands were full before
but nothing prepared your heart for this.

Because this love…
it doesn’t start at the beginning.
It carries history with it.

You hold this baby
and feel echoes of your own child—
the one you once rocked,
the one who once fit right here.

And suddenly
time folds in on itself.

Little fingers again.
Soft breaths again.
But you are different now.

Softer.
Slower.
Certain of what matters.

You don’t rush these moments.
You know they don’t last.

And somewhere deep in your chest
there is a quiet prayer that never really stops—

Lord,
watch over this child
long after I’m gone.

Because you understand something now
you didn’t before—

You were never the keeper of their life.
Only the witness.

The one who got to love them
in the middle of it all.

And God…
He has been there through every generation.

He held you
when no one else saw.

He carried your child
when you didn’t know how.

And now—
He is holding this little one too.

The same faith
that carried you through sleepless nights,
through worry,
through years you didn’t think you’d make it—

it didn’t stop with you.

It’s still moving.
Still reaching.
Still covering.

Because His promises
were never just for one lifetime.

They stretch—
from your hands
to theirs
to the ones still to come.

So you hold this baby a little longer.
You whisper their name in prayer.
You thank God
for letting you see this love twice.

And maybe this time…
you understand it better.

This isn’t just family.

This is legacy.

04/10/2026

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02/10/2026

24/09/2026

Let's talk about amber teething necklaces

Teething sucks!

Your baby is miserable, you're exhausted, and the internet is full of people swearing amber necklaces are magic. So let's be real about them for a sec. 👇

They don't work. Like, not at all!

The pitch is that your baby's body heat melts a little succinic acid out of the amber beads, it soaks through the skin, and… poof… the pain is gone.

Cute story. Here's where it falls apart:

🔥 The beads don't actually release succinic acid at body temperature. You'd basically have to cook them. Your baby would need to be ≥392° F for this substance to POSSIBLY be released, and if that happens you have bigger problems than teething!

🚫 Even if they did release succinic acid, it doesn't absorb through skin.

💤 And even if it *somehow* got in, it wouldn't do anything for pain anyway.

So yeah… three strikes.

"But it worked for us!"

I totally get why it may seem that way. Teething pain comes and goes on its own all day long. If your baby happened to feel better while wearing the necklace, that's just teething being teething, not the beads.

And here's the part that actually matters most ⚠️

Not only does it not work, but more importantly, these things ARE NOT SAFE.

🎗️ STRANGULATION!!!
Anything around a baby's neck can tighten or snag. That's the whole reason pediatric experts say don't. And yes, it can even happen while they’re being “supervised” (and to be real, NO ONE has their eyeballs on their kid 100% of the time)

🫢 CHOKING!!!
String breaks, tiny beads go everywhere, baby puts one in their mouth. You can see where this goes.

Bottom line: nothing goes around a baby's neck. Not necklaces, not bracelets, not "just for a minute," not during naps. Not ever.

What actually helps teething 😌

❄️ A **chilled** (not frozen) teething ring or a clean, damp washcloth
👐 Rub their gums with a clean finger. Sounds too simple, works surprisingly well
💊 If they're really hurting, ask about acetaminophen dosed for their weight
🙅 Skip the benzocaine numbing gels! They can cause a genuinely dangerous blood problem in babies

One last thing 💬

Amber necklaces don't fix teething, and they can actually hurt your kid. They can even kill them!

If you know a parent who's about to buy one, send them this. 💛

And when in doubt, your pediatrician wants what’s best for your baby, just like you, so ask them.

22/09/2026