Bibado Teething Toy: Dotty the Dinosaur™.

Product tested By Lauren Murrells – Cassandra 14 Months

Lauren Awarded The Bibado Teething Toy: Dotty the Dinosaur™ 5/5

I was impressed when the teether arrived. It was smartly presented in a box, making it perfect for gifting. It felt sturdy and well-made so I felt happy to let my girl play with it straight away. I love the design of the teether! I think it is really clever how they’ve incorporated multifunctional features in the shape of a cute Dinosaur. I also appreciated the choice of three colours and personally chose blush, which looked lovely in person. My daughter found this teether very easy to hold. I think the design helped as there were plenty of textured surface to help grip onto. It’s a great size for little hands to hold onto. She had no trouble using the teether. She easily manoeuvred it so that she could bite down on her preferred part. I think the curved design helped my girl with picking up and gripping. She was always picking it up self without difficulty and walking around gripping it tightly. The teething toy claims it was designed to strengthen muscles for safe swallowing. Looking at the design and how my baby used it, I can understand this but I didn’t see any direct evidence that it helped build muscles. She did have to move it all around her mouth, and chew/bite differently depending on the part she was engaging with, which would help with muscle development. The teether also states that it helps with front of mouth muscle development. Similarly, I can see from the multitude of mouth actions how this can be argued. To move the teether around, my baby would need to move her tongue from side to side which would promote essential tongue movement. The teether also had various textures which I imagine were fun to feel and could help with this action. My daughter actively chewed on the teether using back of her gums in order to ease teething pain due to her molars coming through. I think it did help to develop molar chewing movements. The teether arrived at the perfect opportunity to see if it eased teething pain. My baby had 6 teeth erupt at this time, including 4 molars, and her constant use of the teether suggest that it certainly did. The teether seemed to calm her at what I can only imagine is a painful experience for a small child so I highly recommend it to help with teething pain. My child used the teether most days when suffering with teething pain. She is less enticed presently, but I’m positive that as soon as a new tooth starts causing discomfort, she’ll reach for it again. My girl used this teether mostly at home whilst suffering with teething pain. I personally loved the multiple sections of the teether. The bumpy feet are perfect for baby to reach their back molars for chewing. The honey dipper-style tail offers a great texture for tongue movement. The leaf is thinner than the rest of the teether and is ideal for biting with the front teeth. The head is much thicker and round, making it great for sucking. I was impressed that they got all these different features into one teether and still managed to have the cuteness factor. I found it easy to clean. I gave it a scrub with a bottle brush and then popped it in my steriliser. I was more than happy to consider this clean enough for my baby to start playing with it again. This is a top quality teether. It is sturdy and well made. It can withstand constant biting and chewing, showing no signs of wear or damage. It’s a similar price point to other leading teethers on the market. However, I preferred the design of this to alternatives and found it had more to offer in terms of functionality. After reviewing, I would purchase this teether. I love what the teether has to offer and believe it helped my daughter with her teething pain. A teether is an essential toy for any parent of small children. I would recommend that parent choose this teether over others because it’s well made, easy for a child to use on their own and offers multiple ways for a child to engage with it. My overall experience is positive. I was a big fan of the dinosaur design, and loved how many features were present. It was easy for my girl to use independently. The teether was durable, and showed no sign of wear after plenty of use. It was effective with easing teething pain and my girl was clearly soothed by it. Another positive was it was easy to clean. Most importantly, my daughter loved it, which to me is the biggest selling point. Lauren Murrells – Cassandra 14 Months

Product Tested By Siobhan Stacey – Albie 14 Months

Siobhan Awarded The Bibado Teething Toy: Dotty the Dinosaur™ 5/5

Nice and fun design, appeared good quality. Easy for child to hold, lots of different textures for the baby to chew on so it is interesting. The hole in the middle helps a lot when holding this. My son started chewing on this straight away. Easy for baby to keep hold of unlike some of the other fridge type tether designs. I would not really be able to comment on how it strengthened muscles for safe swallowing as my son is already weaned. My baby is teething 2 new bottom molars and this was brilliant for him to bite down on using his molars. Baby was very calm and soothed when given this whilst experiencing teething pain. I do believe using this did help ease teething pain. Would use a couple of times a day, particularly in the evening. Used at home in the evening before bedtime routine but could easily be attached to the pram on the go. I liked how easy it was for my son to hold and bite down on using molars as it is relatively thin. Very east to keep clean. Like that it has no small sections where dirt could get stuck. Still looks as good as new after many uses. There are cheaper alternatives but now having used it I’d be happy to pay the price. If we didn’t have one or buying for a teething baby yes, I’d recommend this above some other teethers we’ve tried. I would recommend over the thick fridge type teethers especially for older babies getting molars. Baby got on really well with it and it has become the new go to teether in our house. Good quality, nice neutral colour design, great for molar teething, would make a nice gift. Siobhan Stacey – Albie 14 Months

Product Tested By Jamie Townsend – Son 12 Months

Jamie Awarded The Bibado Teething Toy: Dotty the Dinosaur™ 5/5

It looked good when it arrived. The design is good and easy for baby to grab. My baby did find this easy to hold. Also found it easy to use. The curved design was good but similar to other teethers on the market. I felt this as very good and very safe to use. Regarding helping front of mouth muscle development I haven’t seen much more development to be honest. This was really good to promote essential tongue movement. Great in helping to develop molar chewing movements. This was helpful to use when teething. This did help with teething pain but my baby found other teethers we have better. We used this daily. Used throughout the day when needed. I liked that this was a great teething toy and easy to store. Very easy to keep clean. This is very good quality and a good design. I believe it is good value for money. Now I have one would not need to purchase another. I would recommend as good item and works well. It was a great item and my boy really liked it. Jamie Townsend – Son 12 Months