Teething can be a tough experience for baby and mom alike, especially the first few, often starting between four to seven months of age. Little Faye Armstrong of Liverpool, England, decided she'd make it easy on her mom and was born with teeth almost ready to come through. Her mother says she saw little slits at birth, but the next morning at one day old, two teeth had fully pushed through, which she noticed from a little pinch while breastfeeding.

A lot of women have said they decided to wean when a baby had teeth, which in this case, would have made for a very short nursing relationship.

Also, if you understand biology even a tiny bit, it makes absolutely no sense.

There is not much worse than a teething baby who is miserable all the time and up all night. It's just bad all around -- for mom and dad who don't sleep and for baby who is in pain, drooling and generally uncomfortable round the clock.

As bad as it is, try to put yourself in your little one's shoes (or lack thereof). The world is new, you just got used to sticking your fist in your mouth, and now, all of a sudden, the gums you trusted to gnaw on your fists are gone, replaced by a raw feeling and little pokey things coming to the surface. You can understand why he's miserable!

So, this holiday, give a gift to the tired parents and their miserable baby. Here are five gift ideas for the baby who is in pain and the parents who want to soothe him.

Here are 5 gifts for the tired teether:

Kavi and her little half-tooth grin. Last week, after months of teething, baby Kavya's first tooth finally erupted. It's really cute, half a tooth really, sitting primly on the bottom of her little smile.

And boy does she love to use it. To take a "bite," she snags her cookie or other random food on it, then pulls to tear. Or she gnaws on her carrot for half an hour, really working that little tooth like she's sharpening it for future use.

I know, now that the first tooth has arrived, the teething is only going to get worse. And given the wear-and-tear she's already giving the first one, I thought I should find out if there's anything in particular we should be doing to care for Kavi's tooth -- and future teeth, too.

So I checked in with a dentist.

Kavi likes to run her tongue over her first little tooth.

A few weeks ago, I was on the subway with Kavya, whose curiosity would be alarming if it weren't so charming.

A man sat down next to us and, as she babbled in his direction, put down his book for a chat. He said he'd like to offer me one piece of parenting advice, the best he'd ever gotten. "Don't blink," Randy, the man, told me. "Before you know it, she'll be all grown up."I didn't realize how right he was. Even in the few weeks since that conversation, things have changed so much. And sometimes it feels like they're moving at the speed of light.

We reported that the FDA has recalled Hyland's Teething Tablets, first claiming that they needed to be in child-proof bottles, then saying that they were toxic due to an herb called Belladonna, then saying that they just need to be consistent in their amounts.

The child-proof cap thing, I get. Consistency, fine.

But it's the fear-mongering about the Belladonna and tablet ingredients that a lot of people are spitting angry about -- that yet again the FDA stomps on homeopathic remedies, when their proof doesn't seem to be scientifically supported, even by their own science.

I don't think jewelry belongs on babies. There, I said it. No earrings, no necklaces, no bracelets, certainly no rings. I saw a baby in a grocery store once decked out in a gold necklace that said "BABY" on the charm (ya think?), a gold ring, a gold chain bracelet, and one earring. This boy also had Puma shoes on, and his parents were equally decked out. It was obvious that personal appearance was of the utmost important to them, including bling for babies, but all I could think of was: Choking hazard! Strangulation hazard!

So when women on the Internet started showing pictures of their kids' necklaces, all I could think was, "What the heck?" I noticed too that all the necklaces looked similar. So I asked, and it turns out there was an answer I didn't expect:

The amber teething necklaces were to help with teething pain and other discomfort. And no, I don't mean a necklace they chew on, but just the presence of the necklace itself.

Standard Homeopathic Company is recalling their Hyland's Teething Tablets after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) became concerned about belladonna poisoning from the tablets. 

Hyland’s Teething Tablets -- a homeopathic remedy for the pain of teething in babies -- are manufactured in the United States and distributed throughout North America.

The recall comes after babies have suffered "serious adverse events" including seizure, difficulty breathing, and muscle weakness.

The FDA says that these reports are "consistent with belladonna toxicity." Additionally, the tablets do not have child-proof caps and so children have been overdosing on the tablets.

The tablets are for sale in many stores, including Target, Amazon.com and many health stores.

The other day when I picked up my baby from day care, the teacher pulled me aside and quietly mentioned that a "friend" (and I'm using that term loosely) bit Rowan's arm that afternoon.

She informed me that the bite didn't break the skin and assured me that they would be keeping an eye on the situation -- they just wanted me to be aware. What she didn't mention was that at bathtime, I would find a mark on his body looking like a vampire attempted to take a nice juicy bite of his arm. Teeth marks and all! What gives?

Teething is only one reason that your baby might be gnawing on you or someone else. Here are some signs to watch for and what you can do to keep those adorable chompers where they are supposed to be.