Easy-Grip Silicone Teether

An open ring, because a baby under a year grabs with a whole fist rather than fingers. Something closed and solid gets dropped; something with a hole in it gets held. The surface changes as it goes round — ridged on one edge, smooth on another, bobbled at the tip — so there's a different texture for whichever part of the gum is sore this week. Every edge is rounded, so it's safe to chew from any angle. On firmness: it's deliberately firm rather than squashy. A teether that gives completely never reaches the gum, and reaching the gum is the whole job. Babies right at the start of teething sometimes prefer something softer; by six or seven months most want something to push against. Moulded as a single piece. No joins, no beads, no rattle inside, nothing that can separate. 45 g, so a three-month-old can hold it unaided.