Jessa Duggar may have thought she was just sharing an update on what she and her family have been up to lately, but her newest YouTube vlog turned into so much more than that among her critics. After her youngest child, 1-year-old George, was filmed wearing an amber teething necklace in the video, Jessa is on the receiving end of a lot of backlash from people who say she’s putting her child in danger.
Jessa shared her crew’s time at family camp.
Like other members of her family, Jessa, husband Ben Seewald, and their five children spent a few days at Fort Rock, which hosts a family-centered summer camp experience (and has a cute Old West-inspired mini-town to explore).
Joy-Anna‘s husband Austin’s family owns the camp, though the Duggars began going there for years before those two were married.
Critics wasted no time calling out Jessa.
While the family was driving to camp, George can be seen chilling in his car seat while wearing an amber teething necklace.
Fans quickly shared their concern on Reddit, though some weren’t surprised Jessa would use a teething product with her children that could pose a safety risk.
“Sadly, this doesn’t surprise me as they don’t care about the safety of their children. They care about raking in the views and money, that’s it,” one person wrote.
Another commenter added, “Have they not heard about common sense?”
Others pointed out that George wasn’t properly strapped in to his car seat.
For other commenters, it wasn’t just the teething necklace that sparked that concern – it was also the way George was buckled into his car seat.
“Like look at how down low the harness buckle is on the baby. That’s not the correct way to buckle them in. I’m sure they turn them forward facing ASAP too,” one critic wrote, while another shared, “The necklace is stupid and could be dangerous as well obviously but that car seat is in my opinion a bigger danger.”
Experts warn against using amber teething necklaces.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has long held the stance that not only are amber teething necklaces unsafe, but they’re also not effective in helping little ones get through the pain and discomfort that comes with teething.
In this case, it appears Jessa’s critics are right. Hopefully, someone in her life will say something – we’d hate to see anything happen to precious baby George!
