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Lots of moms like to think out loud and Melissa-Emily is one of them. In her latest post to her Life Beyond Base blog, she shares her favorite way to fight teething tantrums.

Are you one of those moms who's tired of trying everything to give your baby relief from the teething process? I know I was! I tried everything from Humfrees to Orajel and even those rubber toys filled with liquid inside, but nothing seemed to help until I found these at Babies 'R' Us.

For those moms running out of options for your baby's teething tantrums I highly suggest Earth's Best's Teething Biscuits! They're really amazing. Not only does your little one entertain herself but it really helps soothe their gums.

Best part is they're organic, inexpensive, and you don't have to worry about them choking due to the biscuit breaking into many little pieces. As the baby plays with it, and scratches her gums, it dissolves into her mouth.

Although, choking is unlikely with all baby products make sure to supervise your child!

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Please sir, can I have some more? Once baby gets the OK to have more than breast milk or formula, one of the first transition foods is baby cereal, or as Oliver Twist called it, porridge. Recipes vary, but lots of parents initially introduce a rice-based mush to their tot, so we've run the numbers on how much it costs.

• Gerber Rice Cereal with DHA — 8 ounce canister ($3.59) = 44 cents per ounce
• Happy Baby Happy Bellies Organic Brown Rice Cereal — 7 ounce canister ($3.99) = 57 cents per ounce
• Tasty Brand Organic Brown Rice Cereal — 7 ounce pouch ($4.99) = 71 cents per ounce
• Earth's Best Rice Cereal — 8 ounce box ($2.79) = 34.8 cents per ounce

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Where's the eats? Once baby gets the OK to have more than breast milk or formula, fruit and veggie purees quickly become a household staple to satiate wee appetites. Some tots can consume quite a bit, so we've run the numbers on how much it costs.

• Gerber 1st Foods Applesauce — 16 (2.5-ounce tubs for $10.49) = 26 cents per ounce
• Plum Organics Just Fruit Apples — six (3.17-ounce pouches of $7.29) = 38 cents per ounce
• Ella's Kitchen Organic Baby Food Stage 1 Apples — seven (3.5-ounce pouches for $12.50) = 51 cents per ounce
• Sprout Organic Stage 1 Roasted Apples — 12 (3.5-ounce pouches for $12.99) = 30.9 cents per ounce
• Earth's Best 1st Foods Apples — 12 (2.5-ounce jars for $7.99) = 26.6 cents per ounce

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What mom can live without wipes? When tending to a mess, most mothers don't count how many they use, but the disposable wet tissues certainly add up! Some families use up to a pack a day and continue to buy the wipes to tidy hands and keep clean long after their kids are out of diapers. On average, one wipe costs about 5 to 6 cents with green and conventional nappies at similar price points. Check out these figures based on solo packs.

• Pampers Sensitive — 64 count ($3.49) = 5.4 cents per wipe
• Huggies Natural Care Unscented — 72 count ($3.69) = 5.1 cents per wipe
• Natural Babycare Eco-Sensitive Wipe — 70 count ($3.79) = 5.4 cents per wipe
• Seventh Generation — 70 count ($4.69) = 6.7 cents per wipe
• Earth's Best Tendercare — 80 count ($4.49) = 5.6 cents per wipe
• Mustela Diaper Change Cleansing and Soothing — 70 count ($10.99) = 15.7 cents per wipe

Buying wipes in bulk can save families a good chunk of change.
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