Moonjax Silicone Baby Teether has the best record for easy-to-hold teethers: 39 of 39 reviewers said their baby could hold it, and 70% of its reviews say their baby likes it. Baby Banana Toothbrush Teether is next at 34 of 34 and Sophie la Girafe Teether at 24 of 25. Itzy Ritzy Teething Mitt has the weakest record here at 14 of 19, and 25% of its reviews say it is hard to hold.
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Share of parents who stated an outcome for grip. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.
The two teething mitts are where hold complaints cluster: 25% of Itzy Ritzy reviews and 12% of Malarkey Kids reviews say it is hard to hold.
Praise and complaints are the points parents repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.
Moonjax
Best for easy grip
No reviewer reported trouble holding it, and 98% say it is easy to hold. 70% say their baby likes it and 20% call it easy to clean.
No repeated complaints yet.
Baby Banana
Babies take to it: 78% of reviews say their baby likes it and 85% say it is easy to hold. 32% say their baby seemed soothed by it, and 8% mention that it can be chilled.
No repeated complaints yet.
Sophie la Girafe
Price is the sticking point, with 26% of reviews finding it too expensive. Still, 59% say it is easy to hold and 59% say their baby likes it, though 10% mention mold or trouble cleaning it.
Frida Baby
Chilling is part of the appeal, with 38% of reviews mentioning it, and 45% say it is easy to hold. 18% say it soothed their baby, while 5% find it hard to hold.
No repeated complaints yet.
Nuby
Best for good value
13 of 14 said their baby could hold it, from a smaller group. 55% of reviews say their baby likes it, 20% call it good value and 10% find it hard to hold.
No repeated complaints yet.
Malarkey Kids
This mitt-style teether wins babies over (50% of reviews) and is easy to clean (29%), but holding is where it slips: 12% find it hard to hold and 12% say it's too big.
Itzy Ritzy
Grip is the problem: 25% of reviews say it is hard to hold, and 5 of 19 reviewers who commented on holding said their baby struggled. Babies still take to it, with 35% of reviews saying their baby likes it.
The 7 products ranked here carry 2,033 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about grip, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Dec 2014 and Aug 2026.
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Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.
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Moonjax Silicone Baby Teether has the best record (39 of 39), followed by Baby Banana Toothbrush Teether (34 of 34) and Sophie la Girafe Teether (24 of 25). Neither Moonjax Silicone Baby Teether nor Baby Banana Toothbrush Teether had a single reviewer report trouble holding it.
Reviewers say they can be tricky. 25% of Itzy Ritzy reviews and 12% of Malarkey Kids Munch Mitt reviews say the mitt is hard to hold, and Itzy Ritzy Teething Mitt has the weakest record here at 14 of 19.
Call your pediatrician if your baby's symptoms are severe, last more than a few days or come with a fever. A teether can't tell you whether something else is going on, and reviews just tell you which ones babies could hold.
26% of its reviews say it is too expensive, but 24 of 25 said their baby could hold it and 59% say their baby likes it. 10% mention mold or trouble cleaning it.
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