Fluoride supplements for an infant?

[spanikopita]

Our water is not fluoridated. My (awesome) pedi said at DD's 6 month appt she needed fluoride supplements, & we got a prescription.

They smell like ass. She cringes when she sees me holding the dropper.

What do I do? Why can't they make it taste like candy, like baby Motrin?

[mainelyfoolish]

We had fluoride supplements for DS and the liquid was grape flavored. He really liked it. I wonder if a different pharmacy would have a different formulation?

[everafter07]

Ours don't stink, they're peach flavored. We add them to her bottle.

[greenchile1]

If it's a multiple vitamin with fluoride, they all smell/taste bad to me. We tried several manufacturers and she would not take any of the mvi/fluoride drops. We ended up with just fluoride drops alone, they're peach flavored, and much more palatable.

[ilikedonuts]

Ours are peach flavored. They are the generic prescripton.

[potatopie]

Our dentist here told us to supplement right away, but the ped said it wasn't necessary. I did just buy toothpaste with flouride to start "brushing" DS's two little teeth, but we certainly don't do it regularly yet and I'm not sure if that's enough.

Does the supplement have to come through a prescription?

[mainelyfoolish]

It sounds like you have a multivitamin with fluoride. It's the vitamin/mineral part that's nasty. My DS wouldn't take Poly-vi-sol. Ask your doctor or dentist for a prescription for just sodium fluoride drops. They are flavored (grape or peach, apparently, depending on manufacturer) and my DS thought they were tasty.

[spanikopita]

May 15, 2014 6:28:12 GMT -5 potatopie said:

Our dentist here told us to supplement right away, but the ped said it wasn't necessary. I did just buy toothpaste with flouride to start "brushing" DS's two little teeth, but we certainly don't do it regularly yet and I'm not sure if that's enough.

Does the supplement have to come through a prescription?

Yes it's through prescription.

[jeaniebueller]

I used to mix it in applesauce.