Are you brushing LO's teeth?

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And how many do they have?

I just bought a toothbrush for DS2 today. He has 4-6 teeth. I was hoping to delay adding yet another thing to our day, but I suppose it's time.

And you?

[lauranicole91]

Not very regularly, but yeah, we bought one when she cut her first tooth. She's only got two.

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Jan 3, 2013 23:03:17 GMT -5 lauranicole91 said:

Not very regularly, but yeah, we bought one when she cut her first tooth. She's only got two.

Has she had those teeth for ages? it seems like she got them early. or am I remembering someone else.?

[jaime183]

Luke has 2 full teeth (bottom) and 2 that just broke through (top).
DH is in charge of teeth brushing- I think he does it about 5x a week. He's pretty OCD and good at remembering those kinds of things.

[mikehoncho]

I don't brush them but I wipe them at bath time with a wash cloth

[fusion]

no teeth still! I'm thankful since she is extremely protective of her mouth. I don't foresee teeth brushing to be a pleasant experience for anyone.

[lauranicole91]

Jan 3, 2013 23:10:40 GMT -5 @starbound said:

Jan 3, 2013 23:03:17 GMT -5 lauranicole91 said:

Not very regularly, but yeah, we bought one when she cut her first tooth. She's only got two.

Has she had those teeth for ages? it seems like she got them early. or am I remembering someone else.?

He got them fairly late I think. She was toothless until 7.5 months. No signs of any new ones though and we are fastly approaching 10months.

[lauranicole91]

Oh and Peyton looooves getting her teeth brushed. She smiles and giggles and is sad when I put the tooth brush down. No joke. She totally takes it as a pampering massage apparently.

[wildcatprincess]

What are these teeth you speak of?

My kids don't seem to feel the need for them their first year.

[lauranicole91]

Jan 3, 2013 23:27:26 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

J loves it too! Thank goodness.

I'm glad she likes it. I'm not sure I'd have the fight in me to hog tie her down every night to do it. Sucking snot while sick is traumatizing enough.

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We are toothless over here, but I do "brush" his gums with a wash cloth.

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Jan 3, 2013 23:30:15 GMT -5 wildcatprincess said:

What are these teeth you speak of?

My kids don't seem to feel the need for them their first year.

Half your luck! DS1 didn't have any the first year either and I was loving it. Not so this time..

[charlielove]

Yeah, Claire didn't get any until almost 11 months. Charlie has 2, but I haven't started brushing...should probably think about doing that soon. Oops.

[katie]

Yea, I hadn't even thought of it. Lillian has two but they are not in too far yet. She likes to bite on a wet washcloth during her bath, does that count? I guess once she's done with this sinus infection and antibiotics I will start.

[hass2001]

We have two teeth but haven't purchased a toothbrush yet. What kind do you get?

[eav2c]

No and he has two. It bugs the piss out of me that I haven't started yet though so I will tomorrow. I really, really want him to have nice teeth. My parents didn't really push it and I have some problems with my teeth that so I am going to push this taking care of teeth thing HARD!

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Jan 3, 2013 23:52:30 GMT -5 hass2001 said:

We have two teeth but haven't purchased a toothbrush yet. What kind do you get?

An overpriced baby one. Seriously, I paid $5 today. It was more expensive than my DS1's toothbrush ^o)

[JuliaGulia]

We bought Alexis a toothbrush a few weeks ago and it is still in the package...I really want to incorporate it into her routine but I honestly never think of it.

[dojo]

Jan 3, 2013 23:59:37 GMT -5 eav2c said:

No and he has two. It bugs the piss out of me that I haven't started yet though so I will tomorrow. I really, really want him to have nice teeth. My parents didn't really push it and I have some problems with my teeth that so I am going to push this taking care of teeth thing HARD!

This is me exactly. I have a cross bite that could have been corrected when I was young, but at this point it would require breaking my jaw. As far as parents go mine were the best anyone could want, but they weren't exactly proactive about that kind of stuff. I'm going to be on Hank's case about it.

[The Foozzler]

We just use a wash cloth but we plan to start using a toothbrush this weekend. We saw our dentist who is a family friend, and he told us we need to be brushing. He has his 2 bottom teeth.

[spaghetticat]

I use the finger one at night before I put her to bed. I can't say it's super effective as I do it in the dark and just kind of rub around (that's what she said). She has 6 teeth.

[dixeedeluxe]

5 teeth.
2 teeth buds.
We brush every night with a toothbrush and baby toothpaste and she luvs it.

I was going to NOT use baby toothpaste because we have flourinated water and I'd heard a dry brush is just as effective. But on TB, I saw an "ask me anything" with a pedi dentist and she REALLY supported baby toothpaste.

[skiesthelimit]

X has 7 teeth and we are brushing them. SIL and BIL are both dentists and have encouraged us to brush X's teeth as soon as they came in. It's not easy though, he hates it! He'd rather chew on the tooth brush and cries/closes his mouth shut when I try to brush them. I hope this gets better.

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I brush DS's 7 teeth twice a day with regular kids toothpaste (very little of course). But, I am a dental hygienist, so I'm kind of obsessed.

[Deleted]

After all Juliana's teeth issues, we are hardcore teeth brushers. Rosalie has two now and we brush with baby safe toothpaste and a finger brush AM and PM daily.

[petitepomme]

Mia is still toothless but I clean her gums with a washcloth during bath. She loves it! I'm pretty sure it's her favourite part of bathtime!

[EmmieB1025]

No teeth for us yet, but someone gave us baby toothpaste and a finger brush for Christmas. I'll start brushing once there's something to brush.

[Deleted]

meh, she still wakes up at night for a feeding so I don't see the point.

[Deleted]

2 teeth, and I just bought his first toothbrush today! I 'brushed' his teeth and he gave me the most HORRIFIC look... like an 'OMG WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!' x1,000. Then I did it again and he liked it. Phew. Although now he thinks its a toy and chewed on it all evening.