I'd heard about it, but didn't realise it also comes from nursing. I'd also heard babies don't need water which though mostly true, I'm now thinking it would be a good idea for nursing mothers to end a feeding with 10-20 cc of water if only to clean the teeth. I was noticing that my babies teeth looked chalky not pearly so I thought I'd scratch the surface to see if it was plaque and discovered it was worse than it looked and my baby started crying. His teeth haven't fully rotted luckily they still have their shape but one has a tiny flake that peeled. I will be taking him to the dentist on Wednesday.
Thanks for any experience or help you can share.
2006-11-26 20:05:54 · 4 answers · asked by tyreanpurple 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Breastmilk (fed directly from the breast) doesn't pool in the mouth the same way milk from a bottle does. Breastmilk doesn't come out unless the child is actively sucking and swallowing. With a bottle, the milk will just drip out and pool in the child's mouth. The article below is really WONDERFUL.
2006-11-27 00:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking about "bottle rot", it is common in children who are put to bed with a bottle of any liquid that is not water. I have had students in my class with bottle rot, and one little guy now who had to have his four top front teeth removed because his teeth were so rotten. The poor little guy can't bite anything! The reason that bottles cause such rot is because the liquid sits on the teeth. All you really need to do (for infants with few teeth) is wipe the gums and teeth with a wet washcloth. For toddlers, get an infant toothbrush and some safe toothpaste (like Little Bear Fruit Splash) and brush it over his teeth twice a day.
2006-11-27 11:33:52 · answer #2 · answered by dolphin mama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My oldest daughter was bottlefeed, and i was bad, i gave her cordial and flavoured milk and she took her bottle to bed. At her first dentist appointment,(6 years old) she had perfectley healthy teeth.(still are at 8)
My middle daughter was breastfeed, then went to a cup at 10 months. At about 3 and half we noticed she had 2 teeth either side (lower) that was rotting away, she has had to have them filled. Her other teeth seem fine, but these 2 teeth are continuing to rot, she also lost her first tooth early. Maybe it has something to do with DNA too.
2006-11-26 20:50:17 · answer #3 · answered by lividuva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my nephew had tooth decay so badly from milk bottles that he had to have 6 removed under general anaesthetic in hospital at the age of 4!! most parents do not realise that milk has sugar in it as well try to give ONLY formula and water in bottles and a little bit of cooled boiled water has never hurt any one.. there are (in Australia) a huge range of baby tooth brushes and tooth pastes and a extra soft baby tooth brush should be introduced along with the first teeth to get baby used to u cleaning for the then baby tooth paste should be introduced around 1 year old they are never to young for supervised brushing go to cups as soon as your baby can and avoid all juice and soft drink as much as you can my 4 year old loves to brush with her Disney tooth brush and princess tooth paste make it fun good luck
2006-11-26 20:23:32 · answer #4 · answered by Danielle C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋