My cousin has a 8 month old, she lives on a well and uses distilled water. I heard that babies need some form of flouride, is this true?
2007-02-23 05:01:13 · 7 answers · asked by Proud Mother 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Yes it is true for healthy teeth. She should tell her pediatrician that she has well water and he will give her a script for vitamins with flouride.
2007-02-23 05:05:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the baby is breastfeeding still she may need it but some formulas contain flouride...check the formula ask the doc.
In a 1997 policy statement, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), recommended that babies under the age of six months should not be given fluoride supplements. From the age of six months to three years, the AAP advised that fluoride supplements are only needed if the drinking water has a low amount of flouride (less than 0.3 ppm of fluoride.)
2007-02-23 13:13:47 · answer #2 · answered by mdbayboater 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with the doctor, he may prescribe some type of flouride for the baby. Yes they should have some. The doctor is the best one to decide when and how much though. Once the baby is older and starts brushing their teeth, with the flouride in the toothpaste, they won't need to add to it. I"m mom to 3 and have dealt with this.
2007-02-23 13:20:04 · answer #3 · answered by Melanie A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people would argue about this one. My doctor and dentist say that kids need to start receiving flouride tablets around 1 year old, until they receive flouride treatments at their dentist visits every 6 months and in their toothpaste. I grew up with flouride in my water, and didn't get in cavities until I moved to where there was no flouride in the water and wasn't going to the dentist regularly. I had 7 cavities in one dentist visit, it sucked! My husband and all of his siblings never had flouride in their water or regular dentist appointments and they all have fillings.
2007-02-23 13:08:19 · answer #4 · answered by mommyem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Need" is a really strong word. It's nice to have fluoride to prevent tooth decay, but it's certainly not _necessary_ for an 8 month old to survive. She shouldn't be using distilled water anyway, though --she'd be better off drinking filtered well water instead of distilled water.
2007-02-23 13:10:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Nobody needs fluoride. It is actually a by-product and poisonous in large quantities. To protect teeth, sealant when the child finally has all their permanent teeth is much better.
Fluoride has been proven to prevent cavities, but too much of the substance can be toxic, especially to children, who can develop a defect in tooth enamel.
It has also been proven to cause controversy, pitting those who follow conventional wisdom against those who don't want government forcing "medication" down throats and still others who say fluoride shouldn't be added because it is in many other foods.
2007-02-23 13:25:01 · answer #6 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My theory is that fluoride is required in our water so that none of us will live long enough to burden the federal budget by collecting social security. Fluoride and Chlorine are both deadly toxins.
2007-02-23 13:17:40 · answer #7 · answered by Surveyor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋