Teeth brushing - one year olds!
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Topic: Teeth brushing - one year olds!
Posted By: hannibal
Subject: Teeth brushing - one year olds!
Date Posted: 21 October 2009 at 10:33pm
| Help - got the bubs, brush and toothpaste - how to start!! She didn't want me near her and she was waving around like it was a magic wand. When did you start? and any tips ... |
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 21 October 2009 at 10:54pm
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We started brushing teeth (gums) when we introduced solids - just using a little song and rubbing her gums with a flannel. The as she got bigger, I made sure she saw me brushing my teeth each day. At about 9 or 10 months we bought the pigeon toothbrushy set and started brushing her gums with the bumpy silicone head brush, and when she finally got teeth we moved onto a real toothbrush then.
We still use the same silly song (brusha brusha brusha....) and we brush our teeth together in the mornings - always lead by example! and she brings me her toothbrush at night. Toothpaste is yum! If she doesn't like the favour you have, try to find one she thinks is really yummy - getting the toothbrush in the mouth with the toothpaste on it is a good start, even if they do only eat the toothpaste. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 21 October 2009 at 11:03pm
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We started brushing as soon as Caden got teeth, which was at 7 months old.
We just put a tiny bit of his kiddies toothpaste on the brush and gently cleaned his teeth, at first he didnt like it, but now he LOVES his toothbrush! We say "brush teeth" and he opens his mouth, we give them a brush and then let him hold the brush and he puts it in his own mouth and sucks and chews on it lol ------------- |
Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 12:25pm
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As soon as DD was starting to get more teeth we got her a little toothbrush and paste and chews on it, but as she she gets older we will teach her how to clean her teeth properly. She is 13 months old.
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 1:18pm
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I sing the 'you brush your teeth, ch..ch..ch...ch...ch...' etc we thing - can't remember what it's off and do mine at the same time.
started brushing his with a toothbrush quite early on as he had most of his teeth by 1yo. He loves doing them morning and night now, and if I'm slightly late, he says 'teeth please' and runs and bangs on the bathroom door  I always give them a brush after he's finished too, and we practising rinsing etc, just trying to get him to spit now instead of eating the toothpaste!
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 1:28pm
| Daniel just got given a brush when we brushed ours and just encouraged him to brush them, now he asks for his brush morning and night and doesnt like giving it up! We didnt force the issue. Sometimes we sing if your happy and you know it brush your teeth if hes just being lazy and he cooperates and brushes |
Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 3:16pm
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If ryan see's me or DH brushing our teeth, Ryan sceams and screams until you give him his and then we can't get it off him afterwards. He seems to work it out himself just watched us do it and just did it himself. In the morning we do this routine and I'll get dressed then we'll go in the bathroom he'll sit on the floor and I give him his brush and I do mine at the same time. We even stop to rine, (have to teach him to spit though) then we wash faces and hands and I do the rest of me make up blah blah, and then we get him dressed and ready for the day. Even when we're just having a home day, we still do it. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 5:17pm
Natalie wouldn't let us anywhere near her mouth (and still won't), so there was no way I could get a totothbrush in! I tried so many times giving a brush to her just to play with, all to no avail (even when I would brush my teeth at the same time to show her). It all came down to putting some toothpaste on the brush - apparently that makes it all worthwhile 
Having said that, she still just sucks the toothpaste off the brush, but I figure it's such a small amount plus any teeth cleaning is better than none! But now when I do my teeth in the morning, she will come and 'ask' for hers too 
I figured she would do it when she was ready, and we didn't force the issue, and as she hates us looking in her mouth anyway, I didn't want to traumatise her against toothbrushing! -------------  
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