Toothbrush recommendations for a 1 yr old?

It’s been so hard to brush my 1 yr old’s teeth recently. I try to get in there as much as I can but he doesn’t want to fully open his mouth or would just clench his lips. I currently use the frida baby toothbrush and not liking it. What are you using and has it worked for your 1 yr old?

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It's less about what I'm using and more about how I'm doing it. Baby has 8 teeth and we have just been giving her the toothbrush since her first tooth. We show her our teeth, show her the brushing motion have her show us her teeth and then get in there real quick. Then we just give her the brush to "play" with and she spends like 2-3 minutes massaging her gums and teeth with it. Started with Dr. Browns toothbrush and now using an electric one: https://wellbeingisland.com/collections/jack-n-jill-toothbrushes/products/jack-n-jill-tickle-tooth-sonic-toothbrush-0-6yrs

Try giving him his own teething toothbrush to play with. There’s some on Amazon if you search teething toothbrush. One end is a teether and the other is a very short toothbrush. They come in a pack of like 6. That’s how my son got used to the bristles on his teeth. Then when I brush his teeth, he holds “his” toothbrush and we take turns with him using the play one and me actually brushing his teeth while we sing Ms Rachel’s brush your teeth song. He’s actually getting pretty good at it at 14 months old.

Walmart makes a extra soft bristled in the real toothbrush sections it’s meant for toddlers and I recommend it to all my mommy friends and there kids prefer it way more the training tooth brushes are very rough on there poor gums this one cleans but isn’t hurting them

Electric toothbrush has been a big winner for us!! He likes it and will keep it in his mouth. We use electric toothbrushes so it is better for modeling since it looks more like what we are doing. They are very inexpensive and it’s been worth it to at least get some brushing.

This is what we are currently using with Dr Brown's strawberry toothpaste
MEGA TEN 360-Degree Kids Electric... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBQMXJK5?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

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