Mouth care for newborns?

Do you clean your newborns mouth/tongue?

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Nope

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Yes I use a wash cloth with warm water to clean inside the mouth in the morning and evening because breast milk actually smells bad so I won't want her to develop any mouth odor.

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I try to when we do bath (use a clean washcloth for mouth with my finger) but he's only 4 weeks and doesn't really open his mouth very wide for me.

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Brush baby mouth wipes

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Thank you for the replies! Has anyone actually had any healthcare advise regarding this? Midwife has mentioned bathing but nothing about oral care🤔

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My doctor just told me to do this, after every feed. Use finger and wet cloth to scrub tongue a little.

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Nope. I’m a midwife & never advised anyone to clean mouth - not necessary. You should of course brush their teeth once they come in x

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I use these cotton tongue cleaners off Amazon you just put it under warm water but don’t soak it.

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