Teeth brushing
My LO used to be pretty good at letting me brush her teeth, but for the past few weeks she’s really resistant to it. I’ve tried giving her a brush of her own to use (as well as the one I hold to do her teeth properly); distracting her with TV, brushing my teeth at the same time, and using a finger brush. Nothing’s working and I’m getting really concerned that she’s going to end up with decay. Does anyone have other tips I can try?
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Is it possibly from teething? Particularly molars. My LB went through a phase of hating teeth brushing when his were on the move and it was only once they broke the surface that he went back to being happy to open his mouth for it. During the refusal time we basically decided that if we could get toothpaste in his mouth then we were happy, anything more was a bonus.
You could try anbesol or other teething liquid/gel to numb the gums before brushing to see if that helps.
I agree I think teething plays a part. Atm my boy will let me brush his bottom no problem, but top ones he cries, I think his gums are a bit sore x
I think teething probably does play a part. She has one last bottom incisor to come through and that should be it until her second molars, so hopefully things will improve soon!
Hey we had the same since molars came in. Nightmare. I went through all possible forums and what worked is I put tv on (she doesn’t watch a lot) and then I lay her down on the sofa between my legs with her arms under my thighs. And then brush. First she literally hated it and cried (was fine after a minute anyway) but after 2 days she was fine. Someone said on one forum to do it in more “matter of fact” way - no faffing around, no games etc more like nappy change. I tried this approach and it worked. Then she plays with the toothbrush. Everything else totally failed.
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