Brushing teeth at night?

My baby doesn’t fall asleep at the bottle. But I have a fight with my baby every night to brush his teeth. I need my husband to hold down his hands so I can do it. But when he’s not around it’s a battle. And I’m lucky to brush for a few seconds.

I’m following for advice too lol

Its hit or miss with my baby. Some nights I have to hold her arms down, some nights she actually brushes, and sometimes she just sucks/bites. My dentist said its okay if they gnaw on the toothbrush but actual brushing is helpful for actual cleaning and for teething pain so I try to make it somewhat pleasant for her

We did the teeth wipes for a while, then once he got all his teeth we used a little toothbrush. I think after a year or so.

Not gonna lie, it’s not easy. I lock his arms with my legs; very lightly though, I do not pin him down- he is still able to get his arms from under my legs. I use his lounger from when he was a baby as a cushion, and it also doubles as a way for him to associate its time to brush his teeth.

We would do bottle, teeth, story time, then bed. We kept little disposable cups for water and a toothbrush on the nightstand next to our recliner where we did the night routine so we didn’t have to move baby to the bathroom with bright lights. We started using toothpaste when she turned 1. She usually likes brushing her teeth but I let her hold the bottle of toothpaste while I brush to prevent fussiness

My baby is very routine- she runs up the stairs to “showey” will run back into the bathroom to brush her teeth and loves going to bed… however the actual brush situation first I try.. then she takes the brush and “tries” but it’s mostly just sucking the toothpaste / water off- I let her do it a few times then take the brush and try to get in there… its not super productive but it’s something lol