Teeth brushing

Same boat here 11 months but we’ve been brushing since 9 months. They still need to get used to it whether they drink a bottle or not. With my first at like 13 months she stopped having her night bottle i just took it away I don’t remember how tbh so I think it’s gonna be hard bc mine also falls asleep with a bottle and has 1 bottle in the night like at 4 am or 6 am. Definitely keep brushing the teeth I also thought about bath bottle brush teeth but then I don’t wanna deal with the crying to sleep she already has a hard time napping having to constantly rock her bc she fights and I’m pregnant so it’s hard for me. I’ve just been slowly making less ounces throughout the day 4 instead of 6 and making sure to feed a good meal to keep her full all night. I’ll keep doing that and take the bottle when my wic runs out of formula this month she’ll be 1 !!!! So good luck to us lol

Any amount if brushing is better than none. If baby wakes in the night go ahead and give her a quick clean! Right now the habit is important 😊

I was in the same situation with my 20 month old.
I did what you suggested as well, switched the routine around. I think the sugar in the milk is the concern for cavities. My son has an emotional support sippy cup that is just water in his bed so if he feels the need to have a drink, he has water.

It did take about a week for him to be okay with the shift in routine but it's been great since.

If it's possible, do it and get it out of the way. It can only make it easier for you later. We managed to separate night feeds and bedtime around 8ish months.

Yeah I usually do bath- brush- bottle- sleep. But I don't want cavities cause then it's a whole other issue to deal with. She doesn't like it when I try to brush them and tries to suck on the brush lol. Today I switched the routine and gave the bottle before bathing, she only drank 3oz, instead of 7oz. She fell asleep fine, but I already had a few wakes. So I'll see how this goes, maybe I'll have to brush after bottle after all.

It might take a few nights to get used to. But the sooner the better imo. It's generally good practice to do teeth after bottle so getting that out of the way is good practice. Even better if they can already sleep without feeding.

I will say though that my 3yo still sucks on the toothbrush, and is just now more stubborn about doing it all by herself. It doesn't go away anytime soon. 😂

Weve been brushing since 5mths when his first teeth comes hes 19mths and he still has milk through the night the tooth paste should give a bit of protection.