How often do you brush LO's teeth?

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CPW: Brushing Teeth

rondosa

Err only at night right now, after dinner as part of bedtime routine.

We are now at 14 teeth so I should probably do am and pm. Bad mommy!

LauraB1016

We have this "beginner" toothbrush. She hated it at first and hates anything in her mouth so we are still just letting her get use to it. Sometimes she puts in her mouth and we makes motions to show her what to do...... I think this is going to be a long process.

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My little guy will barely let me brush his teeth now.  He closes his mouth, shakes his head, and turns away when I try to come near him with the toothbrush.  He does like the sound of the electric tooth brush, so sometimes I try that for just a few seconds.  I'm hoping this is just a phase and has to do with teething.   

fabk

I brush them at night. He gets a toothbrush to play with at diaper changes. He likes to brush his own teeth.

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@lauraB1016 I'm glad to see I'm not alone on this.  Sometimes my little guy will just chew on the brush for a bit.  I'm totally counting that. 

theuntaggablek

This totally is easier with a second kid. He wants to do everything big brother does, including tooth brushing. So when big brother does it before bed, A toddles in excitedly to join in. He also points to his toothbrush in the morning when I brush.

valstulas

Lately Finn's idea of having his teeth brushed involves sucking that sweet gel toothpaste off his toothbrush and then flinging his toothbrush across the room when he is done.

If that counts, we brush his teeth twice a day.

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@theuntaggablek That's awesome and adorable! 

redhead610

I try for twice a day, but sometimes forget in the morning. Tooth #3 broke through yesterday, so I want to get him used to it!

atlvol

We brush his in the bath at night.

UTQT09

I try to remember to brush her teeth daily... Bad mom.

KikiCohen

We brush P's teeth in the AM after breakfast and at night right before bed.

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DD brushes them when she plays with her tooth brush. She only has three right now.

gutsymama

SS: I'm not good about remembering to do it, but Lucas is very proud of knowing what things are for and where they go and likes to show me, so he regularly pulls me into the bathroom, points to the medicine cabinet, and shows me what to do with his toothbrush (and mine, and dad's). So sometimes we brush his teeth 15x/day....

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Just at night before bed.

KateJuly2013

Attempt twice. She mostly just munches on the brush.

sdtchica13

Every night before bed!

ilovemyducks21

In theory we do it every night as part of the bedtime routine. But in practice we forget a lot. Need to get better about that...

thegoodpotato

Twice a day. Because Amanda insists. If you don't brush her teeth, she clings to their little stair set and wails.

new2011mommy

Twice a day, usually once late morning/ early afternoon and then right before bed.

martyn17

During bath time I try to brush her teeth, and then I let her play with the tooth brush.  I'm not really doing awesome in the dental care department.

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@thepoodpotato  Please tell me your secrets on getting your children so invested in their oral hygiene. 

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Encchanted said:

Once a day. Sometimes I try in the morning, but right now, it really is a two person job to get them brushed.

@encchanted Thanks for  you sharing this. I've often wondered if we'd have an easier time with brushing if DH was capable of helping. Then I felt bad for not being good at brushing my child's teeth on my own. 

saphires

We "try" to brush every night, it is such a struggle so sometimes I don't even bother. 

WanderingA

Adeline only has 4 teeth (and she's got them all in the past 2 months) so we have just started introducing the toothbrush.  I will brush for about 15-20 seconds and then she wants to do it.  She seems to like it but we're not doing it consistently. 

fabk

Mh went to the dentist today. According to him Lo should have his teeth brushed (by us) twice a day minimum.
Apparently if hegets a cavity before four years old he has to go to a hospital to have it filled. :-S

Bmore721

We were brushing teeth once a day during DD's bedtime routine, but in the last two weeks, she started insisting on also brushing in the morning just like mommy. As in, "if you don't let me chew on an adult toothbrush that looks just like yours (no, the pink one! not the blue one!), I am going to throw myself backwards, writhing and screaming on the bathroom tile." @-)

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fabk said:

Mh went to the dentist today. According to him Lo should have his teeth brushed (by us) twice a day minimum.
Apparently if hegets a cavity before four years old he has to go to a hospital to have it filled. :-S

Yikes. We better get a routine/system down now.