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Toddler Toothpaste?

beebabybeebaby member
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When did you start using it with your little one?
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Re: Toddler Toothpaste?

  • howleyshellhowleyshell member

    Dylan - just this past December so 3.5

    Jace - same time so 2

     

    The key is that if it's got flouride in it they shouldn't swallow it.

    Their ability to spit on command is the key determining factor more than age.

     

    ETA:  Did you mean brushing teeth in general?  We started that as soon as they got teeth so about 6-7 months with flouride free toothpaste.

     

    Sorry I misunderstood! 

     

    Our IF journey: 1 m/c, 1 IVF with only 3 eggs retrieved yielding Dylan and a lost twin, 1 shocker unmedicated BFP resulting in Jace, 3 more unmedicated pregnancies ending in more losses.
    Total score: 6 pregnancies, 5 losses, 2 amazing blessings that I'm thankful for every single day.
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  • JustaKidAtHeartJustaKidAtHeart
    We have been using the floride free (little bear or thomas) stuff for abotu 8 months now.
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  • charmcitygirlcharmcitygirl member
    We started around his first birthday brushing his teeth 2x a day.  We use the toothpaste without flouride since he likes to swallow it.  We'll wait until he can spit to give him real toothpaste.
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  • cmw&tdmcmw&tdm member
    With DS we started at maybe 18 months, we brushed with just water before that.  With DD we started at maybe 7 months.  We use the Orajel toddler toothpaste, fluoride free.  The kids' ped dentist says no fluoride toothpaste for them before 6.  
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  • beebabybeebaby member
    thanks ladies!
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  • futrkingsleyfutrkingsley member
    We started with flouride free paste at about a year (before that we just used water).  We started using a smear of flouride toothpaste once a day last month even though he can't spit it out.  We don't have flouride in our water so I'm not worried he will get too much.
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