XP: fluoride supplements

vettymama

Is anyone using fluoride supplements?

Why or why not?

I need to do more research on it. Our pedi didn't say much about it. Just that usually families with well water or reverse osmosis filters give their babies fluoride supplements.

carrotsoup70

My pedi didn't say anything to me about water/fluoride at our 6mo appt. Then I read in Baby 411 that they should start getting fluoride after 6mos. DS was about 7.5 months when I read that (oops). I will just start mixing his formula with filtered fridge water when we are out of bottled water. Until then, I just give him a few oz of tap water. Since he didn't tell me to give him supplements, I am not going to do so.

numberonemama

There's no way I'd purposely give my kid fluoride.  It's bad enough they put it in the public water!

minervacullen

numberonemama:

There's no way I'd purposely give my kid fluoride. nbsp;It's bad enough they put it in the public water!

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bensbride225

My town doesn't fluoridate its water (which my pediatrician in the neighboring town happened to know) so he wrote a prescription for poly-vi-sol vitamins with fluoride. I'm happy to have the supplementation for developing teeth.

 

novmomtobe

We were prescribed fluoride tablets by our pediatric dentist since we have well water.  But we didn't start those until 2 years old.

iadanza

bensbride225:

My town doesn't fluoridate its water (which my pediatrician in the neighboring town happened to know) so he wrote a prescription for poly-vi-sol vitamins with fluoride. I'm happy to have the supplementation for developing teeth.

 

 I live in Portland which recently voted against public fluoridation...again... we are currently using these same vitamins with fluoride drops and I try to remember to give them to him.  Although, he hates the taste and I often forget....

Grk_Natasha

A simple Google search will show you that fluoride is a toxic chemical. Children's toothpaste is "fluoride free" = fluoride SHOULD NOT BE SWALLOWED. Figure it out.

MomtobeNJ

Grk_Natasha:

A simple Google search will show you that fluoride is a toxic chemical. Children's toothpaste is "fluoride free" = fluoride SHOULD NOT BE SWALLOWED. Figure it out.

Then why are licensed, board certified pediatricians prescribing fluoride supplements? This is not a snotty/snarky question - I am genuinely curious. Something tells me the fluoride levels in toothpaste and the supplements must be very different. My pedi didn't prescribe a supplement for my DD, by the way.

Grk_Natasha

MomtobeNJ:

Grk_Natasha:

A simple Google search will show you that fluoride is a toxic chemical. Children's toothpaste is "fluoride free" = fluoride SHOULD NOT BE SWALLOWED. Figure it out.

Then why are licensed, board certified pediatricians prescribing fluoride supplements? This is not a snotty/snarky question - I am genuinely curious. Something tells me the fluoride levels in toothpaste and the supplements must be very different. My pedi didn't prescribe a supplement for my DD, by the way.

That is a very good question, as I have never heard of a doc doing this. And if I did, it would raise a lot of questions as to how good a pedi they are. Just because they are "board certified" doesn't mean they know best. 

MomtobeNJ

Grk_Natasha:

MomtobeNJ:

Grk_Natasha:

A simple Google search will show you that fluoride is a toxic chemical. Children's toothpaste is "fluoride free" = fluoride SHOULD NOT BE SWALLOWED. Figure it out.

Then why are licensed, board certified pediatricians prescribing fluoride supplements? This is not a snotty/snarky question - I am genuinely curious. Something tells me the fluoride levels in toothpaste and the supplements must be very different. My pedi didn't prescribe a supplement for my DD, by the way.

That is a very good question, as I have never heard of a doc doing this. And if I did, it would raise a lot of questions as to how good a pedi they are. Just because they are "board certified" doesn't mean they know best. 

You've never heard of a doctor prescribing fluoride supplements? 

numberonemama

MomtobeNJ:

Grk_Natasha:

MomtobeNJ:

Grk_Natasha:

A simple Google search will show you that fluoride is a toxic chemical. Children's toothpaste is "fluoride free" = fluoride SHOULD NOT BE SWALLOWED. Figure it out.

Then why are licensed, board certified pediatricians prescribing fluoride supplements? This is not a snotty/snarky question - I am genuinely curious. Something tells me the fluoride levels in toothpaste and the supplements must be very different. My pedi didn't prescribe a supplement for my DD, by the way.

That is a very good question, as I have never heard of a doc doing this. And if I did, it would raise a lot of questions as to how good a pedi they are. Just because they are "board certified" doesn't mean they know best. 

You've never heard of a doctor prescribing fluoride supplements? 

Nope, not in the seven years I have been a mommy! And I agree that I would question them. 

MomtobeNJ

Well, there are 3 people in this thread alone who said they've had them prescribed, soooo......

novmomtobe

Grk_Natasha:

MomtobeNJ:

Grk_Natasha:

A simple Google search will show you that fluoride is a toxic chemical. Children's toothpaste is "fluoride free" = fluoride SHOULD NOT BE SWALLOWED. Figure it out.

Then why are licensed, board certified pediatricians prescribing fluoride supplements? This is not a snotty/snarky question - I am genuinely curious. Something tells me the fluoride levels in toothpaste and the supplements must be very different. My pedi didn't prescribe a supplement for my DD, by the way.

That is a very good question, as I have never heard of a doc doing this. And if I did, it would raise a lot of questions as to how good a pedi they are. Just because they are "board certified" doesn't mean they know best. 

https://www.aapd.org/media/Policies_Guidelines/P_FluorideUse.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5014a1.htm