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Can you diagnose my kid too?

whitedress11whitedress11
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her gums have been  bleeding for about 5 days. in the morning i find spots of blood from where she is sleeping. we brush her teeth at night and in the morning. my pedi said not to take her to a dentist until she is three. i will call the pedi tomorrow, but any idea why her front gums are bleeding so much?
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Re: Can you diagnose my kid too?

  • DandelionMomDandelionMom

    Is she anemic??

    Make sure you're using a soft toothbrush. ??

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  • amanda&robamanda&rob
    Poor girl :o(
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  • springmomspringmom

    eating lemons? ?Jk I LOVE your siggy

    does she take a paci or anything at night that she could be chewing on? ?Poor thing! ?

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  • whitedress11whitedress11
    she does still take a paci only at night, could that be causing some rotting of the gums? she is a paci junkie...... i dont now how she will sleep without it.
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  • springmomspringmom

    I don't think it would be rotting her gums, I was thinking more along the lines of the plastic part rubbing them and irritating them. ?Hmm. ?It's not like you can take the paci from her for a couple of days and see, but if it's ONLY happening at night and that's the only time they are bleeding...

    Maybe try a different paci (easier said than done, I'm sure! ?my kids were nuts about what kind they took)?

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  • ZenyaZenya member
    IDK but the advice to wait until 3 for a dentist is pretty outdated I think.  I have not yet brought DS but I need to.  I would definitely bring her to a dentist.
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  • coktcokt member

    MH is a pediatric dentist, and the current reccomendation is that kids are seen by a dentist pretty soon after their 1st birthday.  MH is in the OR about once a week with 3 and 4 year olds who come in for the first time with so many cavities and problems that they need to be put under GA to get all the work done. I would call a pediatric dentist and bring her in ASAP so she can get used to going and they can take a look and make sure everything is OK with her gums.  Poor thing, hopefully it is nothing!

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