Today Adam is ten months and eight days. He only gained a few grams since last month, but at 10 kg and 82 cm he’s still bigger than other infants in the same age.
His four teeth appeared exactly on the same day a few weeks ago. I thought brushing his teeth would be a difficult task. It turned out that he loves getting them brushed.
Besides finger toothbrush, I also use Spiffies twice daily. He simply can’t get enough of them.
If you can’t get toothwipes, you could make you own. Just wet a small clean cloth with luke warm water. Wrap it around your index finger, and it’s ready to use. Not sure whether the baby will like it as much though. I’ve never tried this myself.
However, dental hygiene is important. Maybe I’m a bit paranoid about this, but you can never be too careful.
I know as mothers we have like never ending tasks to do. Well, who said raising a kid was a part time job? For that reason, I’ve seen many mommies forgot to pay extra attention to their children’s dental care.
I hope I’m not one.
Not only decayed teeth will mar the baby’s smile and give him unpromising breath, they may affect the growth of the permanent teeth.
Brush Bonnie’s teeth ever since she got her first few teeth. It’s important to take care of their teeth at an early age as you said in the last sentence, it’ll effect the growth of the permanent teeth.
Comment by Syari — September 15, 2009 @ 4:58 pm
Atha gigis. Penyebabe waktu bayi tidur sambil minum susu/asi. Padhal, atha termasuk rajin sikat gigi. Dadi, saiki Atha langganan dokter gigi.
Comment by mita — October 21, 2009 @ 9:22 am