Help brushing toddlers teeth? It's impossible!!?

My little girl is almost 17 months old and hates having her teeth brushed. She will clamp her mouth shut and fight us all the way. We have tried all kinds of baby toothbrushes and about 4 different kinds of toothpaste including using no toothpaste. We are so afraid she is going to get cavities from not getting brushed properly, she does get almost no sugar and only drinks breastmilk and water so I know that part is fine, but we just worry about food residue.


Trying to brush her teeth produces the same result as trying to give a cat a bath, it is just screeching and fur flying!! Ha ha


Help please before our little girl needs dentures!!

Help brushing toddlers teeth? It's impossible!!?
I let my 2 year old brush my teeth if she lets me brush hers. She loves it.
Reply:hmmmm hold her mouth open it may hurt but she u need to!!!
Reply:I am singing "this is the way to brush my teeth" while I brush my son's teeth, and tickle his tongue with the toothbrush, he loves it.
Reply:Hey, I dont have enough points up to vote so i'll just say I like Stephanie W's answer of you letting your daughter brush your teeth and then you brush hers. I will be trying that when my daughter has teeth.
Reply:My daughter is only 10 months and her teeth are finally far enough out that we should be brushing. We've given her a toothbrush to play with. That's allowed her to become familiar with it. She still won't let us brush them, but we can get it into her mouth and wriggle it. One step at a time...


If she has a favourite toy, let her choose a toothbrush for it, then go through the whole routine. "It's bedtime, so teddy needs his teeth brushed! You brush his teeth and I'll brush your teeth." Encourage her to brush teddy's teeth very regularly. It wouldn't be nice to make nasty comments to your daughter, but feel free to tell teddy that he is yukky if he doesn't brush his teeth! Sometimes letting them watch you brush yours, or letting them watch themselves in the mirror will help.
Reply:I GOT MY SON AN ELECTRIC TOOTH BRUSH


WITH SPIDER MAN ON IT. I PUT WATER ON IT AND SOMETIMES A LITTEL TOOTH PASTE AND LET HIM PLAY WITH IT FOR 2 MINUTES!! HE PUT EVERYTHING IN HIS MOUTH! FIRST SHOW HER THAT THE BRUSH TICKLES YOUR TONGE!


GET ONE FOR YOURSELF SO SHE CAN SEE!


"LOOK MOMMY IS BRUSHING HER TEETH"!!
Reply:i used to put my finger between my daughter's teeth to brush them. i cant do that now or she bites me and it hurts!! that would be my solution for u.
Reply:My daughter used to fight me on this too, until I started letting her do it herself. I am sure she is not as thorough as I could be with brushing, but at least it is getting done. And they do learn faster about how to brush their teeth if you brush yours at the same time :)
Reply:Have you taken her to the store to pick out the toothbrush and the toothpaste? that worked with my son, now I worry he gets too much toothpaste, he brushes so many times a day. If that dosn't work, don't stress, it will pass!
Reply:We had this with my now 4 yr old. She hated getting her teeth brushed. Try the You brush mine and I'll brush yours. Try the sugar monkeys trick. " OH NO! You have sugar monkeys jumping around in there. . (hold up mirror) SEE??? Let me get them. This might tickle etc...."





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Bug/ants/spiders etc... My daughter liked all the previous but the sugar monkeys were the best. She would open her mouth to see and I was able to cajole her all the way through the toothbrushing.





Even though you are breastfeeding and do not give sugary snacks/drinks she still gets sugar through other foods. Cavaties and dental carries are still a problem.





Good luck getting her to show you those pearly whites!
Reply:Use two toothbrushes at once- one for her to use and the other for you. Also lots of praise/cuddles when she does let them be brushed, and sing silly brush your teeth songs while your doing it!
Reply:whip her little a**, she needs to learn respect for you now. not cruelty at all, it's a health issue.



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