With the excitement of new teeth came the worries of how to correctly take care of them. I have a special brush that you can wear on your index finger. It's made completely from sillicone. However when I try to brush Danny's teeth I am faced with such loud resistance- I cannot stand it. I am really not sure what is the approach here: to force him to clean teeth which would be subjecting him to lot's of stress or let it go and then risk our new and shiny precious baby teeth. Babycenter.com recommends to start taking care of baby gums even before the teeth come so that baby gets used to the process of cleaning their mouth. Well, too late now. We did not do that. So now the only hope is that he will eventually get used to it... Babycenter recommends to brush teeth twice daily as soon as he first breaks through.
At the same time at babycenter.co.uk I read that the first year you may not brush baby's teeth but at least "clean" them with a wet cloth once a day and start getting your baby used to brushing at 18 months.
More information on taking care of baby teeth at babycenter
And here are some good tips from a parent on how to brush teeth of a reluctant baby or toddler
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