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Do you brush the babies gums when they have no teeth through yet? Just always assume dit was when we get teeth but then I thought well we have to clean gums & tongue too and gums are essential for our teeth! Once the gums start going it effects your teeth as an adult right?
i started by rubbing Rhys' gums then when he got a tooth i switched to this thing that went over my finger that had little soft bristles on it... think i got it from mothercare
I found this thing in superdrug last year i thought was a brilliant idea, its similar to what terrie has described but instead of going on your finger its designed so a young baby can hold it and chew on it themselves like a teether.
Ill see if i can find a picture of it.
I was asking the same question to my mum the other day! It makes sence that u would clean/brush gums to me. We just bought this teething 'toothbrush' from Boots the other day and Oliver really likes it. It's just like a toothbrush with two ends but its made of a soft rubbery stuff has a different texture on each end and we just brush/massage his gums gently with it a couple of times a day..it helps with his teething discomforts too as it gives him something to chomp on and i figured it would get him used to the idea of having his teeth brushed! http://www.boots.com/shop/product_de...tionid=1042457 Did take him a while to get used to it though! x
Last edited by sweetsammi; May 13th, 2008 at 15:56 PM.
when they have no teeth through yet? Just always assume dit was when we get teeth but then I thought well we have to clean gums & tongue too and gums are essential for our teeth! Once the gums start going it effects your teeth as an adult right?
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