| I also have difficulty brushing my 2-year old's teeth. For a while we had a fluoride free toothpaste called Baby's First Teeth I think, it had some digestible enzymes in it, and was banana-flavored. She would suck the paste off usually...But now I can't find this toothpaste anymore. I got it at Mannings but since then they don't seem to have it--only the "low fluoride" ones.
So we just brush her teeth without toothpaste. (She definitely is not ready to spit out real toothpaste yet). It helps that she has a cartoon toothbrush (Pikachu) which makes her a bit more excited about brushing her teeth. But usually it is a few seconds of her brushing just her front teeth herself, then we have to wrestle and coax her quite a bit so she'll let us brush the inside teeth properly. Just want to keep her having the habit of brushing her teeth morning and night, and stave off the cavities as long as possible while she has no real toothpaste. She loves biscuits and sweets so I do worry about that. |