However, try to
find baby toothpaste that has fluoride included.
Swallow - safe - It will take a while for your baby to learn to spit out their toothpaste, so it's important to
find a baby toothpaste that is safe for ingestion, especially if they like the flavor.
Not exact matches
Three things finally worked for us, introduced in this order: 1) Raffi's song «You brush your teeth» on Singable Songs for the Very Young; 2) watching us brush, without asking her to do it or letting her do it herself (magical combination of adult modeling and forbidden fruit, I guess); and 3) a fluoride - free
baby toothpaste we
found that tastes good and is okay for her to swallow.»
Toothbrushes — moistened with water and no more than a rice - grain size smear of fluoride
toothpaste — can also be used, but they should be very soft and with no more than three rows of bristles (a pediatric dentist or your pharmacist can help you
find the finger brushes and a proper
baby toothbrush).
Some parents
find it easiest to clean their
baby's teeth by wrapping a piece of clean muslin or gauze around their fingers, adding a bit of
toothpaste and rubbing it on their
baby's teeth.
Fluoride is
found in many
toothpastes and mouthwashes, tap water, and specially formulated «
baby water» with added fluoride.
Since my failed fact -
finding mission, I've settled on brushing
Baby V's teeth in the morning and night with a little bit of fluoride - free
toothpaste.