mama_miel
10-22-2008, 12:38 AM
My baby was an early teether.
She was about 4 months old when we saw her first upper front teeth coming out.It was around one year old when I noticed a greenish line on the top front teeth, up around where they protruded from the gum. I thought it was a temporary discoloration and tried to clean it off. But it wasn’t until a month or so later that I realised it was some sort of marking that had broken through the enamel layer. I thought that the situation would right itself and in my naiveté basically didn’t worry about it. However as the months passed the size of the etched marking became larger.
To my horror and dismay she has developed what is known as ‘milk caries’.
The markings are spreading along all four front top teeth near to the gum, and they are eating away her teeth! . I am watching helplessly and in horror, as I was advised that there is no way to stop the decay once the enamel has been breached.
how did this happened?
My baby is a real ‘titty-monster’. She is not interested in eating much solidfoods. She is 16 months and all mostly just wants is the breast, even though she has a full set of front teeth and some molars. It does not seem to be a nutritional problem as she is large boned and solid bodied. My milk is obviously nutritious but seems to be the only possible factor contributing to decay.
I am a primal mother by orientation. In other words I am attracted to the most instinctive parenting methods.Breastfeeding seemed and felt to be the most natural way to feed and protect my babie...
I know i was told that there is no way in stoping this decay, but I want to slow it down. How can i wean her at night without going cold turkey? any tips will help. THANKS"bp"
She was about 4 months old when we saw her first upper front teeth coming out.It was around one year old when I noticed a greenish line on the top front teeth, up around where they protruded from the gum. I thought it was a temporary discoloration and tried to clean it off. But it wasn’t until a month or so later that I realised it was some sort of marking that had broken through the enamel layer. I thought that the situation would right itself and in my naiveté basically didn’t worry about it. However as the months passed the size of the etched marking became larger.
To my horror and dismay she has developed what is known as ‘milk caries’.
The markings are spreading along all four front top teeth near to the gum, and they are eating away her teeth! . I am watching helplessly and in horror, as I was advised that there is no way to stop the decay once the enamel has been breached.
how did this happened?
My baby is a real ‘titty-monster’. She is not interested in eating much solidfoods. She is 16 months and all mostly just wants is the breast, even though she has a full set of front teeth and some molars. It does not seem to be a nutritional problem as she is large boned and solid bodied. My milk is obviously nutritious but seems to be the only possible factor contributing to decay.
I am a primal mother by orientation. In other words I am attracted to the most instinctive parenting methods.Breastfeeding seemed and felt to be the most natural way to feed and protect my babie...
I know i was told that there is no way in stoping this decay, but I want to slow it down. How can i wean her at night without going cold turkey? any tips will help. THANKS"bp"