Mamas & Papas-
DS, who is 18 months old, and our first and only has had a bit of morning breath of late. Perhaps he's mouth breathing because of a stuffy nose, and its causing this unpleasantness. Any suggestions? He's blisfully oblivious to it.
We brush his teeth once a day, at bathtime. At night, he gets a sippy cup in the living room before a story, a lullaby and being tucked in.
Thanks in advance.
F. B.
Start brushing twice a day first thing in the AM and right before bed. This will also get him in the habit of doing it.
I'd brush his teeth in the morning. Toddler breath is GROSS.
Brush his teeth in the morning? Even after breakfast--if you can stand it that long!
Once a day is not enough.
Brush more. At least 2 x a day, morning and night. Make sure he has nothing other than water after going to bed.
If he has not yet seen a dentist, he should. I recommend a pediatric dentist. Our regular dentist recommended the one we use.
brush at least 2x/day - once at night (after his sippy unles it's just water) and once in the morning. also, be sure to brush his tongue since there's where a lot of the bad breath bacteria resides.
My son had that nasty breath you get when you have an infection in your throat. He didn't have an infection, but it was caused by drainage. If that's it, you'll have to talk to your dr. (since he's so young) and see if there's anything they can recommend to dry him up.
We brush three times a day, and have since both had teeth, before that it was the swipe of the mouth twice a day. Now it is morning, bathtime at night, and right before bed (due to milk before bed). It really does help.
Our dentist suggests brushing after meals and before bedtime. Even for a toddler. He should also be going to the dentist regularly now.
You don't say when bathtime and brushing takes place...if it's in the morning or before bed. Hopefully the sippy at night is only water if you aren't brushing before bed. Milk and juice before sleeptime without brushing will lead to serious tartar build up and cavities in his baby teeth. Cavities in baby teeth can cause problems when his adult teeth come in.
If brushing more often daily doesn't help, bad breath could also be an indicator of something systemic...such as tummy trouble or even adenoid problems. Bring it up to your pediatrician on your next well visit if upping brushing doesn't help.
If brushing more doesn't help, have his ped check his mouth and throat for bad bacteria. Is he going regularly on no.2??? Sometimes poop build up or poor digestion can cause bad breath.
