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NeedsTeaStat

Flossing baby teeth sucks.

My son HATES me going near his teeth to brush them, but he reeeeeeeeeally hates me flossing them.

He has 2 lower teeth right now, and they came in so tightly together a simple brush / washcloth cannot get food out from between them. My dentist told me I wouldn't need to floss my son's teeth until he had more teeth, closer to 3 or 4, but no... I have to floss them or the food will just stay there.

Flossing a 12 month old's teeth is fucking impossible. If I manage to pry his mouth open, he sticks his tongue out and blocks his teeth.

Just let me floss your god damn teeth so you don't end up with cavities!

I bought some floss pick things for toddlers, and I am hoping they make tomorrow night easier.

Posted Nov 21, 2015, 5:53 AM UTC

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YourJoeyRamone2yo cheese addict•

Oh crap. Am I supposed to be doing this?

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Teriyaki_PterodactylMore wine, less whine.•

All of my this.

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NeedsTeaStatOPgave birth to a demon 11/05/14•

No, I'm just really unlucky in that my son's two teeth came in really tightly together. Most baby teeth don't, but my son's did.

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rossdds•

Yes

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Do_It_I_Dare_ya•

Is this a joke? You're joking right?

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NeedsTeaStatOPgave birth to a demon 11/05/14•

Why would I joke about the fact my son's teeth came in so tightly together food literally gets stuck between them and a toothbrush and washcloth won't remove it? Seriously, why would I joke about it?

I'm not risking my son getting cavities. That shit is expensive and I'm broke as fuck.

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baconandbacardi19mo MiniBacon•

I hope so. I suck at regularly brushing my 2 year olds teeth, never even flossed! Oops.

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elliotsmithlove•

You are supposed to floss their teeth if they touch.

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elliotsmithlove•

Just going to throw this out there: you have to floss your children's teeth once they touch. Like OP stated, this usually happens closer to three. Also, the little flosser pics work way better than an actual piece of floss. Good luck!

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morganalucia3yo Bubba & Baby O•

I don't think you need to floss a child that young, I was never told to. Might be a bit of over kill, I get worrying about it, but forcing the kid sounds a bit much and might make then scared of brushing in general. Idk.

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elliotsmithlove•

Once their teeth touch you are supposed to floss nightly.

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morganalucia3yo Bubba & Baby O•

Okay that's fair but I'm going to get tips for that at the dentist next week!

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NeedsTeaStatOPgave birth to a demon 11/05/14•

So I'm really supposed to just let the chunks of food that a toothbrush can't get stay there? Because that just sounds like a great way to get $$$ bills at the dentist.

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morganalucia3yo Bubba & Baby O•

Well my kid has never had cavities, and I feel like that's the same as not following a doctor's orders. Like go ahead and try and floss your kids teeth, but you yourself described the shit show that is.

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brmoraisinsdelight2 little girls, 1 'what you doing, mummy?' and 1 snoozy boozer.•

I can't even floss my own teeth!!

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smashmu13•

I've had to floss both of my kids' teeth since they started growing in because they are CROWDED! What has worked for me:

Using the brightly colored, fruit flavored floss thingies and letting them pick which color they want

Counting in silly voices or foreign languages to distract them or make them laugh

Let them attempt to floss my teeth when I'm done with them

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falseAutonomy•

Ugh I was just deciding tonight if I need to start flossing my 2 year old's teeth. When?

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elliotsmithlove•

Once their teeth touch.

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investi•

Oh shit, am I supposed to be doing this? I brush her teeth twice a day but it's never even occurred to me to floss them.

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NeedsTeaStatOPgave birth to a demon 11/05/14•

No, you're not supposed to. My son's teeth just came in so close together I have to.

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investi•

My kid's teeth touch (she got them really early). I can't say I've noticed the food getting stuck even after brushing but now I'm going to watch for that. It just never even occurred to me so now I feel bad. I hardly ever floss my own teeth so I'm a bad example.

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