Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you had braces?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you had braces? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:04:49 +0000 Boogs on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-122744 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:43:30 +0000 Boogs 122744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bluestriped bee: I didn't know you had braces! DH and I both had them. Poor DH had really messed up teeth and even now he could probably use them again, his orthodontist must have sucked. I had some just on the top for a short time. We are pretty certain LO will need them and will for sure get him braces. @mrsjyw & @chopsuey119: I think Mrs. Bee talked about getting invisalign a few years back, maybe she can share her experience with you. I'd I remember right I don't think she loved them and they were really painful. I could be remembering wrong, though. dc yoga bee on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-122687 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:02:31 +0000 dc yoga bee 122687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had them for three years. Had them put on two days before cheerleading tryouts in HS. Thankfully, I still made the squad lisp and all! cyneswith on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-122680 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:58:49 +0000 cyneswith 122680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I could've used them, but I didn't get my 12 year molars until I was 19 - my mom wanted my teeth to come in before orthodontics. By the time my mom would've considered it, I was no longer on her insurance anyway. And I had bigger problems than slightly crooked teeth by that point. I do wish she hadn't been so stubborn when the teeth hadn't come in by 14. Mrs. Tutu on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-122609 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:34:42 +0000 Mrs. Tutu 122609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I never had braces when I was young. Before I got married, I decided to get Invisalign to fix a couple teeth. For a few months all my teeth were perfectly straight, but I would forget to wear the retainer and they all moved back. Kind of a waste of money! At least I had a nice smile in my wedding pictures ;) joyjoy on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-121530 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:07:59 +0000 joyjoy 121530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both DH and I had them. Our siblings had them as well. Things aren't looking great on the teeth front for LO. Arden on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-121494 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:53:26 +0000 Arden 121494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope! Neither did DH. We got lucky, especially him since his sisters have terrible teeth. Mrs Sorbet on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-121158 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:10:34 +0000 Mrs Sorbet 121158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH and I both had braces when we were younger, and...I have them again now :(. and there is still the possibility that i will have to have jaw surgery after. I'm sure any LO's we have will need them, but I sure hope they don't inherit MY massive issues. DH has never even worn his retainer and his teeth are still perfect. sslm on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-121145 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:01:49 +0000 sslm 121145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My sister and I both had bad teeth and had braces. My DH doesn't have the best teeth, but didn't get braces. I'm pretty sure our future LOs will need them. mediagirl on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-121136 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:57:44 +0000 mediagirl 121136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope! Hops did. I had a weird retainer thing that was soldered into my mouth, though. My Mom had to turn it with a key every night while it was in there. littlebug on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-121135 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:56:32 +0000 littlebug 121135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had them, and could probably use them again. Hubs never had them and doesn't need them. He's also never had a cavity. I really hope our kids get his teeth! doxielove on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-121127 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:51:39 +0000 doxielove 121127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had them twice! Once in the 3rd grade, and again when I was a senior in HS. DH never had them. Either way neither of our mouths were that jacked up or anything lol!! Only reason I had them twice is because I didn't wear my retainer the 1st time around (I think i was too young, anyways...) LuLu Mom on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-121120 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:47:37 +0000 LuLu Mom 121120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes and they didn't work, as soon as they were off my teeth were shifting within 2 years! I was very upset because I had them for almost 3 years. lavender on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-121085 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:04:00 +0000 lavender 121085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @miss-spunkin: a little bit of trivia for you, the gap is called a diastema. I had braces in middle school, while DH didn't need them. Fingers crossed LO gets DH's teeth! mynoahbear on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120899 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:38:27 +0000 mynoahbear 120899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH and I both had to get braces. Andrea on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120877 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:16:13 +0000 Andrea 120877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes I got them twice! hilsy85 on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120864 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:08:08 +0000 hilsy85 120864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup, both DH and I had them...it was almost like a rite of passage for kids in our neighborhood. I think almost everyone got them. Pipers Mommy on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120847 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:50:33 +0000 Pipers Mommy 120847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Be both had them, mine weren't really for my teeth but to try to realign my jaw when I was young. DH just finished with Invisalign not too long ago. chopsuey on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120836 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:44:31 +0000 chopsuey 120836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @sulli301: my teeth aren't perfect but I have a perfect bite. Ive thought about getting veneers or invisalign, my Dh says he likes my imperfect teeth.. :P looch on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120833 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:42:37 +0000 looch 120833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did but I feel like I need them again. My teeth are fine, but they could be a little more perfect because I have some crowding on the bottom. sulli301 on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120827 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:39:48 +0000 sulli301 120827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @chopsuey119: I did have braces & although my teeth were not horrible, they weren't perfect & I had a slight overbite, so I am so glad I had them! DH has perfect teeth so maybe LO will take after him, but if they are even a tiny crocked we will be doing braces. volksgirl64 on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120826 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:39:42 +0000 volksgirl64 120826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did not have them and I think I would have rather had them that the tons of dental work I've had done instead. DH did have them. Becksabee on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120822 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:36:37 +0000 Becksabee 120822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had them, my SO did not. BSB on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120642 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:50:04 +0000 BSB 120642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I never had them as a kid; my parents couldn't afford them. I wish I could of had them as kids. Now that I have insurance, I have them now. Right now, I have bottoms. I'm suppose to get my top ones soon. tequiero21 on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120264 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:26:20 +0000 tequiero21 120264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I got braces, hubs did not. heffalump on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120228 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:19:23 +0000 heffalump 120228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 2 sets. I had awful teeth. Hoping LO has DH's teeth.... but we'll still probably start saving just in case. Mrs. Pen on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120018 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:42:00 +0000 Mrs. Pen 120018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope! I was blessed with great teeth. Which is interesting because two of my brothers and my sister all had terribly awful teeth. somehow I got the good teeth. My husband has a big gap in between his two front teeth, it's actually really cute. I hope LO gets my good teeth genes! Braces are expensive and ins doesn't cover much. My poor little brother has the worst case of buck teeth I've ever seen and my parents can't afford braces :( Mrs. Pickle on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-120006 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:40:08 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 120006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had them but my husband didn't. He would like to get them now though. twodoghouse on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-119983 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:36:19 +0000 twodoghouse 119983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, I did the whole braces thing. My husband's parents gave him the option of whether he wanted braces or not, and he said no (um, obviously, who WANTS braces?). His dentist said he didn't really need them so I guess it's fine, but he doesn't exactly have perfectly straight teeth. He has a little gap in his front two teeth too, but it's actually pretty cute. mrsjyw on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-119970 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:33:32 +0000 mrsjyw 119970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep and I need them again!!!! Dh never had them, but both of us want invisalign Rubies on "Have you had braces?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-had-braces#post-119969 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:33:28 +0000 Rubies 119969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hubs and I both had braces. Ugh.