https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:13:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loose-tooth-advice#post-2923088 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:08:53 +0000 caitcat 2923088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Happy update on the tooth front: it fell out last night! I'm not sure how it made it that long even, but I'm glad it finally happened after all of her stress about it. She was jumping on her bed and it apparently just fell out of her mouth...which led to a frantic search for it among all the blankets and stuffed animals. Haha!</p> <p>She's now really excited that it came out, and I'm hoping that holds because the bottom two suddenly got super loose too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loose-tooth-advice#post-2923086 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 00:21:24 +0000 ALV91711 2923086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS is now 8 but his first tooth coming out kinda scared him. It got so loose and he’d do nothing. He was really anxious about getting it out so DH told him if he had it out in an hour he’d give him $10. So he did it!</p> <p>Now he makes sure to ajqats pull his tooth since he knows he’ll get extra money. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loose-tooth-advice#post-2923061 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:41:41 +0000 caitcat 2923061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: @Chuckles: Thank you both! She'd calmed down some about it over the course of the day, but went back into tooth panic mode at dinner and while brushing teeth. But when I went to close her door after she'd fallen asleep at bedtime, I noticed she'd pulled all of her loose teeth/tooth fairy books into bed with her...so at this point, I'm hoping she'll come to this in her own time. And then fingers crossed that the next tooth is a little more low key. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loose-tooth-advice#post-2923060 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:04:11 +0000 bhbee 2923060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 6yo recently starved himself for like 2 days over his first tooth! He would not let me help and was pretty scared. The best help was encouraging him to twist vs just wiggle. He eventually got it out on his own that way, but I didn’t even know he was trying at the time. He needed space and time to do it himself. Now he’s soooooo proud of his gap!</p> <p>My oldest freaks out a lot over teeth so thankfully her first came out in a waffle. But I’ve pulled others just to help her get it over with because the freaking out was taking over. Different personalities definitely needed a different tactic, good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loose-tooth-advice#post-2923057 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:18:16 +0000 Chuckles 2923057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caitcat: My son had already lost a few teeth when he had one that was hanging on, very loose, for a couple of weeks. For some reason he got really anxious about that one, to the point where he also didn't want to eat certain foods and freaked out a bit about brushing his teeth. There didn't seem much that would help except low-key reassurance and distraction. Offering to pull it definitely didn't help. It was such a relief when it finally fell out! Just to say, you aren't alone and kids can be upset about surprising things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loose-tooth-advice#post-2923054 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:44:05 +0000 caitcat 2923054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: Thanks! At least I'm not alone. I thought after she's been talking this up for A YEAR, this would be the best thing ever. She's calmed down with some space today, so fingers crossed that holds until it comes out. </p> <p>@JennyPenny: Oh gosh, I have terrible memories of my dad trying to pull teeth out...granted, I think he was always a little too enthusiastic and tried way before they were ready. I think that's my main hesitation in trying to help it along. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loose-tooth-advice#post-2923053 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:15:57 +0000 JennyPenny 2923053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember feeling this way as a kid. I also remember my dad trying to pull it out and it not working and that adding fuel to the fire. To be fair I probably didn't help him much in the matter - I remember a lot of screaming. In the end they gave me an apple and that both did the trick and I didn't have anxiety about it any more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loose-tooth-advice#post-2923052 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:08:32 +0000 catgirl 2923052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caitcat: My DD lost her first tooth last summer when she was 5.5. She was so excited when she first discovered it was loose! But as it got looser, she started to freak out. We reassured her that it wouldn't really hurt and that while it might bleed it would only be a little. But nothing was helping to calm her. So we just decided not to talk about it. If she brought it up we would answer any questions or talk through things, but we didn't start any conversations. It was SOOOO loose for almost a week and it eventually just kind of fell out one night. As soon as it was out she looked at us and was like, oh that was easy. </p> <p>So no real advice, I think at this point you can either try to pull it and speed things along or give her time and space to see what happens. With my kid, time and space is always better but I know that's not the case with all kids. Either way - good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loose-tooth-advice#post-2923051 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:31:36 +0000 caitcat 2923051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: Yes, the build up is definitely seeming worse for her than the real deal will be. I'm thinking I'll help it along for her soon. I'm betting I might even be able to just push it out while brushing her teeth at this point...I'm just so thrown off by her sudden panic about losing the tooth after the last year of her wiggling teeth like crazy.</p> <p>Worst case, she has a dentist appointment next week and I'm sure they'll have some tricks up their sleeves! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loose-tooth-advice#post-2923048 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:09:08 +0000 josina 2923048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you opposed to helping pull it? It sounds like the build-up for her is way worse than the actual losing-of-the-tooth is going to be.</p> <p>DS, 6, lost 2 teeth recently and he was super excited to give them to the tooth fairy. He did have a little tooth-holder to put it into, maybe get her something like that to look forward to?<br /> DH helped pull the first one and his friend (who is also our dentist) pulled the 2nd one and it magically came out of his ear ;). He wasn't nervous about it so I cant really give advice on that front! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/loose-tooth-advice#post-2923039 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 07:56:48 +0000 caitcat 2923039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My six year old has a very, very loose baby tooth and she is unexpectedly anxious about it. It's barely hanging on by a thread at this point and has been bleeding on and off for the last couple days...I kind of can't believe it's still hanging in there. She has been obsessed with loose teeth and playing tooth fairy for the last year, so I thought we'd approach this milestone with a little more excitement...but the looser this tooth has become, the more panicky she's getting about it coming out. I found her crying in her room this morning talking about how she never wants it to come out and she's refusing breakfast because she doesn't want to open her mouth to "let the tooth out." </p> <p>Anyone have ideas to help? Over the last year or so, we've read books about loose teeth and she liked those, but none of it seems to bring her much comfort in the moment now. We've talked about how it's a little bloody, but not in a "hurt" way like a scrape - so I think she's prepared-ish (or at least aware) of that. We've encouraged her that it'll come out when it's ready and that as she wiggles it, it'll wiggle out when it's ready. She's excited for the tooth fairy to bring her a dollar, but she just (very dramatically) told me that no amount of money is worth it now... :) I feel like I'm walking a fine line of talking about it to help her through vs. saying too much and making a bigger deal than is helpful. </p>