https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:03:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-712438 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:14:25 +0000 ALV91711 712438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 3 weeks and I've started using a cloth on his gums every couple days to get him used to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-712436 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:12:00 +0000 jmarionsmith 712436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>when his first tooth was tall enough to clean we started wiping it with a washcloth at bath time. he doesn't mind it all, but then again he loves putting any and everything in his mouth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-712404 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:44:33 +0000 StbHisMrs 712404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it was around 6 months, she hates it and fights it. I still use the finger brush when she won't let me use the toothbrush, but she bites!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-712132 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:00:38 +0000 sumer08 712132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are just starting now, at 7.5 months, since LO just cut his 1st two teeth a few weeks ago. We are using an infant toothbrush, but it's proven to be a challenge so far. LO will not let us in his mouth at all...we are trying every night during bath time, so hopefully sooner or later he'll get used to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-711983 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:11:16 +0000 edelweiss 711983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 3 months and at bathtime the first thing i do is run a wet washcloth against his gums to just get him used to it--my friend is a dentist so she was on my case about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-711868 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:38:08 +0000 immabeetoo 711868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going to start pretending now at 4.5 months before he has teeth. I'm hoping if I make a part of the nightly routine he won't fight it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-711779 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:11:04 +0000 plantains 711779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use a fingerbrush still (she is 9.5 months old) and she chews my finger. I just ordered her a new toothbrush from Amazon because I thinkit is time to graduate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-711768 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:05:48 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 711768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also around 6-months because that was when she sprouted her first two teeth. I started with a washcloth, and moved onto the infant finger toothbrush you use too - I also got chewed on!.. maybe it's a parental rite of passage, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-711758 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:01:32 +0000 LuLu Mom 711758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 months, we use a toothbrush every night before bed. She loves it, even though she's trying to chew on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-711427 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:13:30 +0000 Weagle 711427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Until a couple of weeks ago we used a wet washcloth. Now we use a toothbrush and Branam xylitol paste. She loves having her teeth brushed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-711362 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:54:10 +0000 stargal 711362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>around 6 months when he got his first two teeth. we use a simple finger brush, i think im gonna switch to a baby tooth brush soon (he's 9 months) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-711292 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:25:52 +0000 Mrsbells 711292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started cleaning her mouth before she had teeth I use a gum and tooth finger brush That comes free with the earths best and gerber infant mouth cleanser. </p> <p>My baby also chews on my finger whilst I clean her teeth but I still do it. she has 5 teeth now </p> [attach=1326/13/ml5hn4.300x300.300.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-711289 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:25:24 +0000 autumnlove 711289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At six months I started wiping them down with a wet baby washcloth every night. She didn't mind a lot but she hates toothbrushing these days at 15 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-first-start-cleaning-your-los-teeth#post-711283 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:23:35 +0000 cranberryapple 711283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wondering when you started cleaning your LO's teeth and what you used. How many teeth did they have when you started cleaning them? Did you use a wash cloth or a toothbrush? How receptive were they to getting their teeth cleaned? My LO (8.5 months) does not like opening his mouth for me to even inspect his teeth, let alone cleaning them! I have this infant finger toothbrush that I used and he started chewing on my finger! At least he opened his mouth though! </p>