My son very very slightly chipped his tooth 5 days ago and I'm still very upset.

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I know how silly this sounds but I'm so upset about it. It's a tiny tiny chip but I'm so disappointed.

Not sure what I want from posting, but I need to get over it.

Thanks for all the kind comments full of compassion. to the others

OP it is normal to be upset, both my kids knocked some of their baby teeth out (accident prone loonies, nothings changed) I was gutted. My son is now 20 and has lovely teeth and my daughter is 17 but did need braces for a couple of years. Don’t worry and stop beating yourself up about it, these things happen! Hugs x

As long as there's no lasting damage, he'll be fine. My niece smacked her tooth when she was a toddler and it blackened, nerves dead, and the dentist had to remove it with surgery. It was very odd to see a tiny 2-year-old with a missing front tooth! She's 8 now and got both her front adult teeth.

I wouldn't keep worrying about it. You won't even take notice in a couple of weeks and it will eventually fall out anyway.

Ah, my 18 month old did the same many years ago. I was devastated!
Eventually it fell out and he got his adult teeth in, I sort of missed his characterful chipped tooth! Now I don’t remember what it looked like and he has lovely teeth now he’s 10. These things happen, he’ll be fine.

Blimey calm down op. I clipped my pfb with the nail clippers when he was only 5 weeks old and really made him bleed, I was horrified! Accidents happen. Unless you punched him in the gob then forget about it.

It might fix itself in time, DS chipped one of his front teeth as a baby/toddler (bit the table ) and now at 3.5 I can't see it at all...I think it must have naturally filed itself down through eating etc.

Get a grip woman! You've said you can hardly see it!

These are baby teeth that will fall out.

You need to put this in perspective. He's healthy and happy.

Yes YABU.

Ah I feel your pain, but, alas, that's what kids do. My child had a grey front tooth from age 4 onwards....and only the day before yesterday it came out, nearly 5 years later! Things like that happen, wait for his first scar, stitches or spot!

Unclench

You will forget about it. My 18 month old really chipped he tooth on holiday - I’m talking a third at least. Dentist filed it down and we never see it. He will lose it in a few years

I know how you feel my then 4 year old cane tumbling off her scooter face first and broke her front tooth in half, it was so horrific.
Dentist was great and just used white filling to build and mould her tooth back again.

The only issue is that she bites her nails and the white filling can chip easily so it's little chipped in one corner but she's 6 now and it's still going strong!
You'll get over it eventually and it'll just become part of his look.

Get a grip OP

"comments full of compassion". It's a tiny chip in a milk tooth FFS.

Thanks for all the kind comments full of compassion

What has happened is not worthy of compassion,it's barely worth an eye roll tbh. Seriously, be very grateful it wasn't worse and move on.

I’m sorry you’re upset but honestly, I think “compassion” is overkill. It’s upsetting when our little ones get hurt but they’re tough little humans. :)

My son did similar at that age, honestly it’s worn down now that you can’t even notice and I don’t notice it. You’ll forget all about it soon 👍

Our children are not perfect beings they are human beings. And as such they will get bumped and bruised, get chickenpox scars and marks from vaccinations or scrapes. Every imperfection is part of them growing and living and engaging with the world and becoming who they are going to be. It's a long and rocky road so you'd be better off looking out of the window at the adventures and road ahead than staring inwards in adoration of your beloved child. Open up your world and theirs.

My ds has a noticeable chip but I cant even say that I'm upset let alone disappointed. Theres much bigger, and actual serious problems to worry about. Sorry op but I do think you need to stop being so precious.

Thanks for all the kind comments full of compassion

And thanks for yours 🙄

I know how you feel, my DD (4) has a grey front tooth after a nasty fall when she was 2 as well as a tiny indent on her forehead from head butting a table aged 1. It's upsetting when their perfect little face gets a battle scar.