Teeth brushing stressful

[supergreenuk]

Hi guys. My DD is 10 months and has 4 teeth. I guess you can say I am keen on ensuring her teeth are clean but I am not so bad that I don't skip it now and then. She likes to hold the brush and will chew on it happily. She likes the taste so we are okay with that. If I try to do it for her to ensure the brushing is done at this point she will open her mouth and let me start but it then gets worse and she gets upset and refuses. It then becomes a bit stressful for us both. Having done research we now have an extra soft brush on an electric brush which means we can be in and done quickly but things are not much better. Has anyone had this issue and what did you do?

Could you make it fun for her? Maybe make a song up, something like, "and the little green frog/pink teddy said open wide, la di da, open wide." Sit her in her high chair so you have both hands free, and if you have a toy that is the same as in the song then jiggle said toy around. This will give her something else to focus on.

You will probably think I am slightly crackers, but it does work!