Struggling to brush 1 year olds teeth

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Anyone got any advice? I've brushed his teeth since his first tooth at 6 months and he's always been fine with it. But now he's 16 months he's so against having them brushed!

He closes his mouth firmly, shakes his head around and cries! I've tried giving him the brush, singing songs, waiting until he's super calm, etc. But unless I basically pin him down and force the brush in I can't brush them at all! (Obviously don't want to do this as it'll make him more against it!)

I don't want him to end up with awful teeth!

All I want to advise is to keep brushing them no matter what ! He Will get used to it eventually when you keep up to it daily! I used to have the same problem with my son who I could hardly ever brush someone even rang the police on us once thinking I was killing him when I was trying to brush his teeth 😬 any way 5/10 years later all together he's had over 15 teeth taken out at separate times under general at hospital and trust me that's the worst for them. He now understands he has to brush them but I just wish I'd of done more and not given in to him so much. I have a 6 year old daughter who has Beautiful teeth and I have brushed 2 times a day since she had teeth she did not like it for a period of time and I continued never the less and now she will let me brush them no problem!! My son does them himself now no problem. Don't give in and keep brushing x

Lie him down on the floor with his head between your legs and your legs pinning his arms down. Sing songs through the screams. We watched a video of a dentist doing this with his daughter and it’s honestly the best way. He’s just turned 3 and happily brushes his teeth these days so please don’t worry you will scar him for life. You just need the mentality of “it’s not negotiable”.