Brushing teeth

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I'm totally at a loss with teeth brushing!
My dd is 8 months and two weeks ago two bottom teeth came through almost overnight. We've been trying to brush them twice a day but she absolutely hates it! It takes me and DH to hold her head still she screams and arches her back and sticks her tongue out so we can't get to them.

I read on the NHS site they need two minutes of brushing twice a day, how the hell do I do this?

She's baby led and she holds her own syringe for calpol so we tried letting her hold her toothbrush, she puts it in her mouth but we cant actually brush.

Also I've heard that baby tooth paste isn't that good and I should be using a normal adult one? But ours says not for ages under 7.

It's one thing after another to figure out! 😑

Use a smear of 1000ppm toothpaste. I used to just let them chew the brush at that age to just get them used to it being in their mouth. You don't need 2 minutes brushing for 2 teeth

At 2 teeth you only need a few seconds brushing! At that age I used to tickle my ds so he'd open his mouth laughing then quickly get the toothbrush in. Also showing them in the mirror helps. Have you tried the chewable toothbrush too? Not used them but considered them at one stage. As she gets older give the toothbrush a personality, we have a very sweet little old lady called "Mrs toothbrush", she's very polite and ds is very compliant for her (on non compliant days Mrs Toothbrush gets worried than the tooth fairy will tell her off if she finds the teeth haven't been brushed properly- ds is quick to open his mouth then!!)

I brush DD's teeth in the bath every evening (9 months). I sing "this is the way we brush our teeth" and if she's not having that, I will praise her rediculously over the top... "well done, very good! Good girl! Excellent job! Wow, well done! Great brushing" It encourages her to let me brush. I then give her the brush to chew on for a couple of minutes which she duly does. I use minty toothpaste for 0-2 year olds. Adult stuff has lots of floride but whatever you use, you only need a teeny amount.

Have you tried letting your DC brush your teeth so they have a bit of fun, encourage them to do it themselves as well.The toothpaste should be at least 1000.

2 minutes is for a full set of teeth. A couple of teeth needs just a few seconds.

The 1000ppm Is that flouride?
I've tried it in the bath and making her laugh and singing. I've let her hold it I've showed her my teeth but she poked me in the eye 😆
Ill try just getting her In a really good mood and trying one scrub at a time. DH says it's fine because she doesn't have sugar but I'm petrified they're going to rot if she won't let me at them!

Mrs toothbrush 😂 I love that

Honestly, i think at that age with only two teeth, if you get ANY toothpaste near them it's a win!! It's important but if every attempt is a holding her down scream-fest, she's going to hate the prospect and it won't get better. Just not worth it imo. As others have said, try singing, playing, let her do yours, whatever it takes - then massive praise if toothbrush connects with teeth, even for a few seconds.

Regarding toothpaste - my dentist also said adult toothpaste is fine (I just avoid fancy whitening etc ones), just to use a tiny amount.

Jesus, I don't manage to brush my two year olds teeth for two minutes. She'll hold the brush, poke it around and chew it. Sometimes (every third brush?) she'll let me have a go, and it's a 30 second scrub round the bits she doesn't reach. Then low sugar diet and crossed fingers! That's not great, but I think you're worrying a tad too much!

DS's dentist said at this age all they need is to be attempting to brush (so I said we don't brush properly, just as much as we can)

He's 2 and has a full set of teeth. You don't need to be doing 2 mins on 2 teeth!