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15 Month Old still only has two teeth

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MyHatIsGone · 18/03/2025 12:17

Hi, first time mum , first time poster, with no village, here.

I have a 15 month old who still only has two teeth. Since she was 12 months old I’ve been trying to get her to drink whole milk but she just spits it out, whether it has been warmed or is cold.

As a result I’m offering a bottle of formula when baby wakes and one to go to sleep. During the day she drinks plenty of water. She takes only about 12oz of milk in a day even though she is offered 16oz, and I know it’s not enough.

I feel like I’m letting her down. I had a very low milk supply when I had her and wasn’t supported to breastfeed so we had to move to formula because my body let us down.

She eats well throughout the day and will have yoghurt with breakfast and some cheese with lunch to help make up for the calcium she’s missing. I put Vid D drops in her morning formula too.

She was really small when she was born (9th percentile and is now 25th percentile) I’m just really concerned that she still only has her bottom two teeth because of the milk situation.

Did anyone else struggle with switching to whole milk and find a way to transition?

I’m a complete island. I have no mum-friends or any active grandparents. She’s not in a childcare setting because I was made redundant on maternity leave so I’m a SAHM for now. Partner is in the forces and is away in the week. I feel like I’m letting her down and that I’m being a bad mum.

Thanks in advance.

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Mydadsbirthday · 18/03/2025 16:43

Hi, please use mumsnet for support, you will get lots of advice.

Please don't think your body let you or baby down. You are doing absolutely fine and you sound like a great mum.

Mine are teens so I have no advice about transition to whole milk, I can't remember, but I just wanted to say that my DS didn't have any teeth until he was 14-15 months and they were really slow coming in.

He has only just lost all his baby teeth this year and he's 14! But he's been over 6 ft for two years so kids just develop differently in different ways! Please done worry.

Mulledjuice · 18/03/2025 16:45

You're not a bad mum.

Formula isn't the reason she doesn't have more teeth. But you should be giving her milk in a cup rather than a bottle. Are you brushing her teeth?

Are you in the UK?

Mulledjuice · 18/03/2025 16:46

You can transition her to whole milk by mixing it in with formula and gradually increasing the proportion of whole milk until there's not formula in it.

HereintheloveofChristIstand · 18/03/2025 16:48

You talk incredibly negatively about yourself
You haven’t ‘let your child down’. Your body hasn’t ‘let her down’. You ensured she was fed by the most viable means for her. That is surely the opposite of letting her down.

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MyHatIsGone · 18/03/2025 20:03

Mydadsbirthday · 18/03/2025 16:43

Hi, please use mumsnet for support, you will get lots of advice.

Please don't think your body let you or baby down. You are doing absolutely fine and you sound like a great mum.

Mine are teens so I have no advice about transition to whole milk, I can't remember, but I just wanted to say that my DS didn't have any teeth until he was 14-15 months and they were really slow coming in.

He has only just lost all his baby teeth this year and he's 14! But he's been over 6 ft for two years so kids just develop differently in different ways! Please done worry.

Thank you for your lovely reply and for taking the time to say that. It means a lot, especially when I go most the week without any validation or conversation at all with another adult. Thank you.

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MyHatIsGone · 18/03/2025 20:05

Mulledjuice · 18/03/2025 16:46

You can transition her to whole milk by mixing it in with formula and gradually increasing the proportion of whole milk until there's not formula in it.

Thank you, this is really helpful. I’ll start with her morning bottle tomorrow.

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Mama05070704 · 18/03/2025 20:10

My second was exclusively breastfed and didn’t get his first tooth until he was 17 months old, so formula feeding won’t have had anything to do with it. My son eventually had a beautiful set of milk teeth which he only started losing age 7. The app develop differently, it’s nothing you’ve done. Being a mum is hard enough without worrying about things you have no control over, be kind to yourself ❤️

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MyHatIsGone · 18/03/2025 20:14

HereintheloveofChristIstand · 18/03/2025 16:48

You talk incredibly negatively about yourself
You haven’t ‘let your child down’. Your body hasn’t ‘let her down’. You ensured she was fed by the most viable means for her. That is surely the opposite of letting her down.

I think I’m just looking for reasons why her teeth coming though is behind, and as it’s nothing she’s doing (because she’s just a baby) then it must be me. I’m hadn’t realised I sounded negative. I just have no support In the week so there’s no one else to blame other than myself tbh. That’s why I’ve resorted to mumsnet. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I can work on that.

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Lou670 · 18/03/2025 20:19

It's nothing you are doing or not doing, all babies are different and develop at their own pace. I have two children and my first born cut teeth through at the average age, my second born had no teeth until 14 months old. Also had very little hair too. Your baby will catch up, try not to worry and take the advice and support from the boards on here. x

sparkle17 · 18/03/2025 20:22

My eldest child didn't get any teeth until 15 months old. You don't need to worry and definitely nothing you are doing wrong!

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MyHatIsGone · 18/03/2025 20:24

Mama05070704 · 18/03/2025 20:10

My second was exclusively breastfed and didn’t get his first tooth until he was 17 months old, so formula feeding won’t have had anything to do with it. My son eventually had a beautiful set of milk teeth which he only started losing age 7. The app develop differently, it’s nothing you’ve done. Being a mum is hard enough without worrying about things you have no control over, be kind to yourself ❤️

Thank you so much for this. The kindness you have shown in simply sharing that and taking the time to reply has honestly made me cry. I feel validated and like a huge weight has been lifted. I’m blaming myself when it’s just a case of her teeth coming through when they come through. Thank you.

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HereintheloveofChristIstand · 18/03/2025 20:53

MyHatIsGone · 18/03/2025 20:14

I think I’m just looking for reasons why her teeth coming though is behind, and as it’s nothing she’s doing (because she’s just a baby) then it must be me. I’m hadn’t realised I sounded negative. I just have no support In the week so there’s no one else to blame other than myself tbh. That’s why I’ve resorted to mumsnet. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I can work on that.

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You don't need to 'blame' anyone. She is a baby, they develop at different rates. You may find yours walks or talks way sooner or later than another of exactly the same age. Same with teeth!
Millions of babies across the globe are formula fed. They develop just fine.
And many don't tolerate or want full fat milk (I can see why - it's disgusting stuff). In time her diet will even out.

PurBal · 18/03/2025 21:05

My son had a sensitivity to cows milk (he’d throw up) until he was a little over 1 but he wouldn’t drink it until he was at least 2. I stopped breastfeeding at around 12 months so he didn’t have any milk for about a year. He’s fine.

My niece was born with a tooth. My eldest didn’t have his first tooth until he was 10 months. He’s fine.

Mydadsbirthday · 18/03/2025 22:31

OP please be kind to yourself.
The best advice I can give you is that often it doesn't matter what you do, it's just how your child is. I can say that because I have non identical twins, raised the same way at the same time. One slept through the night at 6 weeks, the other not until 6 years. There are lots of other examples. The point is, don't blame yourself, there is nothing to feel guilty about.
Is there any support you can access? Baby groups etc?

RamsestheDamned · 19/03/2025 00:30

My DD got her first two teeth (upper front) overnight when she was 1, the rest came in fits and starts with months in between. She randomly even had two extra teeth on the top front and two on the bottom! This led to her not losing any teeth until she was almost 8. She’s now 13 and still has several baby teeth yet to lose, though at least the extra baby teeth came through as single adult teeth! All okayed by our dentist even after referral to orthodontist, they all agreed she’s got a good couple of years yet before worrying about getting them removed and thinking about braces. She was formula fed (my choice) but met all other milestones bang on time. Don’t worry, it happens, it’s definitely not a result of anything when they were little Flowers

BunnyRuddington · 22/03/2025 13:56

It sounds as though you’ve been a bit let down with lack of support and that’s not your fault.

Between 12 and 24 months she only needs 10 floz a day so don’t worry about her not getting enough at all Flowers

If you’re worried about her teeth you could book yourself in for a check up at the Dentist and ask them about DD’s teeth?

And I agree that you do seem quite hard on yourself, do keep coming back to MN, we can help to support you but I’m wondering if there is anything you can go to locally? Are you living on base?

TheCraicDealer · 22/03/2025 14:04

Both my kids were slow to get their teeth- both were toothless well after six months and DS must’ve been about ten months before the first ones appeared. Even then, he got the top too “bunny rabbit” teeth rather than the bottom two that should erupt first at 6mos. The best have been very slow to come in and he’s still to complete the set at nearly two.

I would have worried too but my MIL told me both her kids were the same and DH (exclusively BF) didn’t get a tooth before his first birthday. I’ve just assumed it’s genetic, and that’s probably the case with your little one too. Please don’t worry, it’s absolutely nothing to do with whatever you’re doing or not doing.

BunnyRuddington · 24/03/2025 09:37

How are you getting on now @MyHatIsGoneSmile

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MyHatIsGone · 01/04/2025 10:36

BunnyRuddington · 24/03/2025 09:37

How are you getting on now @MyHatIsGoneSmile

Thanks for checking in on me. We are doing really well reducing her formula and upping the whole milk mix AND her two front upper teeth have started to push through! :)

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readingismycardio · 01/04/2025 10:47

My baby (13 mo) has 4 teeth (all came after 11 months), formula fed. My friend’s baby (11 mo), formula fed, has 8 teeth. You did nothing wrong. Your baby was properly fed, she gained weight properly (from 9th to 25th is great!). Please, cut yourself some slack, you’re doing great.

BunnyRuddington · 01/04/2025 19:43

MyHatIsGone · 01/04/2025 10:36

Thanks for checking in on me. We are doing really well reducing her formula and upping the whole milk mix AND her two front upper teeth have started to push through! :)

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Hooe the teeth coming through doesn’t make her too miserable Flowers

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