Teeth

Hi Hun, I don't know if this will help you but worked for me... My daughter is 18m this month, she hated teeth brushing untill I got her a little electric toothbrush and because she hates toothpaste taste I got the hismile flavoured one, I got the peach iced tea, I don't have to hold her or struggle anymore, she opens her mouth willingly and lets me brush lightly, it's not a great clean but ... Every little win I guess, I really hope it helps you, I do get the frustration ❤️🫶

I lie mine on the floor and put my legs on either side of her to pin down her arms and then just brush as much as I can as quickly as I can, she’ll scream at this but I give her the brush after and she’s immediately fine and brushes tthem herself for another minute or so. If she closes her mouth when I lie her down I just tickle her or wait till she yells so I can sneak the brush in, sometimes I’ll use the corner of a teether if she’s trying to clamp down to stop me brushing and she’ll bite that on one side while I do the other… not ideal but gets a good brush even if it’s a short one

What helped us and our LG was teaching her to say ah and praising and also what Molly said above laying down on the floor with her arms under my legs (no pressure on them just helps to keep them out of the way) fast forward a few weeks if I ask to brush her teeth she lays down herself and says ah let's me do it no issues ☺️ at first she hated this method but I'd rather her be upset for a few minutes than have to have lots of treatments at the dentist due to poor oral hygiene x

Thanks guys. Do you get a full 2 minutes?

Personally I don’t get 2 minutes but she’s also only got about 12 teeth and I feel I get a good clean done with our current method on each tooth, id say it ranges from 30 seconds to a min of actual brushing and then another minute of more play based/her brushing them herself

I’m having the exact same issues and I refuse to pin her down and traumatise her with it. Occasionally she will put it in herself or let me for literally seconds and that’s it. My sister is a dentist and she said honestly it’s a phase and not to worry about it at all for now. As long as you stick to the routine of trying and ideally at least get it in briefly then you’ve not ‘lost’ if that helps

When my boy started refusing to let me brush his teeth, when I was done and had cleaned his brush I started letting him hold the toothbrush himself, so now our routine is I brush them and then he gets a turn to brush them himself. I’ve found that getting him involved has made him a bit less reluctant to let me do it!