Introducing a toothbrush to 10.5 month old - HELP!

[Cheltenham]

My 10.5 month old now has eight teeth and I am worried about whether or not I should be brushing them. When he is teething very badly the last thing I want to do is add to the discomfort by adding a toothbrush to his stresses but I don't want damage to be caused by lack of brushing.

How on earth do you introduce the concept of teeth-brushing to a 10.5 month old!!!!

I also assume the pre-bed bottle will have to be moved pre-brushing - i.e. I will have to brush his teeth after the pre-bed milk and lose the calming effect of a bottle of warm milk?

Any help and advice greatly appreciated!

Alex

[snowboarder]

We used a gum brush to start with - came free with the JASON toothpaste. Did it in the bath - pre milk....

[littleEDfamily]

I too have a 10.5 month old - she enjoys chewing on toothbrushes immensely - we sort of brush them when she is in the mood for it, but not too worried about it. The dentist told me I should brush her teeth, but although I understand your concerns about wanting to brush after bottle, but I think at this age as long as the food is out their teeth when they go to bed, it's all good. You may want to try and let him play with a toothbrush so that he gets used to it and then just do a spot of brushing when the moment seems right.