Baby Dental, Breastfeeding at Night and Caries
Question: I brush my baby three little teeth she currently has two times a day. However, when she wakes up in the middle of the night I sometimes have to nurse her back to sleep. Should I be worried about caries? Can she get cavities just from middle of the night nursing? I brush her teeth right after her morning feeding. Wanting to make sure I am not putting her teeth at risk to cavities.
Reply: You should be find as long as you brush them in the morning. It is not impossible to get carries from nursing but it is harder compared to bottle feeding.
One of the main reason why babies get dental carries from bottles is because the bottle is left with the baby to sleep with. This does not happen when you nurse. The baby feeds then is put to sleep, not left to suck on a bottle all night.
