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Dor, I pass on the contact k? School Dental Care, tel 6435 3782. It's located o the 4th floor of the Health Promotion Board building at Outram. Best to call and make an appointment.
L's tooth decay
I saw it clearly 'cos it's on one of the front teeth. At first I thought it was dirt and tried to brush and wipe it off, but could not. Then noticed that the enamel on the tooth had eroded and that that part of the tooth had turned brown. So called to quickly make an appointment to see the dentist.
He nurses throughout the night and falls asleep with my nipple in his mouth. I am usually asleep too. I tried to deny him a feed and replace it with water last night. Horror horror horror! We were all awake for two hours. And then he woke up more often after that. Did some online checks and discovered that breastfeeding is unlikely to be the cause, especially since L does not use the bottle for milk. Rather, it is what he eats. And that, I understand 'cos L likes biscuit-y things that stick to the teeth. So now I just continue brushing, and also wipe using Spiffies. The dentist also gave me a cream/gel thingy to rub on his teeth. More info at this site:
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/older-baby/tooth-decay.html
Dustee
Just keep brushing Pomfret's teeth twice daily and do the water rinsing like Bbp mentioned, and keep a look out. I think L's case is the exception. S was nursing throughout the night as well for two years and it never happened to him. His teeth are in great condition.
Doggiebb
Yes, I am so happy that he seems to be adapting and enjoying (at least) some parts of his school day. Will you be enrolling Thaddie-boy for 2011? I am going to sign L up so that he goes in while S is still there. Where is this Montessori playgroup? Maybe I'll let L go as well, and he and Thaddie can be classmates!
Oh the best thing (for me) about S being in MM is that I walk home each morning after sending him to school, so I get some exercise. (but end up eating a lot 'cos I am hungry after the exercise!) ;p
PB
Wow, how did Poppy do that? The water bottle cap broke off when I was trying to close it this morning, dunno how. Yup, S & Talia are in the same school. Same school bus too
The AM session ends at 11.15am and he is back by 11.25am. So we can still go gallivanting in the afternoon, yay!