Before babies and toddlers have teething, it is important to clean the tongue and the inside of the mouth. After teething, the teeth are cleaned at the same time, there is no need to relax the care of the tongue oral cavity. Baby’s tongue care 【Why does baby have tongue? For babies who drink breast milk or formula, milk residue on the tongue and oral mucosa forms a faint white substance, which is the tongue moss formed by the accumulation of milk scale. Does tongue lint affect your baby’s health? Tongue moss has no effect on baby’s health and will not affect baby’s appetite. Generally, the condition of tongue moss will improve slowly after baby is 3 months old. At the same time, babies with a thick tongue may have poor digestion and absorption, so mothers should pay attention. What should I do to clean my tongue? Mom can use a clean cotton stick, dipped in a small amount of warm boiled water, to gently wipe the baby’s tongue, the inside of both cheeks (inside the cheekbones as parents say). Special Note: Wipe lightly do not see the tongue and rub hard, damaging the baby’s tongue and taste buds. Do not wipe the part of the baby’s tongue root to prevent dry heaving and vomiting. 【Tongue Prevention】 1, feed a small amount of warm boiled water after feeding: baby after each drink of milk, feed a small amount of warm boiled water, to achieve the effect of gargling. 2.Give your baby a good oral cleaning: see above for the method (tongue cleaning). Improve your baby’s digestion Improve your baby’s digestion and absorption by massaging and giving your baby Mamma’s. Massage is done once in the morning and once in the evening for 5-10 minutes each time, with the baby’s belly button as the center, clockwise for 5-10 minutes. During the massage, because the baby’s skin is exposed, pay attention to keep warm to prevent the baby from getting cold. Prevent spitting up After each feeding, burp your baby in time to prevent milk reflux will oral cavity. [Severe tongue alert thrush] When the tongue is severe, the baby’s oral mucosa has small white granular spots, or yellowish-white marks by the corners of the mouth, then it may be thrush, which needs to be treated by applying mycobacterium and oral probiotics in the mouth. How to distinguish between normal tongue and thrush? If the mother wipes the baby’s mouth and tongue, a gentle wipe can be cleared, the oral mucosa is intact and smooth, that may be the tongue moss caused by milk residue, is normal, pay attention to cleaning on it; but if it is necessary to force to wipe clean, and the oral mucosa is a little bleeding, flaking place bumpy, then it is likely thrush, to be treated in a timely manner. Baby’s oral care [before baby teething] 1, feed a small amount of warm boiled water after feeding, after each baby drinks milk, feed a small amount of warm boiled water to achieve the effect of rinsing the mouth. 2, the mother can use a clean cotton stick, dipped in a small amount of warm water, to the baby gently wipe the tongue, the inside of the cheeks (parents say the cheek inside). Special note: wipe to light do not see the tongue to rub hard, damage the baby’s tongue and taste buds. Do not wipe the part of the baby’s tongue root to prevent dry heaving and vomiting. After the baby’s teething] The first milk tooth erupts, parents wrap their fingers in moist gauze to gently clean the child’s teeth. The method is: the parent fixes the child with one hand while cleaning the teeth with the other hand once a day. after 1 week of age, a finger toothbrush can be used to moisten and brush the child’s teeth; after 3 weeks of age, the use of toothpaste begins, and research has proven that it is beneficial to use new, fluoride-free teeth. Avoid bad habits that damage oral health 【bad feeding habits】 prolonged bottle feeding over 1.5 years old, irregular bottle feeding, sleeping with a bottle. Bad bottle-feeding habits】 Incorrect feeding posture, prompting the child’s jaw to reach the bottle in front: the child is lying down, the bottle and the horizontal plane angle is too large, should not be greater than 45 degrees) a milk teeth backbite (commonly known as the ground bite). [Bad eating habits] Excessive snacks, sweets, sweet drinks.