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, you do not have to relax the care of the tongue oral cavity.
Why do babies have tongue?
For babies who drink breast milk or formula, milk residue is left on the tongue and oral mucosa, forming a light white substance, which is also known as tongue moss due to the accumulation of milk scale.
Does tongue lint affect my baby’s health?
Tongue moss has no effect on baby’s health and does not affect baby’s appetite. Generally, the condition of tongue moss will improve after 3 months of age. At the same time, babies with a thick tongue may have poor digestion and absorption, so mothers should pay attention to it.
How should I clean the 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 tips.
1, wipe to light Do not see the tongue to rub hard, damage the baby’s tongue and taste buds.
2, wipe parts Do not wipe the baby’s tongue root part, to prevent the baby dry vomiting, vomiting
Prevention of tongue moss
1.Feed a small amount of warm water after breastfeeding
After each baby drinks milk, feed a small amount of warm boiled water to achieve the effect of rinsing the mouth.
2.Give your baby a good oral cleaning
Method see above (tongue cleaning)
3.Improve baby’s digestion
Improve your baby’s digestion and absorption by massaging and giving your baby mamma’s love.
Special Note: The 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 of the clockwise massage for 5-10 minutes.
During the massage, because to expose the baby’s skin, pay attention to keep warm, to prevent the baby from catching cold.
4.Prevent vomiting
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 appears white granular spots, or yellowish-white marks at the corners of the mouth, then it may be thrush, which needs to be treated by applying mycoplasma 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 and the oral mucosa is intact and smooth, that may be the tongue moss caused by milk residue, which is normal, so pay attention to cleanliness; but if it requires force to wipe clean, and the oral mucosa is a little bleeding and uneven at the flaking, then it is likely thrush, and should be treated promptly.
Baby’s oral care
1.Baby teething before
(1) Feed a small amount of warm water after breastfeeding. After each baby drinks milk, feed a small amount of warm boiled water to achieve the effect of rinsing the mouth.
(2) 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 (parents say cheek inside).
Special tips.
(1) Wipe gently. Do not see the tongue and wipe hard, damaging the baby’s tongue and taste buds.
(2) Wipe the area. Do not rub the part of the baby’s tongue root, to prevent the baby dry vomiting, vomiting
2.After the baby’s teething
The first milk tooth eruption began, parents fingers wrapped in moist gauze gently clean the child’s teeth.
The method is: parents fix the child with one hand, while using the other hand to clean the teeth, once a day.
After 1 week of age, the child’s teeth can be brushed with a moistened finger toothbrush.
After 3 weeks of age, start using toothpaste, which has been proven in studies to be beneficial with new, fluoride free teeth
Avoid bad habits that damage oral health
1, bad feeding habits
Extended bottle feeding beyond 1 1/2 years of age, irregular bottle feeding, and sleeping with a bottle.
2.Bad bottle feeding habits
Incorrect feeding posture, prompting the child’s jaw forward enough to reach the bottle: the child 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).
3, bad eating habits
Excessive snacks, sweets, sweet drinks.