Growing healthy teeth

To avoid the Baby Bottle Syndrome, and give the baby healthy teeth when they come in: 

• Give the bedtime bottle outside the crib. 
• Wipe the baby's gums regularly after eating with a dry washcloth around your finger, especially at bedtime. 
• Wipe the bottom gums inside and outside, upper gums inside and outside, and then tongue.
• Brush the teeth as soon as they appear with a soft baby brush without toothpaste.
• Accustom your baby to water in the bottle after 6 months–outside the crib–especially before bedtime to rinse teeth.

Adapted from Nurturing with Nutrition by Dr. Melanie Bezarte and Lucille Beseler, RDN