Breastfeeding and teeth

[sagen]

I can't find what I am looking for on Google, and I don't see a BF board here. Did anyone else notice there teeth went to hell while nursing? I don't know if it is a coincidence or not. I feel like I have another cavity, I had a few filled about 6 months ago. I brush 2-4 times a day. If I do drink pop I brush after, I floss every night. I brush once a day with a flouride toothpaste that is an RX my husband called in. After all of that I still feel like I have another cavity, and I noticed that I usually get cavities when nursing. That's it I am weaning... soon Anyone else?

[ryn]

Mild bone changes are normal in breastfeeding - tooth issues would most likely relate to that. The upside is that bone loss / density issues tend to recover pretty quickly once you wean.

www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/Bone/Bone_Health/Pregnancy/default.asp

[sagen]

Thanks @rynn!

[crimsonandclover]

There's a BFing board under "Baby-Related Boards"

That's all. I have no idea about BFing

[laketide]

Feb 6, 2015 17:50:33 GMT -5 trichie5 said:

Oh, and I've had to have a wisdom tooth pulled with every baby too. So this is perfect, one more kid, one last wisdom tooth...

I had my wisdom teeth removed recently and it was awful (I'm also very willing to admit I'm a wimp about stuff like that) I can't imagine doing that separately each time for each tooth! You are one tough lady to do that three times

[wolfpack]

This will explain my last dentist appointment. My teeth were horrible. Whish I knew this info then so I could throw it back in the face of the snotty doc

[puck1182]

My teeth haven't been bad, but BFing has me teetering on the edge of osteopenia, I found that out at a wellness fair back in October. So that's cool.

[sagen]

That's no good puck1182 good thing it helps in the long run