Saturday, May 2, 2009

Three

The number of teeth it takes for a 13 month old baby girl to grind them to the point that even total strangers walking by in a store can hear. It's pretty bad. She has 2 bottom and 1 recently emerged top tooth and she is working them to her little heart's content. I have heard the best advice is to ignore it otherwise we would be reinforcing it by giving her attention. We are trying that route first. Any suggestion? 


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  1. Anna does the same thing! Except with a mouth full of teeth she is a little more annoying. She can be heard across the library during story time. It drives us bonkers! Not as bad as nails on a chalkboard, but a very close second.

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  2. Our little girl grinds her teeth all the time. "They" say it can be a way of relieving stress, so make sure she has plenty of rest. Other than that, sometimes she just thinks it sounds cool - so we give her something to teeth on. If it's pain related, try baby orajel.

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