23: cavities, teething, and toddler biting while nursing

Start to Stop Toddler Breastfeeding

Teeth, and all the issues that come with them, seem to pop up alongside breastfeeding concerns throughout the breastfeeding journey.
It's hard not to worry when these are things you hear day-to-day:
"You'll be ready to wean once they have teeth!"
"You need to stop breastfeeding at night or you will rot their teeth"
"They have teeth now, they are supposed to be eating REAL food!"
In this episode I'll dip into the science, and provide some practical support for:

• Breastfeeding a baby with teeth
• Breastfeeding a teething toddler
• Handling biting
• Oral development
• Cavities & breastfeeding toddlers

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Research Links:
A Natural Age of Weaning by Katherine Dettwyler, PhD

Devenish G, Mukhtar A, Begley A, Spencer AJ, Thomson WM, Ha D, Do L, Scott JA. Early childhood feeding practices and dental caries among Australian preschoolers. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Apr 1;111(4):821-828. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa012. PMID: 32047898.
Law V, Seow WK. A longitudinal controlled study of factors associated with mutans streptococci infection and caries lesion initiation in children 21 to 72 months old. Pediatr Dent. 2006 Jan-Feb;28(1):58-65. PMID: 16615377.

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