Does nursing at night cause baby tooth decay like going to bed with a bottle?

No.....


"Before the use of the baby bottle, dental decay in baby teeth was rare. Two dentists, Dr. Brian Palmer and Dr. Harold Torney, have done extensive research on human skulls (from 500-1000 years ago) in their study of tooth decay in children. Of course these children were breastfed, probably for an extended length of time. Their research has led them to conclude that breastfeeding does not cause tooth decay"





"Decay is directly related to the amount of contact time of a sugary substance with the teeth"


http://www.kellymom.com/bf/older-baby/to...

Does nursing at night cause baby tooth decay like going to bed with a bottle?
Not at all. The bottle in bed allows for milk/formula to sit in the mouth because they fall asleep with it in their mouths. A baby that is nursing at night (or even bottle fed at night) is drinking and swallowing what is being offered.
Reply:NO Breast milk does not contain simple sugar as in a sweet drink .It contains what is known as a disaccharide .The milk also containsprotein which "buffers " the carbohydrate.





incidentally You can breast feed as long as you like.I know severalpeople who have breast fed at night (and ordinary solid food in day ) until a child has been over 3 years old -perfect teeth
Reply:the tooth decay comes when babies sleep with the bottle in their mouth and milk sits in the mouth without being swollowed, if you are breast feeding, most likely this wont ahppen, because the breast is attached to you, you wouldnt sleep with your breast in your babies mouth all night to be able to cause tooth decay.





PS Whoever said when once your babies teeth come in you shouldnt be breastfeeding is crazy, my son got his first tooth at 2 1/2 months, is that too ld to breastfeed? some people have no sense!
Reply:No its not the same at all because a baby has to be proactive and suck to get milk from your breast while a bottle can cause milk to pour out slowly and create a pool of milk in the baby's mouth, which isn't good for their teeth.





And for the person who said not to nurse after a baby get's teeth - some babies are born with teeth and some get them very early on. Why should they be denied what was created solely for them just because they have teeth? The baby learns to not bite while sucking, it's instictual and if they try to bite it can be easily fixed by saying "no biting, biting hurts mommy" and putting away your breast. afetr a couple times, no more biting. and not all kids with teeth sleep through the night... that person needs to pay attn to the real world.
Reply:Not at all.





The reason for this is that a baby that is put to bed with a bottle will often fall asleep with the bottle in his/her mouth. They may not swallow the last bit of milk, and it stays in their mouth all night which could potentially cause problems.





A baby that is nursed at night, is swallowing what is being fed to him/her and the breast is removed rather than being left in the baby's mouth all night.





Also, breastmilk is natural and I doubt it would damage the baby's teeth like formula could.





NOTE: A baby that is bottle fed at night, but while in the arms of a parent rather than with the bottle just propped up or given to the baby, is less likely to experience tooth problems also, for the same reason. They will be swallowing what is offered, and will wake enough when put back to bed that they have no milk in their mouth all night as the baby with the bottle left in his/her mouth would.
Reply:No it does not
Reply:okay firstly pussycat is a complete IDIOT for any thinking what she wrote!





and no nursing does not cause tooth decay like others have said
Reply:you shouldn't nurse once your children's teeth come in. They are too old then. by the time teeth come in, they should sleep through the night also
Reply:If the child sleeps with the bottle in it's mouth all time or a lot yes. You should stop breast feeding around 6 months of the teeth come in but some time the teeth come in like 2 months or so, if that happens breast pump and put it in a bottle till the baby is 6 month then use formula