Will my 6old month son have tooth decay if he keep nursing during the night?

He is taking breastmilk %26amp; formula during day time and only breastmilk during the night. He need to be fed three hourly.His tooth has not appeared yet. Will it be decay if he keep nursing during the night?

Will my 6old month son have tooth decay if he keep nursing during the night?
No - when this is mentioned, it is about babies who go to sleep sucking a bottle of milk, rather than a pacifier. That can affect teeth that are actually there, not teeth that haven't come in yet. Because there is sugar in milk, the baby should not sleep with a bottle of milk (or anything else for that matter) in his mouth. Nursing throughout the night won't hurt your baby or his nonexistent teeth. However, now that your son is six months old, you might want to try to start breaking him of that habit. For some great techniques on getting your child to sleep through the night, go to http://www.babycenter.com/0_baby-sleep-t...
Reply:Definitely not
Reply:whoever told you that deserves to be smacked upside the head. that's the stupidest thing i've ever heard in my life
Reply:Why would he have tooth decay from breast feeding? I've never heard of such a thing..


I have heard if a baby falls asleep with a bottle in his/her mouth then that could develop tooth problems.. but never breast feeding.
Reply:no it will not... nor will it when teeth do erupt... if you are formula feeding with teeth in the night (or day), then yes it can... breastmilk will not.





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