Oral hygiene

[Bellini]

I get monthly emails from the Raising Children Network about, erm, raising children, and I just got one stating that you should clean your baby's gums and tongue with a washcloth twice a day!! I thought your were only meant to worry about oral hygiene when their first tooth comes through :confused:

Does everyone else wash their baby's gums??
I feel negligent for not doing it all this time!

[mim1]

From memory I only started doing that once my ds's teeth started coming through at about 7 months.

[ConfettiGirl]

I always thought it was once their teeth poked through?

I am onto my 4th child and only ever did it when they popped their first tooth!

My children all have lovely teeth so I wouldn't feel guilty about it!