Breastfeeding<\/p>\n
Breast milk is an active immunobiological substance. Breastfeeding is a special psychophysical stimulus for both mother and child. Optimal nutrition is important for the growth and development of a child. Breast milk protects against infection and contributes to the child’s adaptation to the environment, and natural breastfeeding and functional stimuli that occur during sucking are important for the development of intermaxillary relationships.<\/p>\n
When the baby’s lips touch the mother’s nipple, the child intuitively opens his mouth. When we bring the baby to the breast, we must try to get the lower jaw to cover as much of the nipple as possible with the lower jaw. If the position is correct, we can see how the baby’s jaw moves with each suck, and sometimes the ears. Loud sucking or indented cheeks indicate that the child needs to be pulled more strongly to the breast.<\/p>\n
Caring for children’s teeth up to the first year<\/p>\n
Proper nutrition is extremely important for the health of the child and their teeth. Taking fluoride and regular oral care are effective caries prophylaxis. The importance of these factors changes with the child’s age.<\/p>\n
A young child should be offered a variety of foods rich in nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. It is not recommended to drink sweetened tea or drinks at bedtime. This has been found to cause caries in newly erupted milk teeth in children. Milk teeth begin to erupt in the sixth month of life.<\/p>\n
If teething is painful, pain-relieving preparations are used as directed by a doctor. Children of this age often put various objects in their mouths, so parents will not have a hard time removing all food residue from their teeth through play with their child using an appropriate toothbrush or gauze.<\/p>\n
Parents should be warned to avoid the harmful habit of testing the temperature of a drink in a bottle by putting a pacifier in their mouth or using the same eating utensils to feed their child. These are unhygienic and harmful habits, as they cause bacteria to be transferred from mouth to mouth.<\/p>\n
The order of eruption of milk teeth<\/p>\n
Eruption usually begins in the sixth month and ends between the 25th and 30th months.<\/p>\n