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<blockquote><b>Quoting bugsmomk01:</b>" I breastfeed my 15 month old daughter to sleep and the dentist told me I needed to stop because it was ... [snip!] ... my question is my dentist just ignorant about breastfeeding or do I really need to stop breastfeeding her to sleep every night?"</blockquote>



She's ignorant about breastfeeding.

My son just had to be put to sleep to have a ton of cavities filled and one of his front teeth pullled because it was so bad from breastfeeding during the night.

Even when my daughter breastfed once she switched to comfort sucking the milk would sometime pool in her mouth and I would have to clean it out. If you kid is swallowing everything and there is no milk left on the teeth then I would say you dont have a problem.

<blockquote><b>Quoting martinez♥:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting bugsmomk01:</b>" I breastfeed my 15 month old daughter to sleep ... [snip!] ... or do I really need to stop breastfeeding her to sleep every night?"</blockquote> She's ignorant about breastfeeding."</blockquote>



Wrong.

My son's dentist tried to pull the same smurf with me. As long as you brush their teeth with a TINY bit of flouride toothpaste you'll be fine to continue breastfeeding. Do it twice a day.

Tooth decay is not caused by breastfeeding. Breast milk can however react badly when it comes in contact with sugar from other things in his diet in his mouth. Try to reduce his sugar intake if you can but ultimately the benefits of breastfeeding overall far outweigh any potential risk to teeth. Out of my entire enormous LLL group of toddlers and kids who nursed to sleep til at least 2... only ONE single child has had any sort of dental issues. And her family is unfortunately prone to dental issues.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Will☮Creedence:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting martinez♥:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting bugsmomk01:</b>" ... [snip!] ... her to sleep every night?"</blockquote> She's ignorant about breastfeeding."</blockquote> Wrong."</blockquote>



Actually, breast milk has stuff that's good for teeth (hence why a lot of beginner toothpastes say that on them) plus boobs don't usually keep dripping all night. My daughter nursed to sleep every night for 2 years and never had one cavity. Her dentist said there's no need to wipe her teeth afterwards also.

<blockquote><b>Quoting martinez♥:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Will☮Creedence:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting ... [snip!] ... to sleep every night for 2 years and never had one cavity. Her dentist said there's no need to wipe her teeth afterwards also."</blockquote>


My son got his firt teeth extremely early and I brushed them twice a day every day. When we started to notice the cavities on his front teeth around 1 we brought him in and they gave us some fluoride paste to hold them off. It diid nothing. They drilled and filled them. Those fell off. Finally he's almost 3 and he had to be put to sleep. Its not bcause of diet because I'm a sugar nazi and it's definitely not from bad hygeine. Also the worst ones were on his front teeth right where bottle rot happens and guess what h's never had a botttle in his life.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Will☮Creedence:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting martinez♥:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting W ... [snip!] ... Also the worst ones were on his front teeth right where bottle rot happens and guess what h's never had a botttle in his life."</blockquote>



OK, sucks to be you? My daughter got hers at 2 months. I'm not the only one who contradicted you btw. Get off your high horse because genetics also play a role.

Thanks!! My oldest has dental issues and so did I as a child so I was just a little worried when the dentist told me that even though it was going against anything I have read about babies teeth and breastfeeding.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Will☮Creedence:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting martinez♥:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting W ... [snip!] ... Also the worst ones were on his front teeth right where bottle rot happens and guess what h's never had a botttle in his life."</blockquote>



Then maybe he's just more sensitive to dental problems? My son nursed to sleep and all night long for 2 1/2 years and his teeth are fine.

<blockquote><b>Quoting martinez♥:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Will☮Creedence:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting ... [snip!] ... got hers at 2 months. I'm not the only one who contradicted you btw. Get off your high horse because genetics also play a role."</blockquote>



Nobody in my family or my husbands has bad teeth. It's not genetics. I'm not on any high horse, but those of you who are saying her dentist is full of smurf are apparently uneducated. When my sons dentist first told me I didn't believe them so I did this thing called research and found out they were right.

<blockquote><b>Quoting bugsmomk01:</b>" Thanks!! My oldest has dental issues and so did I as a child so I was just a little worried when the ... [snip!] ... when the dentist told me that even though it was going against anything I have read about babies teeth and breastfeeding. "</blockquote>


It depends on the child. Continue to do what you think is right and brush their teeth twice a day with flouride toothpaste. If it doesn't get better by the next Dentist visit then you can cut it out and see if it makes a difference.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Will☮Creedence:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting martinez♥:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting W ... [snip!] ... When my sons dentist first told me I didn't believe them so I did this thing called research and found out they were right."</blockquote>

http://kellymom.com/health/baby-health/tooth-decay/

Did my research- you're wrong.
OP- continue to breastfeed at night.