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Your baby's teeth and Bottles, Thumbsucking and Breastfeeding
- Never put sugar in your baby's bottle, breast milk is always best.
- Even fruit juices in your baby's bottle can rot infant’s teeth - especially if your child falls asleep sucking on the bottle.
- Help teach your baby to drink from a cup, at around eight months old. Why? Decay-producing sugars are in contact with the teeth for less time.
- Never suck a baby’s dummy to clean it – you increase the child’s risk of dental decay.
- If you’re a nursing mother, smoking can lead to serious health problems not only for you,
but also for your baby.