Bad Breath: Infant
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Bad Breath
Asked by T.K. from Scranton
on December 7, 2006
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My 19 month old daughter has HORRIBLE breath alot of the time. Has anyone else experienced this? I brush her teeth everyday and the only thing she eats is grilled ch...
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- My niece suffered from chronic bad breath from the time she was a baby. My sister took her to the dentist and everything checked out fine. She brushed her teeth and to...
- I agree with B B....I was going to say reflux too........Good luck.You need anything you let us ladies know.
- You might want to try brushing her tongue when she brushes her teeth. I've found that a lot of people think that just brushing their teeth gets rid of bad breath. The...
Bad Breath
Asked by E.S. from Houston
on November 27, 2008
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My two year old has been waking up from bedtime and naptime with horrible breath. We brush her teeth with the Oral B toothpaste that is safe to swallow everyday. I j...
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- First, is she getting enough liquids, i.e. water? Second, does she have sinus drainage, etc? Third, check the back of her throat to see if her tonsils are enlarged. ...
- E., Does your daughter suffer with sinus or have a cold. Often bad breath is due to an infection. Also, brush her tongue when brushing her teeth. Might help.
- She may need her tonsils taken out, or she may have a sinus infection. Rosie
Toddler with Bad Breath
Asked by R.M. from San Diego
on October 28, 2008
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Hi,
I have a toddler (26 months) with strong white teeth, but with a bad breath. I brush his teeth twice a day, but the bad breath stays. Is there anything I can do t...
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- Don't forget to brush his tongue-not just the teeth. Not many people know this, but when I worked at the pedo office we always told the parents to also brush their ton...
- Hi R., My daughter who is 3 had that same problem. I would make sure that her teeth were brushed really well, but her mouth would still smell bad. You have to make ...
- Is he drinking enough water and eating enough fruits and veggies? Bad breath is usually from a build up in the intestines. Is he eliminating enough? Is he ingesting...
Babies Breath
Asked by K.A. from Washington DC
on March 25, 2009
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I remember when my sons breath was so sweet. Now he is 10 months old and it smells horrible. He had been sick for 3 weeks(beginning of February to almost the end of ...
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- Maybe check with the pediatrician? All that sickness, it could be a side effect of meds or another issue-yeast infections can do that. Brush his teeth- they make spe...
- I don't know about the halitosis, but you might try the baby toothpaste. It is ok for them to swallow and his breath may smell like the flavor of it, just like ours do...
- I can always tell when my son is getting sick by the way his breath smells. It almost always smells sweet (you could bottle it & sell it!) but when he starts to get s...
Funky Breath!!!
Asked by N.F. from Seattle
on May 13, 2010
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My son just had his 12 month check up and I asked his pediatrician about his funky breath. She said she couldn't find a real reason to be concerned. She's heard of it ...
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- I agree with Kate and Missy...this was something we noticed right after my kids started eating more "regular" food. My older two got the "funky" breath around that age...
- Halitosis can come from the stomach - gases rise then we smell them as "bad breath" What kinds of foods is your child eating? - try to notice the connections between w...
- Did you ask ur dentist? I never experienced that but I think I would first ask the pediatrician (which u did), dentist, change tooth paste (the ones for kids are no...
My 7 Yr Old Has Chronic Bad Breath
Asked by C.C. from Portland
on January 8, 2008
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For many years now my 7 yr old boy has had really bad breath. We floss and brush twice a day (most days). I've noticed recently that after his morning rinse after brus...
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- C., the first response you received was what I had at age 22. I went to the doctor and he immediately removed my tonsils. I no longer have that problem. B.
- Hi C., A friend of mine daughter had the same problem as your son. She was only 4 yrs.old at the time. The Dr.treated her for several mts.for a sinus infection. The pr...
- Not sure what you've found out yet, but I used to work in the orthodontic field and we would get this complaint quite a bit. Sometimes bad breath is as simple as the ...
Bad Breath
Asked by C.K. from Minneapolis
on December 18, 2008
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My 2 1/2 year old son often has terrible breath. We brush his teeth & tongue regularly, and he's been seen by a dentist and was said to have good oral health. I've t...
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- I asked about that once. The pediatrician said that it was because he slept with his mouth open. But, I see that other moms cautioned against possible illnesses. I th...
- I'm going to have to agree with the mom who said her child is a mouth breather. My daughter is also (and at three she still has a binky) and wakes up with the funkiest...
- My nephew had this problem and it took a lot of talking to the doctors to find out what it was. Something was happening with his liver and he just had to take a medic...
My Baby Has Very Bad Breath
Asked by T.H. from Springfield
on March 10, 2007
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My 11 month old baby boy has very bad breath ALL the time. I nursed him until he was about 9 months old and it even seems like he had it before I stopped. I dont giv...
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- First off, I would bring this up to my doctor. You don't have to wait for a visit, just call and see what she/he says. When my husband had a hernia, he had horrible ...
- Here is just a guess, but my experience with teething babies, they tend to get a runny/stuffy nose... maybe your baby is having a lot of drainage?
- at walmart they have those baby toothbrushes w the toothpaste i think its 6bucks maybe he needs toothpaste now my baby is 9months old n heas not having that problem ...
Bad Baby Breath
Asked by S.A. from Binghamton
on December 30, 2008
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My son is 8 months old. He is on the liquid Alimentum formula due to allergies and eczema. We have noticed that he has smelly breath- all the time. I am not sure exa...
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- Probably the Alimentum. That stuff is nasty. Just check with your ped.
- Hi S., I agree with the other moms - it's probably not anything serious, but it's always good to check with the doc. I also know of an all-natural product that ...
- My daughter was on the alimentum for a while to, it was a nasty smell, but it can't hurt to mention it to your doctor. I did find that the powdered alimentum was a li...
Infant Bad Breath
Asked by A.D. from Lakeland
on June 6, 2008
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Okay. My 18-month-old has stinky breath. I noticed this morning a white coating on her tongue and her breath was stinky. I need some suggestions on how to deal with...
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- might be thrush ask the dr.
- You may want to take your baby to the pediatrician. The white coating on her tongue could be thrush. They'll give her something to get rid of the thrush, which is prob...
- I don't know if there is much more you can do. In my experience, I notice my kiddos (aged 25 months and 9 months) only get bad breath when they are getting sick. Doe...
