Dental: Toddler, Teddy Bears

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Has Anyone Had a 2-Year-old That Needs a Frenectomy?

Hi, I'm new to this site, but I've enjoyed reading all the questions & the helpful information that has been provided. It seems to be a great way to communicate with other moms. My daughter is now 2 1/2, and I was told at her first dental appointment that she needs a frenectomy. Neither of us had noticed the wide space between her two front teeth because we thought it was just an ordinary stage of growing. We went for a second opinion, and were told the same thing. Both oral surgeons agreed that it has to be done, but they were different on...

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Ideas for Eye Patches/glasses for Children!!!

My nephew is 19 months old and we started noticing that his left eye seems to be turning in a bit. My sister took him to a pediatric ophthalmologist and the doctor found that he is far sighted in both eyes, more so in the left than the right. The doctor wants him to wear a patch on the good eye, so the weaker eye can strengthen 4-6 hours a day. (Yeah right!) This seems impossible because he will not keep the patch on at all. Glasses were ordered as well and he needs to wear the patch with the glasses too. Does anyone have any ideas or...

Teething

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7 Month Old Waking up Crying

My daughter is 7 months old. She began sleeping through the night at 12 weeks - I thought I was lucky. Right after she turned 6 months, she began waking at odd hours of the night, crying. I've tried letting her "cry herself to sleep" but that never works. Crying turns into screaming, screaming turns into gagging. When I try rocking her back to sleep, she falls asleep immediately. As soon as I lay her back down in her crib, she starts screaming again. No sign of a tooth breaking through yet. She's got a night light and gets plenty to...

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He Wont "Cry It Out"

Our daily night time routing is give our baby a bath, read a book, nurse him...