Peg alert!

Yep yep yep Isaac has a toothy peg on the way! It's broken the skin (as evidenced by tooth clinking on glass while slurping water) and is definitely a tooth rather than yet another Epstein's pearl (of which he's had 2). Whoop whoop whoop!

We haven't really noticed that he's been grumpier than usual or that he's drooling lots, maybe that's to come?  He is a little off his food at the moment, but we'll see.

I read somewhere that, as the teeth cut through the gum, the cells of the gum actually die & fall away to make way for the teeth - how amazing is that?

I'll have to start brushing it when it gets a bit bigger. Which raises the question of toothpaste. We use Kingfisher fluoride free fennel toothpaste, well Simon still does - I've discovered this! General Jack Ripper must've got his intel from somewhere about the dreaded fluoridation of the American water supply and the subsequent contamination of "precious bodily fluids"! On a more serious note, I found this in Juno (Spring 2010).

"I do not believe that fluoride has any major effect in reducing tooth decay, in spite of all the statistics presented by health authorities. Flouride is a powerful toxin that should be avoided. In the doses advocated for decay-prevention, it has a hypothyroid action (suppresses the thyroid gland), penetrates all bones of the body and accumulates in the pineal gland of the brain, causing it to calcify. Perhaps a better informed choice would lead to fewer parents using fluoride products."

K M Hajikakou, Holistic Dentist

No fluoride for us ta!

I thought that teeth would mean the end of breastfeeding, but no! Because Isaac's tongue will still form the airtight seal, it means my nipple etc is protected from teethies, on the bottom anyway. I guess by the time the top ones make an appearance he'll be more or less off boob for good :-(