DD is 19 months old. She has several areas on decay in her top teeth that are getting worse. She HATES brushing her teeth. I have tried everything I can think of to get her to let me thoroughly brush her teeth (singing songs, different toothbrushes, bubblegum flavored training toothpaste, a sticker chart with a sticker every time she brushes her teeth, letting her brush my teeth, brushing the baby doll's teeth, etc.) and it is always a HUGE fight. She kicks and bites down and it's a mess. I don't feel like her teeth are getting brushed well enough and I am losing it! I literally can't think of anything else to do besides holding her down and prying open her mouth - something I don't want to do and couldn't do by myself anyway!
DD still nurses a lot. I am working on nightweaning at the moment with her which isn't going well at all. I'm looking for a Pediatric Dentist in my area but I'm scared because if I can't get her to open her mouth, they certainly aren't going to be able to either without force. Do they always suggest GA in a hospital setting to fill several decaying teeth? Is it just going to get this bad again if I can't figure out a way to get her teeth brushed more adequately? I don't know what to do and I'm trying really hard not to let "Mother Guilt" get to me but I can't handle this anymore.
I just keep thinking of having to hand her over to a nurse at the hospital and her being terrified without me there to help her. 
Any suggestions or experience with this? Anyone do the GA?
DD still nurses a lot. I am working on nightweaning at the moment with her which isn't going well at all. I'm looking for a Pediatric Dentist in my area but I'm scared because if I can't get her to open her mouth, they certainly aren't going to be able to either without force. Do they always suggest GA in a hospital setting to fill several decaying teeth? Is it just going to get this bad again if I can't figure out a way to get her teeth brushed more adequately? I don't know what to do and I'm trying really hard not to let "Mother Guilt" get to me but I can't handle this anymore.
I just keep thinking of having to hand her over to a nurse at the hospital and her being terrified without me there to help her. Any suggestions or experience with this? Anyone do the GA?
