odd teeth question

[Vaquitita]

not exactly tf, and yet i want a tf dental perspective...

at what point would you start worrying about your baby not having teeth yet? dd will be 15mo next week and doesn't have a single tooth yet!

fwiw ds was a lateish teether too, his first 2 teeth started coming in at 11mo (though it took a month from that point for them to be really 'in'), the rest of his teeth took their time about coming in too, and now at 3+ is still waiting on one last '2yr' molar.

[spartz]

I think my brother got his first teeth around 15 months. My mum used to joke that all he wanted for his first birthday was teeth and some hair.

[Koalamom]

How is you babe health wise other than teeth? My DD was very lat getting teeth, but not that late. It must be a pain feeding your daughetr solids. How do you do it?

One interesting think about my DD is that she was a very late teether, but after she was diognosed with leaky gut, I worked on healing that. Leaky gut can prevent the minerals from going too the teeth right. And after we worked on healing that, her teeth came in super quick. In 2 weeks, we got 8 teeth!!

[Vaquitita]

she's very healthy. she actually does pretty well at eating with no teeth. still mostly bf ofcourse, but 1-3 times a day she'll eat meat or cheese. she just keeps working at it with her gums, takes her longer than a kid with teeth of course.

what were your dd's leaky gut symptoms? my dd does have a problem with my eating cow dairy. it used to make her spit up. now it gives her a stuffy nose and cradle cap i think.

[tanyalynn]

Originally Posted by Vaquitita

what were your dd's leaky gut symptoms? my dd does have a problem with my eating cow dairy. it used to make her spit up. now it gives her a stuffy nose and cradle cap i think.

I've read of cradle cap being associated with yeast. I didn't see (or know to look for) other signs til much later with my daughter, but looking back, her cradle cap came on during times of stress, and now that's she's 4, I can see that when she's stressed, her poop gets yeasty-looking. I think the excess yeast has been there a long, long time, I think it's only when it gets really outta control that I can see the signs.

[Ruthla]

My understanding is that there's a genetic component to when teeth come in, regardless of nutritional intake. Some kids are just late teethers, period. I'm not sure if low nutrition can delay the process for some kids- but certainly there's a wide range of normal even with optimal nutrition.

[Vaquitita]

Originally Posted by TanyaLopez

I've read of cradle cap being associated with yeast. I didn't see (or know to look for) other signs til much later with my daughter, but looking back, her cradle cap came on during times of stress, and now that's she's 4, I can see that when she's stressed, her poop gets yeasty-looking. I think the excess yeast has been there a long, long time, I think it's only when it gets really outta control that I can see the signs.

i hadn't thought about yeast again, since i cleared up all my symptoms of it with a probiotic rich diet before i got pregnant with her. hmm...

[Theloose]

I haven't researched it at all, so classify this as a 'wild rumor' - but I've heard that there can be a connection between iodine and late teething.

And I second the leaky gut angle In our case, cutting out gluten made a huge difference.

[Panserbjorne]

I don't buy the genetic aspect I actually think it's more an issue of lack of nutrients that tends to be shared in families.

Many things can block nutrients and delayed dentition is something I see as a sign, if you will that something isn't quite right. That's my personal perspective.

Iodine I think (and I haven't researched this aspect, but I've researched iodine ALOT) would be helpful in cases of heavy metals as iodine tends to mobilize halogens and certain metals which of course also get in the way of nutrients.

At 15 months with no teeth *I* would be looking for answers. No practitioner is going to get all worked up over it mind you, but like I said it can be seen as a symptom.

[Vaquitita]

Originally Posted by firefaery

I don't buy the genetic aspect I actually think it's more an issue of lack of nutrients that tends to be shared in families.

Many things can block nutrients and delayed dentition is something I see as a sign, if you will that something isn't quite right. That's my personal perspective.

Iodine I think (and I haven't researched this aspect, but I've researched iodine ALOT) would be helpful in cases of heavy metals as iodine tends to mobilize halogens and certain metals which of course also get in the way of nutrients.

At 15 months with no teeth *I* would be looking for answers. No practitioner is going to get all worked up over it mind you, but like I said it can be seen as a symptom.

it's hard to know where to even start looking when her only symptoms are cradle cap and no teeth. i haven't been very good lately about no cows milk/cheese. i'll go completely CF for awhile and see what happens i guess. as for heavy metals i'm sure we could have them, but don't have any obvious things like amalgam fillings.

and i don't know that late teething is such a bad thing. so many of the SAD eating people around me their babies start getting teeth early, even before 6 months. so maybe whats considered normal, really isn't? just a thought. i wish WAP had surveyed when babies got their teeth.

[Panserbjorne]

Well, those aren't your only symptoms. She also has issues with dairy....and you have a history of yeast. I'm not saying to freak out by any means but you have to look at the big picture when thinking this way.

Early dentition may not be beneficial, but this is delayed. Physiologically if she's ready to eat she should be getting teeth. At least that is my feeling. I wouldn't be worried about no teeth at 10 months or even a year. 15 months with no teeth is delayed dentition and I'd hav to think it was back then too.

I'm just one person though. You can feel free to ignore me!

[Vaquitita]

well, i guess the reason i posted is because i am getting concerned about it. it's just so overwhelming. i thought i was past the yeast issue (at this point even my once in a blue moon fast food eating doesn't send me running for a bathroom). and i guess i thought dd would be healthier than ds since i'd been tf before conception. she didn't have the poop issues ds had or the skin reactions to my eating of dairy.

off to reread about leaky gut and heavy metals... sigh...
(i'd forgotten about it but an NAET guy told me i had chemicals/toxins, but i haven't been able to afford to go back)