Best way to brush baby’s teeth?

Question

My baby is 1. She has 8 teeth at the moment. I’ve noticed a faint yellowish hue towards the top of one of her teeth (near the gums). With everything going on right now, I don’t want to take her to a dentist unless absolutely necessary. 
We brush once a day (at night before bed), but I’m going to increase this to 3 times. We usually just give her a brush and she chews on it and likes using it, but I don’t think it’s actually getting the job done. 
I’ve ordered finger brushes now so we can do it ourselves. Do you think that will work? Do you have any other advice? 
This is a baby who will squirm and cry/keep her mouth closed - every time we have tried to brush her teeth before. So I know this is going to be an ordeal.

Answer

Get a second tooth brush and let her “help” I’ve done this with all 3 kids and works wonders

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Here’s what I do: I brush my daughter’s teeth twice a day. Morning and night. I lay her on her changing table and tilt her head up so I can see. I use tooth paste. Until she can spit better I mainly just use fluoride free. I do have some with fluoride that I use a few times a week though in a very small amount. When I’m done brushing her teeth, I let her have a go at it. She has really white teeth. I also use those little kid floss picks on her, she doesn’t mind it. I didn’t start that until recently though.

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My first learned toothbrushing by brushing my husband’s teeth while my husband brushed his. My second is starting to catch on by copying his big brother. So I’d have a family toothbrushing party basically. The more she sees the people she trusts doing it the more interested and calm she might be about it.

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Do you use Toothpaste?... I have been using the colgate toder Toothpaste since my kids were 11 months and had no issues.. I brush twice a day

Best way to brush baby’s teeth?

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