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ORIGINAL: Leslie_JnJs_mom

Thanks! I got pretty sick with an intestinal infection a few times when I was pregnant and had to take antibiotics. I wonder if they hurt her teeth? The backs of her teeth were discolored a yellowish when they came in then started chipping almost right away.

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ORIGINAL: PrincessDonna

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A lot of it isn't actually diet, but how often (and how well) the teeth are cleaned.

This isn't true either.

I have 3 bio children (plus one not born yet). They all get their teeth brushed at the same time and in the same way. My oldest has horrible teeth, like his father. The rest have not a single problem, like me. My oldest's issues are either genetic or caused by the many asthma meds he was on in the first 3 years of his life, or a combination of those.

I'm sorry about the dentist's attitude. I've also experienced that "you're the mom, it must be your fault" attitude. If she doesn't eat junk and you've brushed as recommended, it is NOT your fault, no matter what they think. Last time we went to the dentist, the hygienist my daughter saw commended me on taking care of her teeth, and then not 3 minutes later, the one my son saw basically told me I was a rotten mother. I told the second hygienist to talk to the first.