Teeth

Towards the end of pregnancy my teeth and gums ached. Sometimes my gums would bleed. My midwife told me that many women suffer from this, thats why they give you free dental care during your pregnancy and a year after your baby is born.

Anyone know why this happens? Isn't it so bizzare what pregnancy does to your body.

A growing baby takes alot of calcium out of your teeth.It happened with all 3 of mine.

I was forever popping to the dentist to have my teeth seen too.

yup,i had trouble with mine too,i knew it was lack of calcium. my teeth are terrible now

Right.....Well I have one question.

Why do we get pregnant!!!

I mean, headaches....tooth decay...giving birth to thrones!!!!!

Why?! lol

Nah i know why. Its all worth it I guess :)

Kazzy wrote:

Right.....Well I have one question.

Why do we get pregnant!!!

I mean, headaches....tooth decay...giving birth to thrones!!!!!

Why?! lol

Nah i know why. Its all worth it I guess :)

lol,we dont think about these things when we are trying for a baby

LOL i bet kazzy is though...hahaha

its madness

i have the uttmost respect for all parents ...ever ...

B3ckie wrote:

LOL i bet kazzy is though...hahaha

Hey! lol

I'm not that fussed...honest

I used an electric toothbrush throughout my pregnancy and I never had a problem with bleeding gums. The one I used is called Sonicare Elite. It massages your gums. I don't know if that actually helped or if I was just lucky. I went to the dentist once for a cleaning and checkup and he said everything looked great.

My teeth are fine, it was just the bleeding that was horrible! I'd be walking down the street and the next thing i could taste blood...yuck!!

I look like a vamp. when I brush my teeth!

It does taste disgusting but most of the time my gums wont really bleed until i afflict some kind of pressure on them like trying to eat and i dont care what you are eating food and blood never mix very well. -lol-

I had bleeding gums when i was preg but my teeth are fine now.
xx

Toward the end of my pregnancy my teeth have gotten much better.... oh yeah Im three centimeters dialated so fingers crossed everyone!!

Good luck hun....xxx

Its called pregnancy gingivitus and is caused by all the hormoinal changes. You become less resistant to the bacteria that causes gum inflammation.

The best thing you can do is step up your oral hygiene, even if your gums are bleeding like mad, because when they are bleeding they are flushing out the plaque and bacteria!

Kellytimestwo, I also have the sonicare elite and its brilliant. They are quite expensive but worth it.

Oh and :goodluck: debbie. x

Thankyou sooo much. I am just waiting my contractions are coming really close together and as for the rest of it were all just waiting now.

I never had a single cavity until after my first baby- I went in for a routine check-up and found I had 3 cavities! I was shocked!
So, with my daughter, I took special care to brush and floss and use Listerene every day... after my daughter was born I had a whopping 7 cavities!! I was devastated!!
My dentist recommended ditching the Listerene (it can do more damage than good) and instead use a flouride mouth rinse every night, to help replenish the tooth enamal.
So far I think things are alright. I have to make an appointment about 5 months in advance for a routine check-up, so I won't know what damage baby #3 has done to me until this fall.
That's great that you guys get free dental care and frequent attention! I wish we were taken care of like that.... oh well!