Someone told me I shouldn't give my baby
bedtime bottles with juice. Is this true ?
You should never give your baby a bedtime bottle
containing milk or any other type of natural or
artificial juices. During the evening the liquid from the
bottle pools around the baby's
teeth.
Bacteria in the baby's mouth feeds on this
liquid creating acid. This acid, in turn, eats into tooth
enamel creating cavities. Continual night time acid
attacks can cause extensive tooth decay, a condition
known as baby bottle tooth
decay.
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