Brought JS to the dentist yesterday for her routine check. This is the third visit to the dentist.
First was when she was 18th months old. Didn’t go on that well, as she was scared of the dentist. 2nd time was last October. That time round, was better, because she read about the story of the crocodile Nigel visits to the dentist. But still I have to lie down and hold her while the dentist does her work.
This time round, she’s a very good girl. She lied down there by herself, very corporative and never cry. Feel proud of her. Look at the picture, she’s holding the book again about Nigel the crocodile.
She has got a lot of yellowish plague and the dentist did some polishing. And luckily I’m dilligently following the book of bringing the kids for a dental check twice yearly, because within 6 months after the last visit, she has got a few cavities!!! (Though it has not big enough to reach the nerves to cause pain) So we did about 4 fillings. And it cost RM75… I suppose if we go to the goverment one , it would be cheaper…but I don’t like to queue. We will have to have more frequent visit to the dentist now…about quarterly…. GEEZ…
I have wanted to wean JS from drinking milk from the bottle, because a lot of time she would fall asleep with the bottle in the mouth (which will definately cause cavity) and I’m not able to pull the bottle out until she’s deep asleep, else she will cry and fuss and most likely wake baby or hubby up. ( it’s like a pacifier subsitute) It’s strange that she can take the milk well from the bottle, but when I try cup or even with straw, she find the smell or taste of the milk yucky and would tempted to throw up…. Now I can only start with encouraging her to drink her milk fast and then gaggle with water after drinking the milk… have to think of a way to wean her from the bottle already…
