So my little one's been bottle feeding for about 6 months now, and recently I've noticed some brownish spots on his front teeth. I brush his teeth every night, but these stains just won't budge. A friend mentioned something called bottle decay, and I'm kinda freaking out—never really heard of it before. Has anyone else dealt with this? Is it common or am I totally messing something up here?
"recently I've noticed some brownish spots on his front teeth. I brush his teeth every night, but these stains just won't budge."
Honestly, it might not be bottle decay at all. My daughter had similar spots when she was around the same age, and I panicked thinking it was cavities from nighttime bottles. Turned out, after a quick dentist visit, it was just iron staining from her formula. The dentist polished them off easily, and we switched formulas—problem solved. Maybe check if your formula has extra iron or supplements before stressing too much about decay?
