Couldn't agree more about the recovery being worth it. My son had braces for what felt like an eternity too—seriously, we joked they'd still be on for...
Haha, reminds me of the time I tried making chamomile tincture for my kiddo's teething pain. Thought I'd nailed it until the whole kitchen smelled lik...
Funny you mention aloe vera toothpaste—I picked some up a couple months ago when my kiddo went through a phase of hating anything minty. Honestly, it ...
We had a similar experience when my daughter needed surgery last year. The first surgeon we visited had this super sleek office—felt like walking into...
Same here, saltwater was a lifesaver when my kiddo had gum issues after braces. We tried the gel too, but honestly, it wore off pretty quick. Ice pack...
Funny you mention smoothies being intense—I actually found them to be a lifesaver after my son's biopsy. But we did have to tweak things a bit. At fir...
Haha, same here—I swear my kids think the dentist is some kind of amusement park, while I'm quietly panicking in the corner. But honestly, once you fi...
Totally agree about trusting your gut. When my daughter needed bone graft surgery, I spent hours diving into online reviews—honestly, it felt like fal...
You know, that's a fair point, but sometimes I wonder if orthodontists can be a bit overly cautious. When my daughter was younger, our dentist kept fl...
Interesting you mention that...my daughter started vaping last year (teenagers, right?), and at her last dentist visit, they pointed out her mouth was...
Smoothies were a lifesaver for my daughter too. Weirdly enough, she found mashed potatoes tricky at first—said they felt too thick or something. Took ...
My kiddo had a similar issue last year. We tried going fluoride-free for a while because I'd read some stuff online that made me nervous, but at the n...
That's exactly what we did with my daughter too. She was dying to get her teeth whitened immediately after the braces came off, but our dentist also r...
Haha, totally get what you're saying—cheddar IS tasty. My daughter loves nibbling on cheese cubes after meals, and while I doubt it's doing heavy lift...
My daughter went through something similar after her bone graft last year. She hated heat packs—said they made her leg throb more. Weirdly enough, she...