[OnesOnTheWay]

I keep reading posts where people say their babies need Flouride.. I am really curious as to why?

Here are some links about not giving your baby water with added flouride under 1 years of age:

"Infants less than one year old may be getting more than the optimal amount of fluoride if their primary source of nutrition is powdered or liquid infant formula mixed with water containing fluoride." The ADA went on to advise: "If using a product that needs to be reconstituted, parents and caregivers should consider using water that has no or low levels of fluoride."

Source: http://www.mothering.com/sections/news_bul...6.html#fluoride

4) Fluoridated water is no longer recommended for babies. In November of 2006, the American Dental Association (ADA) advised that parents should avoid giving babies fluoridated water (3). Other dental researchers have made similar recommendations over the past decade (4).

Babies exposed to fluoride are at high risk of developing dental fluorosis - a permanent tooth defect caused by fluoride damaging the cells which form the teeth (5). Other tissues in the body may also be affected by early-life exposures to fluoride. According to a recent review published in the medical journal The Lancet, fluoride may damage the developing brain, causing learning deficits and other problems (6).

Source: http://www.fluoridealert.org/fluoride-facts.htm

[Mia&Mattea'sMom]

The CDC says that it should be low fluoride water under 0.7 mg. You still can use water that has a little fluoride in it. Which may be your home water, also that the ready to feed which I used typically has little fluoride. I never checked into it much until now heres the CDC link.


http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/safe..._formula.htm#1

[jdee0509]

I researched the complete opposite. Flouride is only bad when it is in excess. But normal consumption of regular tap water isn't going to cause "flouosis" or whatever the disorder is called when too much flouride causes spots on teeth.

I actually have a WIC pamplet that says that if you use distilled water long-term to mix formula, you should consult a dentist to determine if a flouride supplement is needed.

TOO much flouride is bad but NO flouride is also bad. Its necessary to keep teeth healthy, even baby teeth

[mommyholly07]

I keep reading posts where people say their babies need Flouride.. I am really curious as to why?

Here are some links about not giving your baby water with added flouride under 1 years of age:

"Infants less than one year old may be getting more than the optimal amount of fluoride if their primary source of nutrition is powdered or liquid infant formula mixed with water containing fluoride." The ADA went on to advise: "If using a product that needs to be reconstituted, parents and caregivers should consider using water that has no or low levels of fluoride."

Source: http://www.mothering.com/sections/news_bul...6.html#fluoride

4) Fluoridated water is no longer recommended for babies. In November of 2006, the American Dental Association (ADA) advised that parents should avoid giving babies fluoridated water (3). Other dental researchers have made similar recommendations over the past decade (4).

Babies exposed to fluoride are at high risk of developing dental fluorosis - a permanent tooth defect caused by fluoride damaging the cells which form the teeth (5). Other tissues in the body may also be affected by early-life exposures to fluoride. According to a recent review published in the medical journal The Lancet, fluoride may damage the developing brain, causing learning deficits and other problems (6).

Source: http://www.fluoridealert.org/fluoride-facts.htm[/b]

I agree with you and so does my family doc (we use as a pediatrician). I just posted about this in another thread.

Too much fluoride is a bad thing. Formula already contains fluoride so you wouldn't need additional fluoride in water or a supplement, not for the for first year. My doc then prescribed my son a fluoride vitamin drop because we have well water which we used for his formula after he was 6 months old (prior to we used distilled water). My son also at that point swtiched from formula to milk.

Fluoride is good...to a point. But you can have too much of a good thing.