Will my 6old month son have tooth decay if he keep nursing during the night?
He is taking breastmilk & formula during day time and only breastmilk during the night. He need to be fed three hourly.His tooth has not appeared yet. Will it be decay if he keep nursing during the night?
No – when this is mentioned, it is about babies who go to sleep sucking a bottle of milk, rather than a pacifier. That can affect teeth that are actually there, not teeth that haven't come in yet. Because there is sugar in milk, the baby should not sleep with a bottle of milk (or anything else for that matter) in his mouth. Nursing throughout the night won't hurt your baby or his nonexistent teeth. However, now that your son is six months old, you might want to try to start breaking him of that habit. For some great techniques on getting your child to sleep through the night, go to http://www.babycenter.com/0_baby-sleep-training-cry-it-out-methods_1497112.bc