Do cats lose baby teeth? A nurse's guide to teething
It was 4 a.m. in our Chicago apartment, the radiators were hissing, and I was walking barefoot to the kitchen for a bottle. I stepped on something sharp. My first thought was a rogue Lego, but the pain was too...
Do Dogs Lose Baby Teeth? Surviving the Puppy Chewing Phase
Let me tell you about what NOT to do when you step on something sharp and calcified barefoot in your kitchen at six in the morning. Don't immediately assume your four-year-old somehow sleepwalked, knocked his face on the counter, and...
The Messy Truth About Kids Losing Their Teeth (What Not To Do)
My oldest son, Beau, was standing in the bathroom hallway clutching a dirty sneaker lace, and I swear my soul left my body for a solid three seconds. I was elbow-deep in packing tape, desperately trying to box up orders...
The exact number of tiny teeth to expect (and how to survive them)
There I was, standing in our London kitchen at four in the morning with a screaming toddler on each hip, trying to sort through three entirely contradictory pieces of advice Iβd received that week. My mother-in-law had cheerfully suggested rubbing...
The messy truth about the infant teething timeline
I spent five years in pediatric triage, and if I had a dollar for every time a parent told me their infant's 103-degree fever and explosive diarrhea was just teething, I could pay cash for my kid's future orthodontics. You're...
Debugging The Drool Firmware: When Do Babies Teeth Come In?
It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, and the Portland rain was actively mocking my sanity by drumming a steady, chaotic beat against the bedroom window. The baby, who usually just gives a polite little squawk when he wants milk,...
The Absolute Chaos of When Do Baby Teeth Fall Out (And What to Do)
It was 7:12 AM on a Tuesday, and I was staring at a Honeycrisp apple that looked like it belonged in a crime scene. Maya, who's seven but was acting like she was being actively abducted by aliens, was standing...
The Ugly Truth About Figuring Out Early Infant Tooth Brushing
Dear Sarah from exactly six months ago: Put down your lukewarm half-caf oat milk flat white, stop scrolling through Instagram reels of perfectly beige minimalist nurseries, and listen to me. Because right now, you're sitting in the ridiculously brightly colored...
Dear Past Me: The Baby Sonic Toothbrush Wars Will Break You
Dear Tom of six months ago, It's currently Tuesday evening, and you're sitting on the cold, damp tiles of the family bathroom. You have a standard-issue manual infant toothbrush clutched in your sweating right hand, while your twin daughters have...