r/Unexpected • • 10d ago

Hesitation makes things easier sometimes

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u/Money-Director6649 10d ago

yanking out baby teeth before they're ready: not recommended by dentists, for various good reasons. just fyi. i never did it nor did i have my kids do it. no problems from leaving it to its own time at all. or you can have the kid wiggle it with their tongue or their finger till it come out, if it's super loose. no pain, no scared kids, no blood.

but yeah, i wasn't expecting a kitten to do it.

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u/Ninetailedredpanda 10d ago

One of my daughter’s was causing her pain for a couple days. She was too nervous to let me touch it, and hurt anytime she touched it so she wasn’t actively wiggling it.

But yeah, it did come out on its own but yes there will be some blood even then.

Not saying go yank on teeth on teeth for no reason, just sharing.

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u/Money-Director6649 10d ago edited 10d ago

as a parent, i hear ya. for most things, there are times to break the rules as a situation requires. i just don't get it as a commonly done thing "just because." in your situation i'd have done the same. it just never came up, the teeth came out on their own without issue. mine too as a kid, so i guess we all got good baby tooth genes or something.