My daughter lost her first baby tooth on Sunday. It was so exciting (and a little sad for me, she's growing up too fast). We talked about the tooth fairy and she put her tooth in a glass of water. During the night, the tooth fairy came, tapped the tooth with a magic wand, and turned it into a gold coin (Sacajawea dollar). Very cool..
Now, however, I don't know what to do with the tooth we've carefully hidden. It's part of the body... is it okay to throw it away? I just really don't want to save all of her teeth to carry with me the rest of my life, but I'd like to dispose of it in a nice way.
What does everyone else do?
I have heard that it is being researched to see if when people need implants in their mouth they might start to use ones baby teeth. So I have decided I would keep my baby's teeth just incase. Hope this helps.
It can be thrown away in the trash like anything else that gets thrown in the trash. If it makes you feel more comfortable, you can take it with you to your next dental visit and have your dentist dispose of it instead. If you do throw it away in the trash, just make sure your little ones can't see it or find it in the trash.
My 27-year-old daughter, whose stepdaughter just lost a tooth yesterday, asked me if I had saved her baby teeth. I think I did but have moved so many times I have no idea where they are. You may not feel like you want to save them now, but they really don't take up much room, and if you throw them away, you (and/or your daughter) may end up really wishing you had saved them! so I'd recommend saving them, as it could be a very special remembrance for her later.
I keep my kids' baby teeth, but you could bury it somewhere special in the yard under a tree or in a flower garden. Just an idea. It seems weird to just "throw it out". Good luck!
Did u ever buy or recieve one of those sets when she was a baby that has a lil container of sorts for a lock of hair and a first tooth?
If not I would just put it in a snack baggy and put it in her baby book or memory box.
I don't plan to keep all my daughters teeth either but I do plan to keep the first one at least so it's there for her book/box.
You could flush them down the toilet. Honestly, I kept my kids' baby teeth. I have them in their own little envelopes in a drawer in my jewelry box. I kept a lock of their hair from their first haircuts as well. I'm a sentimentalist. Four years old is pretty young to be losing their baby teeth. Do you see the permanent tooth at the edge of the gum where the tooth was? You might want to see the dentist to see if the permanent teeth are down. Most kids don't start losing their baby teeth until they're 6 to 7 years old. Check in with your dentist just to make sure. They grow up way too fast!!!!
Hi! J.;
Does your little girl have a baby birth book?
Sometimes theres an actual pages in them where you just envelope them in..and if yours doesnt have one, just get a nice enveope and put childs name and baby teeth on it..Save them this way..or do a collage pic. and show here with and with out the tooth..Then there are some jewelery companies that make the tooth into a regular little charms..for a mammas necklace or bracelet..
These are precious and part of the childs milestones..
Take Care and Have a great day..
C.
<<< From someone who's sister works Missing Persons: Keep at least one tooth.
For the rest...you can donate them (they contain stem cells), bank them (same thing, but reserved for you in case your daughter develops certain diseases-it saves needing donors and transplants-but it costs), throw them out, lose them, or give them away to doting grandparents. (We're doing that with two teeth...with a card that says: From one tooth fairy to another...love etc. with the year and age of their grandson). Or, of course, a combo of all of the above.
I kept my daughters first lost tooth put it in her baby book. I didnt keep any of the other ones. Yes you can just throw them away.
My parents kept my first couple baby teeth in a small tooth shaped container. My mom still has them in her cedar chest. I'm not sure if they make the tooth containers anymore, but they do have little tooth bags. Someone gave my daughter one. The rest we just disposed of secretly. Yes, they are a part of the body, but they aren't really a representative of the person. We don't keep hair or other things that fall out or are removed.
I am not saying this to scare you. There have been abduction cases where the only DNA they had to use to look for the child was from a tooth they had lost and the parents had saved. Keep the teeth.
wow, i haven't thought of this yet. my daughter will be 4 in a couple of months. curious to read answers! i didn't realize that preschoolers start loosing their baby teeth. my brother and i were older for our first.
Hi J.,
I hadn't thought about this subject yet,.. thanks for bringing it up.
If you do keep them...find a really good hiding spot until your girls are passed the age of the 'tooth fairy' illusion. you wouldn't want them to find them and ruin the surprise ;)
-mk
