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Baby Banana Bendable Training Toothbrush - Toddler

This toothbrush is silicone and it's "sticky" in that it picks up anything and everything when it's dropped on the floor (what kid doesn't do that?). It's totally worth it, though! I'll rinse it 30 times a day if I have to (we have two dogs and two cats, though!).

My daughter got her first tooth at 14 weeks and had eight teeth by 6 months... she doesn't like pacifiers, she won't use normal "teething" toys/items, but this was what got us through all the teething chaos. We lost the first one but I quickly reordered two more, one for her and one for actual use. All three are top quality and gave us no issues. I wish it did have a storage case or something, but I just use a plastic baggy. We do have a real toothbrush for her, but she won't let me put it in her mouth, or if I get it in there she bites down and tears our the bristles... so this is definitely our favorite. She gnaws on everything and grinds her teeth (YUCK!) a lot, but this has not let us down yet! She did not like the infant version, with the handles, not sure why.

Does anyone have a suggestion for toothpaste? She loathes fruit/sweets so I'm not having much luck with her not spitting the toothpaste all over me because they all seem to be fruity... Thanks!

Blessings. -- Awesome

The product description states that this toothbrush is "for toddlers ready to graduate to their first real toothbrush," but I disagree. Toddlers with lots of teeth need stiff enough bristles to actually brush plaque off the teeth. The banana toothbrush bristles (which are silicone) are so soft they don't scrape against the teeth at all. It's simply not effective.

This toothbrush would be good only for babies with no teeth, to get them used to brushing and as kind of a gum massager.

Also, the bristles come off, especially if you have a toddler with teeth using it. I had to throw it away after the bristles started breaking off. -- Okay for babies with few or no teeth

Someone gave me a gift card, which I used for this purchase. Otherwise, I would have never considered buying something that seemed so whimsical. In hindsight, I'm glad I made this purchase, because it really does make brushing my infant's gums amazingly easy. He actually smiles when I brush, and puts away any fears I had that it would be a nightmare trying to convince him that oral hygiene is not a scary thing!

For some reason, maybe it's the shape of the brush-end, which is a little similar to a nipple-shape, whenever I use the brush to brush my 5-month-old's gums, he opens his mouth such that I can see his gums! (I cannot get him to do that with spoon yet, but he does with this brush.)

The entire "tooth"brush is molded silicone, and bristles are molded silicone as well. You can actually easily count them. I don't know how well they'd clean plaque off actual teeth, but I do know that my son seems to enjoy having his as-yet-toothless gums massaged with it, and it is my hope that introducing brushing early will make it easier when I have to get down and dirty with a real toothbrush, when his primary teeth come in.

I've had the brush for about a month now, and have not had a problem with bristles breaking off. -- Baby Gum Brush

I bought 2 Baby Banana's for my 8 month old and he loves it. It really helps him relieve the irritation from teething. I highly recommend it to parents. Plus it also helps keep his gums clean, hopefully it will build a health brushing habit for the future. We haven't had any issues with bristles following off. I like that it's bendable and soft enough where it won't hurt my baby. -- Baby loves it!