No More Sugar Bugs

Yesterday was quite the stressful day for us, little Jacky Bear had cavities in his front teeth and needed to be put under general anthestia in order to get them filled. It all started when I saw a brown dot on Jack's front tooth a month ago, I took him to the dentist and sure enough it was a cavitiy. Jack has never taken a bottle or been put to sleep with a sippy cup. But because of all of our road trips he did get a watered down juice sippy cup in the car and would fall asleep in the car seat, that or the Roaring Water Capri Suns. After we were told that Jack had cavities I went into massive research mode. Bottom line is, juice is sugar even if it is 100% organic with no sugar added and all of the packaged snack food is just naughty for your teeth. When we lived in Alabama it was hot and you want to see your active toddler drinking fluids, so I gave him those juice boxes and snack foods. We have always brushed his teeth but it in the past let it slide when he feel asleep first. Anyways, who knows the exact cause but we sure know how to best prevent it from here on out. 


A few weeks before we found out Jack had cavities we cut out all processed snacks and juice anyway, so the news didn't alter his lifestyle much. For a month I was stressing about the procedure, feeling Mommy guilt, and imagining the worse case scenario of what could happen. Well I am happy to report that Jack did great! The Children's Hospital where it was done is right down the street and brand new. Everyone was helpful and efficent. We arrived at 6:45 am and Jack was out of there by 9:20 am. After a 2 hour afternoon nap he was 100% back to himself. It was so scary to leave your little boy in the hands of someone else, but it was the best way to get it done because Jack didn't have to struggle and doesn't remember anything. The Dentist told us there were no other cavities and that as long as we contiue to brush, floss, and do the flouride treatments all should be good from here on out! I can not even express to you how happy I am that this is all over and in the past. 


Jack is proud to show of his new teeth with no more sugar bugs:)

Watching a little Mickey after check in.

Relaxed after the "happy juice" they gave him. 

In the car on the way home. He did wake up a little aggressive trying to pull the IV out and he popped the ballon! 

Lounging at home, he didn't even have sore gums.