Frontier Dreams: Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on}

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on}

The act of creating, in one form or another, preserves my sanity amongst the chaos of life. This explains why I always have more than one project going at a time as well as why my housework tends to fall behind. I enjoy seeing what others are working on and keeping calm with, too. What are you creating? What is keeping you going? Snap a picture or two and share it with the rest of us by leaving your link below.

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What a hubbub is going on here! My oldest child is apparently receiving a visit from the tooth fairy soon so I am making her a cute little tooth fairy "pillow". It is really more of an angel doll with a pocket than a pillow, though. I am not so sure about the tooth fairy coming - her visit would involve K's teeth being pulled out. You see she hasn't lost any teeth yet, nor does she have any that are wiggly but she does have adult teeth coming in behind two of her baby teeth. We had a dentist visit on Monday and he wanted to pull the baby teeth. K even wants them pulled but we are holding off, for the moment. K got her teeth in a bit later than most and her kindergarten teacher told me not to be surprised if she didn't lose her first tooth until 2nd grade. She is following in my footsteps with teeth. Mine fell out later, too. Actually, a good number were pulled. Our dentist is great but I find myself second guessing his decision. Have any of you dealt with your child's teeth doing this? Did you get them pulled or wait it out? I would love to hear your thoughts!

My other project involves sewing with Betty (ahem, for those of you that might not know - that is my sewing machine). Remember the pants I wanted to sew Little L last year (like these ones)? Well, I am finally getting around to actually doing it! They were going to be for his birthday but now I am thinking Easter.

What are you working on? Happy creating!

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Anne · 631 weeks ago

Poor thing, I hope her teeth fall out on their own for her soon.

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Erin · 631 weeks ago

I'd definitely wait on the teeth. Permanent teeth coming in behind the baby ones is normal (with front teeth) and they should push the baby teeth out as they move forward.

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Suzana · 631 weeks ago

Always happy to read about what you are creating and I always like it. Best regardes from Croatia, Europe!

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Katrina · 631 weeks ago

My second daughter was a late teether-no teeth until about 15 months! And lost them all very late-Like your Little One. I think she was in second grade before her first tooth fell out. I was always of the mind that maybe that means when she is older she will keep her grown-up teeth longer :) She is still in the midst of loosing teeth and she is 14! My children have a habit of having the new tooth growing behind the baby teeth. If the teeth don't pain them, we don't pull them and just let them fall out naturally.

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Julie · 631 weeks ago

My son had adult teeth that came in behind his two bottom teeth before they came out. They scared him at first but thought they were cool when we called them his "shark teeth." One hung on for a long time (9 mos.) but the dentist kept saying it looked like it'd go soon. It bothered me more than it bothered him, I even told him I'd give him a dollar if he pulled it out one day. It amazed me that they moved right into place because of the pressure of his tongue and the body's wonders. It's incredible!

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Tara · 631 weeks ago

My daughter had this happen with 2 teeth so far--the only 2 she lost. The teeth did fall out on their own, and the new ones moved into the proper position. My niece actually had a tooth come in front to back instead of side to side, and it too eventually moved into place. I would wait awhile on having the dentist pull the teeth. I don't think it can hurt. Of course, it will most likely be fine either way. Love the blog!

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anajoe 22p · 631 weeks ago

My six-year-old has his first loose tooth and I just made him a tooth pillow, too! I love K's with the sparkly stars.

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Lauren · 631 weeks ago

My daughter is 10, her first 7 teeth became loose and with a little encouragement, came out on their own. Last night she finally forced her 8th out. The adult tooth came in a year ago, but that baby tooth has been stubbornly holding on. Her dentist didn't want to pull it (surprised me!) but also he said it wasn't making the adult tooth come in oddly, as sometimes happens. Me-- I had my first two baby teeth pulled for the same reason K's dentist is pulling hers. It's a hard choice, just go with your gut!!

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Barbara · 631 weeks ago

I was told the same thing by my dentist. My 5 year old daughter has lost her two bottom teeth and the adult ones have grown in behind that area. The two bottom ones did get somewhat loose, but never fell out on their own (my husband had to pull them and the roots were still long even though they were really loose) My understanding about what is 'supposed' to happen is that when the adult teeth come up they help to dissolve the roots of the baby teeth, hence they fall out. My dentist said that he doesn't think that my daughter's other lower teeth will come out on their own and that he suggests pulling them. I am going to wait until at least they are somewhat loose or bothering her before we pull them. Pulling them makes me a little nervous too! I'll be interested to know what happens with K. Barbara

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HeatherN · 631 weeks ago

Pulling them may be wise. If there isn't room for the adult teeth to come in, they can come in crooked. I would also be concerned about decay forming in between the adult teeth and baby teeth if it is tight. What was the reason the dentist gave?

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tknight · 631 weeks ago

My first daughter didn't get her teeth til well into second grade. She must have been almost 8 when her first one fell out. And it is true that her first tooth as a baby didn't appear til 11 mo! We didnt have teeth that came in behind it though. My son does hes lost only 2 and he is 6. He got his first tooth around 6 mo old. He gets shark teeth as he calls them. His baby tooth had hung in there for about a month after the big tooth popped through but eventually they did get evicted from there cozy spot.

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Andrea · 631 weeks ago

My kids all got their teeth late and have been losing them late (my 11-year-old just lost his 9th tooth). My younger two both had their front adult teeth grow in behind the baby teeth. The dentist said wait and don't worry about it, and eventually the baby teeth fell out and the adult teeth moved (or are moving) forward into their rightful place. They're almost eight...this has happened over the last six or eight months.

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Marcy::ASimpleLife · 631 weeks ago

Oh dear. My heart is with you. We don't share your unique experience with teeth, but, my son did have to have a tooth pulled once, he was 10. I'm pretty sure it was hardest for me.....man, kids are amazing that way! Sending love your way.....xoxo

P.S. I like what Andrea said, from her experience. Hold tight, Mama. You'll know what the right thing is for your little lady!

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MamaAshGrove · 631 weeks ago

This happened with my daughter, and some of her teeth. We have a holistic dentist, who did not even mention pulling the teeth. The big teeth came in fine and pushed the small ones out, until they could be pulled. It looked kind of funny, but was fine.

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Grace · 631 weeks ago

I personally would have them pulled, Steiner/Waldorf or not. A misaligned bite can be prevented by allowing the adult teeth to come in properly without the hindrance of the baby teeth in front of them. Bite problems can lead to all sorts of other problems, including health and speech problems. I would not just leave them and wait and see in a case like this. That's my take on it (based on experience).

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Grace · 631 weeks ago

PS: My eldest has had to have 4-5 teeth pulled. It really is not such a big deal and is better for her oral health in the long run. :)

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Emily · 631 weeks ago

Thank you for inviting me to participate, Nicole! I feel like a celebrity visited me blog! :)

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Sarah · 631 weeks ago

Same thing happened to my daughter: her adult teeth poked through before her baby teeth had even started to wiggle. My dentist said to just wait (several weeks, maybe a month and half) and that we would surely begin to see some wiggling begin. Sure enough! Her teeth eventually started to get loose and fell out on their own. Her adult teeth are slowly finding their way into their new space and no intervention was needed. According to my dentist, it is perfectly OK to wait and see (give them a chance) before pulling them out. Hope this helps!

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Hands Follow Heart · 631 weeks ago

We haven't had that experience over here yet. I'm all for the natural approach, but there are quite a few interesting opinions regarding intervening and pulling the tooth out. The decay one and the possible future issues with misaligned bite do resonate with me. Good luck on making a decision.
The tooth pillow looks very sweet with all those itsy-bitsy little stars.
Luciana

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Kelly · 631 weeks ago

I would pull them. I had the same type of issue, I had almost every single one of my teeth pulled. The ones the dentist did not pull had cavities in the adult teeth when they were finally exposed fully. The problem with having two sets of teeth is the food that gets trapped between them. My younger brother had what we called a sharks mouth where he had two sets of teeth come in. The dentist waited a bit, but they never got wiggly. I would wait a little bit, but not too long to have them pulled. Though if K wants them pulled I would follow her lead in this. My younger brother did say it hurt a lot to get them pulled and he thinks they should have numbed them first. The biggest thing I would consider is looking to see if food is getting trapped between the two sets of teeth. If there isn't any I would wait a bit. If food is getting trapped i'd get them pulled. It's not worth possible damage to her adult permanent front teeth to wait on the baby teeth. (I was a very slow teeth loser as well, but in the end it all worked out. I do wish they had pulled my back molars though because they had big cavities when they finally emerged. There was no way to brush underneath another tooth, and my dentist told me several times it wasn't my fault that there were cavities there. (First ones ever).)

Good luck to her though! If she likes apples I would feed her a lot of those. I didn't realize that my teeth were loose at all until I was chewing an apple one day and I kept on feeling like there was stuff stuck in between my teeth. My mom finally realized the tooth was getting a little loose and reassured me of the normal process. Feeding her food that makes her bite with the bottom teeth might help them loosen up.

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Josee · 631 weeks ago

My children aren't old enough to be losing teeth yet. I, however, had most of my baby teeth and even some adult teeth pulled out. I really don't have any advise to give other than sometimes it seems like (some) dentists can be a little procedure happy... so it's always good to explore options if you can.

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akeeys 65p · 631 weeks ago

This happened with my eldest. None of his wobbly teeth ever fell out, and we just left them thinking that was best (he got is baby teeth later, too). In about year 1 or maybe early 2nd grade he was complaining of pain and the adult teeth were pushing the baby teeth forward. In the end he had to have a lot of teeth pulled, and to this day I think only one or two of his baby teeth have fallen out of their own accord. He has had a *lot* of problems with his teeth and mouth, even had a tooth - a full grown tooth! - growing down from the middle of his mouth. Looking back I think if we'd gone ahead and gotten the baby teeth pulled out when the problem first occured we may have avoided some of the pain and other messes we have been and are dealing with.

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cuddlebugkidsetsy 4p · 631 weeks ago

Sorry no tooth advice! I'm all for asking a dentist opinion, researching then going with your gut feeling. Lovely fabrics! Can't wait to see your pillow!

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smalltownsimplicity 4p · 631 weeks ago

We waited it out with my son - his teeth only became wiggly when the adult ones pushed them out of the way. Now they have straighted right out and you wouldn't know. So far all of my kids have been late tooth losers!

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Lee Ann · 631 weeks ago

Super cute QTC! I made some more this week. It is a super wash pattern. no seams to finish! if only all sewing were like that!

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