Grumpy from Dentist Appointment?

Nick had a very off day yesterday. I think it was from the Dentist appointment on Friday. He was fine until he had his breakfast, which was a shake. He has to put in a bit of effort to drink it, but he drank it fine. After though….he kept getting pissed off when drinking, and was generally in a very sour mood. He yelled, a lot. He did best with the stupid plastic sippy where the liquid comes out fast. His nice stainless steel bottle with the air valve, he’d take a sip, get pissed, and put it down. He’d do that over and over.

Today I’ll try him with the stainless steel bottle without the air valve. It’ll just be messy…

I did put some Milk of Magnesia all along his gums/cheeks last night. This helps with any canker sores. He’s prone to those, especially if the soft tissues in his mouth gets damaged.

The dentist uses a regular toothbrush on him, and he’s very gentle. There was some food stuck way back in his upper right quadrant that the dentist pulled out with the scraper. Maybe he irritated his gums. There wasn’t any bleeding at all.

His checkup Friday went great. Only a couple spots needed scraping. He was in and out in no time. We went to Wegman’s after the dentist visit. Later in the day, Nick had several outbursts of happy sounds. He definitely enjoyed it, and his mouth wasn’t bothering him on Friday. At least not enough to change his mood at all.