u/l0st_in_thoughts

Tip for brushing teeth

For people who also struggle to find the energy to get up and brush teeth.

Have an extra toothbrush and -paste in a little washcloth next to your bed. Brush in bed while watching a show or something that feels comfortable to you, feels way more doable this way.

Use a tootpaste without flouride, so you can just swallow it. Feels weird at first but if swallowing the food is fine, then swallowing traces of the food you ate is fine too. Only a small amount of paste is enough anyways. You can pick a flavoured kids toothpaste like strawberry to make it a little more fun.

I recommend having a glass and a bottle of water next to the bed, so you can rinse the tootbrush in the glass when you are done.

I also have a pack of face wipes next to my bed for days when I dont have the energy to wash my face.

It is not perfect, but wayy better than not doing it at all. And we dont aim for perfection, we aim for improvement. For me it was either this or not do it at all, and it really helped. It actually made a huge difference. Try it if you have the same struggle. Maybe it helps you too.

*(No flouride is important, because swallowing big amounts of flouride can be poisonous. Often kids toothpastes dont have flourid, look in the ingredients)

Tldr: brush teeth in bed without having to get up. Just swallow the toothpaste. (Use flouride free toothpaste so its save to swallow)

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u/l0st_in_thoughts — 4 days ago

Tip for brushing teeth

For people who also struggle to find the energy to get up and brush teeth.

Have an extra toothbrush and -paste in a little washcloth next to your bed. Brush in bed while watching a show or something that feels comfortable to you, feels way more doable this way.

Use a tootpaste without flouride, so you can just swallow it. Feels weird at first but if swallowing the food is fine, then swallowing traces of the food you ate is fine too. Only a small amount of paste is enough anyways. You can pick a flavoured kids toothpaste like strawberry to make it a little more fun. I recommend having a glass and a bottle of water next to the bed, so you can rinse the tootbrush in the glass when you are done.

I also have a pack of face wipes next to my bed for days when I dont have the energy to wash my face.

It is not perfect, but wayy better than not doing it at all. And we dont aim for perfection, we aim for improvement. For me it was either this or not do it at all, and it really helped. It actually made a huge difference. Try it if you have the same struggle. Maybe it helps you too.

*(No flouride is important, because swallowing big amounts of flouride can be poisonous. Often kids toothpastes dont have flourid, look in the ingredients)

Tldr: brush teeth in bed without having to get up. Just swallow the toothpaste. (Use flouride free toothpaste so its save to swallow)

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u/l0st_in_thoughts — 4 days ago