I guess the more applicable question for this week is what is NOT in our water? The answer is: FLUORIDE. The water here does not contain fluoride.
I don't know if this is really a big deal. It seems to be a topic of debate if you do a google search. Ultimately what I have found is that many people do not think fluoride should be added to the water and feel that it does not actually help our teeth. Then there are other sites that claim the exact opposite.
I do know that Gavin's doctor went ahead and wrote a prescription for him to have fluoride drops (we didn't talk about this.... she just called in a prescription). I found this interesting because he is only 11 months and theoretically would still be getting much of his liquid nutrition from breast milk..... which is obviously not supplemented with fluoride (unless of course it is passed on through breast milk through the water the mom drinks that would then not be supplemented with fluoride here?!?).
Who knows? I grew up drinking well water in rural Iowa (without fluoride as far as I know) and my teeth seemed to turn out okay.
Any local Oregonians want to weigh in on this one? Or anyone else who has any thoughts?
At the moment the fluoride drops for Gavin are just sitting on the counter and we haven't given them pending further research on the subject (which I am not currently conducting in my spare time).
It is not an Oregon thing, more of a CENTRAL Oregon thing. I was shocked that it was not in the water here. As adults it is in our tooth paste. I have been giving them to Emme since she was about 8 months old. It is just part of our night time routine. :)
ReplyDeletehooray for them not putting Floride in the water. i think SOME is good for us - but not as much as they put in water. ick.
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