Brush my son’s teeth

My 11 month-old son has six teeth now.  I have been trying to clean his teeth every night, but it’s too difficult.

First, I tried to brush his teeth with a normal toothbrush, but he wouldn’t stay still at all. He didn’t allow me to put the toothbrush into his mouth. I was afraid that the toothbrush would stick in his throat, so I gave up.

Second, I tried to wipe his teeth with a wet cloth, but I was bitten by his cute teeth.  It was so painful that I almost cried.  I really didn’t know what to do.

Then I came up with a good solution. I bought a strawberry-flavored toothpaste for him. He was happy to put the toothbrush into his mouth, as I expected, but he just licked it as if it was a lollipop.  He never let me brush his teeth.  Um… What should I do next to clean his teeth?

息子の歯磨き

11か月の息子は，今歯が６本ある。私は毎晩その歯を磨こうとしているが，難しすぎる！

まず，普通の歯ブラシで磨こうとしたが，息子は全くじっとしてくれない。口の中に歯ブラシを入れさせてくれない。歯ブラシで彼の喉をついてしまうのが怖くて，あきらめた。

次に，湿った布で歯を拭いてみたのだが，かわいい歯に噛まれてしまった。泣きそうなぐらい痛かった。どうすれば歯磨きができるのか，全くわからない。

それで，いい方法を思いついた。いちご味の歯磨き粉を買ってみた。すると思った通り，息子は喜んで歯ブラシを口の中に入れてくれたが，まるでペロペロキャンディーかのようにペロペロ舐めるだけだった。絶対に私に歯磨きをさせてくれない。う～ん，次はどうするべきか？