5 Month Old with a Recurring Yeast Infection

Are you breast or bottle feeding? Have you checked to see if he has it in his mouth too? (Is there white cottage-cheesy looking stuff on his gums, cheeks, and roof of mouth that you can't whipe off with your finger?) If so, he may need Nistatin oral medication. Have you or the baby taken any antibiotics recently?

My son had this issue when he was little and I had to switch brands of diapers. I was using Huggies or Luvs and had to go to Pampers. After I changed brands he never had another breakout again.

My daughter gets a rash on and off that wouldn't get better with diaper rash ointment. THe pediatrician said it was the same as a yeast infection that got under her skin, making it so difficult to treat with regular ointments. She prescribed Nystatin which has worked wonders. Or, you can use your regular Lotrimin and use baby powder over it to keep it on the skin even if he gets wet.... It won't prevent it, but if you use it at first sign, it won't get as bad.

Is he in the care of anyone other than you or your husband?

Do you have diabetes in your family? Anyone with Type I? My neice was diagnosed at 11 months. She had a yeast infection that couldnot go away and thrush...just keep an eye out.

Do you feed him the baby yogurt? Check with your doctor to see if you can give him some. Lots of open-air, diaper-free time, and keep layering on the Lotrimin. I think there are other treatments you can use also so just check with your doctor. I didn't really even realize that boys could get yeast infections because I was thinking like a girl but they can be hard to get rid of. Also use wipes or cloths with no alcohol. I found some at a health food store. Good luck!

My 3 1/2 year old daughter had this really badly when she was about the same age. She was really chubby and she had a horrible yeast infection under her neck and on her chest. It took us a really long time to get it under control.

Here's what I recommend:
Go to your pedi and ask for a prescription for Nystatin (it's a steroid cream). That works better than anything else. Those over the counter medications only do so much, especially since his is recurring.

Use the cream as prescribed even if it looks like it's gone, because it only take a day for it to flare up again.

If you are nursing, you can use the nystatin on your breasts too. I got the yeast infection from my daughter and we kept giving it back to each other. That was the hardest part in getting rid of it, was that we kept passing it back and forth, but I didn't want to stop nursing.

I thought that it was a really bad diaper rash for a long time and I had no idea so it was already pretty progressed by the time we got to it.

In your case, you probably will have an easier time. Just know that it may take a while for it to be completely gone because the yeast can grow so quickly esp. in their diaper area.

Good luck!!
M.
mom of 3

Good morning! Are you breast feeding? I have heard that if you are breastfeeding and might have a yeast infection yourself, it can be passed down to the baby.
Don't know how true this is, but it's something you might want to ask your Gyno. Maybe that would be his cure?

if your baby is eating yet, add a live culture yogurt to his diet. the acidophilis (sp?) helps digestion and apparently eats yeast, which will reduce the infections. :) J.

Hi "C"-

Your poor baby! My son (at 28 months, however) just got over having a yeast rash! We've been using the Lotrimin, but make sure you're also feeding him yogurt. And you could also look into buying some acidophilus powder (apparently available at Whole Foods) and mixing it in his bottle, though I would check with your pediatrician on this since your son is so young. It's basically the good "bacteria" found in yogurt which is what your son's body isn't producing (for lack of a better description). I know, too, that too much sugar can be a factor in developing yeast rashes, though I'm sure that your 5 month old isn't munching on candy or something....

Good luck with this,
M.

hi there,

are you in southern california using dye dee diapers? my daughter had recurring yeast infections--she was born with one--bu when i decided to switch to little g diapers and my own cloth, her infection went away.

though clean looking, sometimes the diapers smelled as if they had not been rinsed enough and had lots of soap residue, which is yeast food.

i would also stop using diaper wipes and switch to water and a clean wash cloth.

diet is also important. watch what you eat if you are breast feeding. wheat, sugar, white rice, potatoes, beets--all very tasty candida food!

if he has thrush as well, take aloe vera gel and wipe inside his mouth. rub on your nipples too and let dry. a thin coat is all that's needed. make sure your nipples are always dry and clean and give them sun baths a few times a day. ditto for his diaper area. lay him on the floor in a pool of sunlight.
good luck.
-A.

Yes, if you are breast feeding you might be passing it back and forth. If that's the case, you should talk to your Dr. so you can both get treated & nip it in the bud once & for all.

You may want tot try feeding him YoBaby yogurt in the cup or drink able. If you are breast feeding you can eat more yogurt. You can also buy over the counter Asodolophis capsuls break one open and dip your pinky finger in water tap your wet finger into the powder and have him suck it off of your finger (check with your Physician)it is what is used in Yogurt and helps to clear up yeast infections.

Hope that helps!

I definitely agree with the yogurt suggestion. My daughter has eaten plain organic yogurt from 4 months. I don't do yobaby because it has a lot of sugar. Most babies will eat plain yogurt, or try mixing a small amount of molasses for sweetner ( my ped recommended that, but we didn't need to). This works for ADULT women who have chronic yeast infections as well. 1 or 2 servings a day.