My son has thrush! He just got the spots today, so I think I caught it early! He is five months old and I have never had to deal with this before with my older son, so I am not sure of everything that I need to do! He is medication that I swab in his mouth 4 times a day and I have washed and santized all his toys, dishes, and pacifiers! I feel like there is more that I should be doing! Is there? Thanks in advance!
When this happened to me about 1 year ago. I called a lactation consultant and got great info. 1 thing they had me do was a diluted vineagar spray to my nipples after feedings. Wash everything that comes in contact with your nipples/baby mouth in HOT water (towels/bras etc.)
I think those were the big things. hope it helps!
My daughter came home from the hospital with thrush I had no idea what is was and still can't believe she came home with it. It cleared up really fast and I just made sure I did the medication etc. I believe it was painful or bothersome for my daughter because she wouldn't eat, that's why I brought her in the doctor in the first place and they said it was thrush and I was like WHAT? She was a preemie and had only been home 24 hours, and I had to rush to make her first appointment with a pediatrician. It really wasn't that bad at all.... Looked bad and I freaked out being a new mom and all but now I look back and it wasn't hardly anything.
I would just be really careful with bottles,pacifiers anything that goes in his mouth.
My son also had thrush and I was so stressed out about it! It turned out to not be a big deal at all. I don't know if you are breastfeeding or not, but since I was, I also had to use medication.
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Hello,
thrush is very common both my kids had it. it is no big deal and in time it will run its own course. Your doing the right thing just make him as comfortable as possible. No worries it goes away. have a nice day.
When my first child had thrush, I used Nystantin and it didn't work that great. We passed it back and forth for 6 months. So, if you are nursing, I would recommend getting on the acidophilus that another person wrote about. I made a paste with it also for the baby. I also used the gentian violet and had great results with it.
But hopefully the mediacation will work and that will be it!
Good luck
Don't bother with nystatin, it contains sugar, and sugar makes thrush worse.
(advice given asuming you are nursing) avoid sweets and dairy, get some gentian violet, let your nipples 'air out' after a feeding and at night as much as possible. Dip a q-tip in the gntian violet and coat your babies entire mouth with it, and then get a NEW q-tip and coat one nipple, then get a NEW q-tip and coat the other nipple. Grapefruit seed extrat works too, but I know that gentian violet is easy to find and works great! Do this for 7 days, but don't need to reapply until it wears off, this stuff is bright purple so you'll knwo if its worn offo r not! It will stain but if you only use a tiny bit it won't get all over. Make sure yo uwear an old shirt and put a bib on your baby.
Also find some acidophilus caplets, break one open, get the powder on your finger and let him suck if off, and you yoruself take two acidophilus twice a day. This is good bacteria, a probiotic, and will help your systme fight off the bad thrush bacteria, and it will pass through you milk to him, and if you give him some of hte powder twice a day to suck off your finger, it will get into his system too and fight off the thrush.
