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Thrush
Asked by S.R. from Los Angeles
on July 24, 2009
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My baby has every sign of thrush and i believe she has passed it onto me. i asked a few moms at a playgroup i go to if they knew what the white patches in her mouth we...
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- My son and I both had thrush when he was about 3 months old. What a pain! We tried several things along with the Doctor before we got rid of it. For my son, the onl...
- Wanted to add: for the rash, use aquaphor, it will keep the moisture off the babys skin and should help a bit. You can also try cloth diapers and laying her on a towel...
- I used gentian violet with my second born when he was 10-12 weeks old for a second round of thrush. The first round we used nystatin (sp?) that was given to us by the ...
Thrush?!
Asked by K.Y. from Springfield
on February 21, 2008
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My Sister-in-law came to visit yesterday, she just called and both her girls (almost 2 and 3) have Thrush. Is it contagious? All three of the girls were drinking afte...
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- Hi, My 1 of my children had it once, but only when they were babies. My advice for the next few days.... load the kids up on some yogurt along with yourself. T...
- HI both of my children had thrush and ITS VERY CONTAGIOUS. please see a doctor so they can give you medine for it. I used a home remedy honey and lemon on a towel an...
- I have A LOT of experience with Thrush. All my kids had it, my first born had it the worst, it lasted for three months! HOWEVER, I learned a lot too. Thrush is cont...
Thrush
Asked by T.S. from Houston
on June 20, 2009
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My seven week old has what I'm sure is thrush. (Her tongue is very white and she thrusts it out of her mouth at times like it is itching or something.) We have gotten...
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- You have some good advice here...I'll add my experience with my second child. She's 3 1/2 months old, and about a month or so ago we finally took care of the yeast in...
- I don't know much about thrust, because neither of my children got it. However, my daughter did have a very white tongue when she was an infant, I believe it was just ...
- You are on the right path! Cover a Qtip with the gentian violet and completely coat the baby's mouth and tongue. It may be a goog preventative measure to treat the o...
Thrush!!
Asked by M.D. from Washington DC
on February 19, 2008
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I have a horrible recurring case of thrush. I've been treated with diflucan twice. The first time I was given 10 days of 150 mg. (2 pills the first day), and Newman'...
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- what has your doctor recommended for you to do? it might be best to go to your ob gyn doctor and then talk your childs doctor.......my daughter had thrush and i nurse...
- My baby and I had it for like the first 3 months. It sounds like you're doing a lot and you're on the right track. It is very stubborn. Gentian violet seemed to work f...
- M., Although the statin drugs (nystatin and diflocan) can fight the yeast overgrowth that is causing your thrush it will likely just come back with more viggor. Wha...
Trouble with Thrush
Asked by J.G. from Columbus
on March 6, 2008
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Has anyone struggled with thrush not clearing up? I am breastfeeding and have been treating thrush for myself and my son for 2 weeks with Nystatin (him) and Lotrimin (...
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- I nursed my son with thrush (both of us) for months. Only thing that cleared it up was both of us on a longer than usual dose of difulcan at the same time. Don't just ...
- If you have a health food store near by pick up some asidolpholis (spelling). It helps with the good bacteria. I took it with my son and it cleared it all up.
- I don't think anyone else has mentioned this...but when my son and I had it, a lactation consultant (from the Elizabeth Blackwell center - great resource for all thing...
Could I Have Thrush on My Breasts?
Asked by K.C. from Grand Junction
on October 29, 2011
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I have a 6 month old daughter. I obviously breast feed her, and she has been treated with thrush. I am almost positive I have thrush on my breasts. They itch so bad. S...
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- You could have thrush and you will need to get something for you to take or put on after every feeding. I actually got that when I was pumping when my baby was born. ...
- Im sure it's very possible for it to spread to your breasts. I didnt best feed but my son got thrush 4 times. It became very annoying. Do you have any of the medicine...
- Oh honey, no wonder you're so itchy. Yeast LOVES vinegar!! You're actually helping it grow using the vinegar. Try a combo of coconut oil and olive oil rubbed onto t...
Thrush and Nursing
Asked by B.V. from Chicago
on December 1, 2007
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My 4 week old has thrush. I brought him in to the doctor and he was given medicine which seems to be working great. The problem that I am having is that I am nursing ...
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- I experienced the same thing. After a round of expensive antiobiotics, they resorted to the old fashioned, albeit messy way. Buy some gentian violet at a health food...
- Oh my goodness this brings back memories. My 2nd child and I had this really bad. I was told to stop nursing but that is the last thing you want to do. The nursing wil...
- Thrush is awful. I remember nursing and crying at the same time. I pumped alot too, because my daughter's mouth cleared up before my breasts did. A few things that hel...
Thrush Problem
Asked by K.B. from Fargo
on July 31, 2008
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I have a 2 month old son, who is having a problem with thrush. We used Gentian Violet for two weeks (three days at a time). Than we used Nystatin for 10 days. It ha...
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- If you are breastfeeding you are likely passing it back and forth between you and baby. As other moms have said, both of you should be taking something. I've used th...
- My baby and I had the same problem at about 6 weeks of age. My baby also used Nystatin for 10 days while I was being treated with topical creams (breastfeeding). We st...
- Does your son breastfeed? When I had my daughter, we had the same problem. The doctor we saw then failed to mention that I was carrying the cause on my nipples thus ...
Issues with Thrush
Asked by S.M. from Indianapolis
on August 7, 2006
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Do any of you have any information or know of somewhere I can get information about thrush? I have been battling it for 2 months now (on my nipples--not my mouth) I d...
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- If you have any doubts that it is actually Thrush, get another opinion. Back in 2003 I came down with a really horrible sore throat, I'd had strep before and I knew t...
- Hi S., I'm sorry you are having to deal with this. Are you or have you recently been on an antibiotic? That can lower your resistance. Elimating sugar from your die...
- Good Morning, My question to you is, where is the thrush at on your body, or in your mouth??? T.
Help with Thrush!
Asked by S.T. from Los Angeles
on July 7, 2008
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More details for some of you who asked - I couldn't breastfeed, so he is bottlefed, all nipples and pacifiers are sterilized after every use without fail, and the thru...
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- My little girl gets thrush a lot. Nystatin usually works. It is very contagious....I caught it from carrying 1 of her bottles to the kitchen by my teeth (my hands were...
- Are you nursing? If so and you haven't been treated, you probably have it as well. Talk to your doctor. Otherwise, what about toys, pacifiers, etc.? They all need to b...
- Is your baby breastfeed? Thrush can be passed back and forth between mom and baby so liquid nystatin can be put on the breast as well as the tongue and inner cheeks to...
