Thrush: Toddler
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Thrush???
Asked by C.D. from Louisville
on November 10, 2006
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DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THRUSH? OR HAVE HAD A BABY THAT HAD THRUSH??? PLEASE HELP! I AM GOING TO THE DOCTOR TOMORROW BUT I STILL WANT TO KNOW~ IS IT PAINFUL?
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- My son had Thrush, my doctor told us it wasn't painful they didn't even realize they had anything wrong. They give you some medication to squeeze into his mouth a few...
- Hey C.! Don't worry! Thrush is a yeast infection in the mouth. I don't know exactly what causes it but usually a liquid medicine is given to babies to coat their to...
- My son and daughter had thrush. It can be painful if you try to scrape their tongue - but other than that I don't believe either of my kids experienced any pain. You...
Thrush
Asked by R.G. from Los Angeles
on March 20, 2011
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What are ways to prevent Thrush? How do u know if ur baby has it?
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- Here's a picture of what it looks like and some info: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/picture-of-baby-yeast-infections
- Thrush is a yeast infection and requires antibiotics to treat. There will be a white layer on the inside of the mouth that looks like milk but will not come off. If no...
- If you are nursing and you start taking antibiotics (or if the baby starts antibiotics) try to feed the baby bottles of frozen breast milk or formula... Because the an...
Thrush
Asked by A.C. from Los Angeles
on November 6, 2007
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Can a mother get thrush if she is only pumping and not nursing? I seem to have all the symptoms, but my son only has a few.
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- Definately, it is extremely contagious. It cans spread to other areas if you don't catch it. I would definately go see the doc if you have ANY symptoms of it.
- Dear A., I have a slightly different approach to Thrush. I treated my nipples with diluted Apple Cider Vingar after each feeding. I soaked a cotton pad and wiped th...
- My daughter never seemed to have any symptoms, but I certainly did. My breasts burned all the time until she was 6 months old. You can nurse through it and I think m...
How to handle thrush on nursing mom?
Asked by K.L. from San Diego
on April 25, 2008
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I've developed thrush on my breasts. I do not breastfeed, I pump only. However, I somehow got thrush. I have tried the antifungal creams for athletes foot and for f...
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- I developed thrush while breastfeeding my 2 week old baby. To me it was very painful and tramatic. Especially since I really wanted to breastfeed but my little one and...
- i havn't read everyone's responses so forgive me if i'm saying something that's already been said. the nystantin did nothing for us, i got acidophilous capsules fro...
- let ur nipples get air and sunshine, wear a nursing bra w/ flaps down, make sure pumps are cleaned each time, rub a drop or two into the niple after pumping, make sure...
Thrush
Asked by J.A. from York
on June 28, 2007
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My baby has had thrush for 2 weeks now from, what I think was the Amoxicillan for an ear infection. He has been on medicine for the Thrush for two weeks and I just cal...
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- If you are breastfeeding your baby AND you need to be treated. You would use a yeast infection treatment cream on your nipples--need to wash it off befor nursing. Yo...
- my son had thrush until he was almost six months old the stuff is hard to get rid of. he would have it in one area and we would get that cleared up. then it would show...
- My daughter had Thrush the first week she was born. The doctor prescribed medicine drops which I didn't use on a regular basis but it cleared up in about a month. So...
Thrush
Asked by H.H. from Dallas
on March 7, 2010
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My 9 month old has had several bouts of thrush (yeast infection in her mouth) and we've tried several different treatments, but nothing seems to clear it up. It comes...
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- When my daughter had thrush, the only thing that got rid of it in her mouth was Gentian Violet. I swabbed her mouth with it once daily for 3 days. It looks really awfu...
- Has your baby been on antibiotics right before the thrush starts? Antibiotics can cause that!
- You may already know this, and if so, sorry for repeating the obvious. Thrush is a yeast, as you know, and yeast feed on sugar. They are typically an overdevelopment...
Thrush
Asked by M.A. from New York
on March 19, 2008
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Does anyone have any experience with thrush while breast feeding? I was diagnosed with it over the phone and I'm trying home remedies to get rid of it. Just wondering...
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- I would start taking a good probiotic A good read is The Yeast Connection by Dr Willliam Crook.
- 4Life's Transfer Factor is the natural remedy made by our agriculture for any virus, infection, sickness or disease. See for yourself www.pbnj4life.com. Products are ...
- I had thrush when my son was about 3 or 4 months old. I feel your pain! My son had it in his mouth. I took hiim to the pediatrician who prescribed an antibiotic for...
Thrush???
Asked by A.W. from Minneapolis
on December 29, 2007
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I think my newborn may have thrush. I'm wondering if the gum area of the roof of his mouth can normally appear more white than pink in comparison to the rest of his r...
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- Are you breastfeeding? Thrush will appear as patches of white, normally on the gums, tongue, and insides of the cheeks. If its thrush, I wouldn't bother with the pr...
- My daughter had thrush almost from day one and honestly I didn't even know it was thrush until my sister who works in a clinic told me when she was a month old. I kno...
- We dealt with thrush, and two rounds of Nystatin didn't work for us. He also had a yeast infection on his bottom, and the doctor determined he had a systemic yeast ove...
Thrush?
Asked by B.T. from San Antonio
on May 19, 2008
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Hello All!! Yesterday I noticed one small white bump on my son's gums. He is 3mo old and I think too young to get a tooth. My daycare provider mentioned "thrush". Ther...
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- I'm with Abigail. My son had a hard white bump on his bottom gum which turned out to be a calcium deposit and it went away after about 2 weeks.
- If it were thrush it would be all over the mouth, tounge side of cheeks and all. I would definately rule that out unless is gets to that point.. Hope that calms your f...
- Hi B.. I'm also a first time mom to a 3 1/2 month old and she has a white spot on her gums. My pediatrician told me its a calcium deposit and will go away. It's nothin...
Thrush
Asked by R.M. from New York
on April 9, 2009
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My 6 month old breast fed son has had a white coating on the back of his tongue for the last week or two. I thought it might be thrush, but doesn't seem to bother him....
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- It could be just breast milk, that happened to my son too and all you have to do is take a warm washcloth and wipe it and it will come off. That should be all it is.
- Hi R.. A little white on the back of a baby's tongue is normal...especially if a week or two has gone by. My second little guy also had the little coating and I brus...
- More than likely it's just from the breast milk. Like one of the other mom's said, if it has been a couple of weeks and nothing has progressed it's probably just from...
