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"Thrush in Baby's Mouth"
I've had 2 out of 5 with thrush and it doesn't go away by itself! We did end up having to use Gentian Violet with the last bout, and I have to respectfully ...
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- I've had 4 babies, all breastfed, and all of them had various degrees of thrush. You didn't say whether you are breastfeeding, but if you are, your breasts/body may be...
- M., my pediatrician prescribes a liquid form of diflucan (sorry for the spelling, I'm sure its wrong) for thrush - this is a three or four day round, once per day and ...
- acidophilus is the the 'good bacteria' found in yogurt. You can also buy it in powder, liquid or pill form. The source can be either dairy (like yogurt) or vegetarian ...
Advice on Thrush
This is my 2nd child, but first experience with thrush. Wehave a peds appointment ... A friend of mine also recommended a treatment of Gentian violet (? ...
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- My daughter had chronic thrush as a baby, Diflucan works well. There was another medicine that they wanted to use, where you would swish it in her mouth, started with...
- Act quickly! My son had thrush for a long time before I realized what it was, and then it took a long time to get rid of. The doctor will probably give you Diflucan ...
- thrush is a type of yeast infection that needs to be treated by antibiotics or will become worst. I just had an encounter with this a few weeks ago with family members...
Treatment of Thrush
Read all 14 responses: "what is the best way to treat thrush? my baby dr ... I treated my nipples and baby's mouth with gentian violet 2 times a day for 4 ...
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- the best thing I have found is Oregno oil. It doesn't taste very good but let me tell you it works like a dream. I went around and around with thrush and this was the ...
- I didn't want to get a perscription when my daughter got thrush and the associated yeast infection, so we got the OK from her pedi to use Lotramin AF (athletes foot cr...
- I only went through one time with Thrush, and that was hard enough. I remember my dr. gave me a perscription for an anti biotic, and recomeneded that I get some ...
Thrush
had thrush in 7 answers "I only had to use this once for my son when he had thrush." gentian violet in 2 answers "I did avoid breastfeeding, but you don't ...
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- hello, my daughter and I also had thrush when she was 5 weeks old. I got mastitis first then we both got thrush. I used nistatin on myself and her and nursed through i...
- My daughter just had a mild case of thrush. The doctor didn't tell me to stop breast feeding. She just said to make sure I wipe down her mouth with a cloth after fee...
- Hi. Both my daughter (now 3 1/2) and son (4 months) have had thrush. My son had had it for six weeks starting when he was just three weeks old and we were treating it ...
Thrush???
Read all 4 responses: "I think my newborn may have thrush. ... Get Gentian Violet at the pharmacy, and go to www.kellymom.com and type 'Gentian Violet' into ...
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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...
Oral Thrush
Nystantin is what your doctor would prescribe but it is becoming less affective in treating thrush. The purple stuff someone mentioned is gentian violet. ...
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- I have 3 children ages 8, 6, and 2 months old. When my 8 year old was a baby, we had a huge problem with thrush, due to the antibiotics I had during labor! I now wil...
- Did you tell your doctor that you were breastfeeding? They can't precribe something less likely to be a problem? I would ask if you haven't already. Then ask the ...
- if you suspect thursh you should see your ped dr- its very common- and ok to continue to breast feed. just call your ped dr. good luck! please make sure when you giv...
Help with Thrush!
Gentian violet is what i found works best. You can buy it over the counter. My oldest son's doctor told me about it when he had gotten thrush almost ten ...
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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...
Still Fighting Thrush....
The reason why I as is because my now 6 month old had thrush pretty bad. We used a huge thing of Nystatin and then one treatment of the gentian violet. ...
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- I noticed that you are in Manchester. In Concord, there is a place on Hall st. that is fantastic. The link below is about a doctor there that has a son and is a mom ...
- My daughter (now 10-1/2 months) had a moderate case of thrush for quite a while, and it turned out that we couldn't use nystatin because *I* was allergic to it. We us...
- Have you ever switched her formula? My infant had thrush and we tried our best to get rid of it with medicine and maybe it was a coincidence, but when we switched his...
White Mark on Nipple
It sounds like you have thrush. The best way to get rid of it (although it is messy) is to buy gentian violet from an apothocary. ...
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- it's totally normal. I've had it many times and then my breast is sore. Just keep on nursing on that breast like normal. Continue like you were before. If it hurts...
- Amaris: It is called a "bleb". They can be very uncomfortable. If possible when you are in the shower and your skin is soft open it up. If they continue you shoul...
- It could be a few things. If you don't regularly change the position the baby breastfeeds in, then I'd try changing positions first and see if it goes away. If it fe...
My First Experience with Thrush .... Help Please!
Another tip comes from Jack Newman, M.D. - using a dilute solution of gentian violet swabbed on baby's mouth usually gets rid of thrush in three to four ...
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- Hi R., Sorry this post is late. I'm an IBCLC and see many babies with thrush. If you are breastfeeding and Landon's thrush is causing pain, there are a number of ther...
- R., I am a pharmacist and haven't heard of using Lotrimin AF for thrush. Please call your doctor. He might prescribe Nystatin for your son. It is a suspension t...
- R., I went through thrush with both kids and that seems very strange to put that anywhere near the mouth. Just call back and say you want to leave a message for the ...
