Thrush - Riverton,WY

Thrush is a huge inconvenience. I had it with all three of my kids when they were infants. The first time, our pediatrician gave us this bottle of a yellowish colored solution (I was to swab with a q-tip the baby's mouth and also rub my nipples with it after every feeding). For the life of me, I can't remember the name of it but it did not work. With #2, I tried the yellowish solution again and it didn't work so we tried (under the care of our pediatrician and my obgyn) ginseng violet (spelling?). It works but it is extremely messy - same thing - the pediatrician swabbed the mouth of our baby and I painted my nipples. It looked like he sucked on a purple marker. We had about 2 rounds of this. Works - but VERY messy. I believe you can also buy this over the counter but hard to find and you should consult your doc before using. My ultimate solution: Newman's Ointment. Look it up online. You treat yourself - rub it on your nipples (you can still wear a bra) and apply it before your baby feeds. You may want to purchase the Lansinoh breast pads (disposable) to place inside your bra and change frequently. Again, talk to your pediatrician and/or your obgyn for details about the Newman's Ointment. A friend of mine even suggested olive oil - never tried it but she is LLL. Whatever you do, good luck!

I have no advise for the baby part of the equation but to keep the meds on your nipples put a little square of plastic wrap between your nipple and your bra. It will help the meds soak in and keep them from rubbing off onto your bra. Worked for me!

I recently was in the same situation and the topical cream did little to clear up my thrush. I was prescribed diflucan an oral med, not sure I spelled it right. It was recommended by my lactation consultant and it worked great. She said this along with the cream was the best was to treat a breast yeast infection. I don't have any advice for your little one. just do the best you can. good luck

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It suggested swabbing the baby's mouth with the med. I would assume that it means with a Q-tip, but not sure. If you swabbed the baby's mouth with one end of the Q-tip before applying with the other end you would be most likely to get on directly on the cheeks and gums. I would think that once it touches the cheeks and gums that it would do its job even if the baby drool much of it out. Also, if you apply it to yourself between feedings, their mouth is in contact with the meds throughout the nursing process. If the thrush is in the throat as well, it will travel there with each swallow. Remember to replace pacifiers if he uses one and bottle nipples if you pump and feed.

I'm thankful that I realized I had a yeast infection on my breast before 2 of my children were born and treated it before I began nursing.

OH man, we just dealt with this a few months ago. It was hard, we had to stop nursing because of it. The anti-biotics didn't work, we tried GENTIAN VIOLET and that helped tremendously. You can buy it at any pharmacy, it looks like purple dye. You apply to your nipples (looks like barney boobs, lol) and let baby nurse. I just used breast pads inside my bra to prevent staining and had no problems!