Milk tongue severity?

[cupcaker]

Hi,

My son was breast fed for 6 weeks, but now at 8 weeks old he has been combi-fed, mostly learning towards formula and particuarly formula over the last few days. My question is, to what severity does your baby get milk tongue?

I ask as my son does seem to have quite a white tongue, more towards the middle/back of his tongue. But, there are no white patches anywhere else that may indicate thrush, roof of mouth, lips, gums etc, and it doesn't really look like pictures of thrush I have seen on the internet (although I know I shouldn't trust 'dr google'). It's not in spots or lumps it's more of a even coating.

Of course I don't want to 'leave it' if it is thrush, and as he is due his jabs soon I will certainly be asking. But honestly this has gone on for a few days and it hasn't worsened really or spread anywhere else. I have a mother-in-law banging on about thrush..hence my paranoia now, but I am suspicious it's just formula being a little thicker than breast milk.

Thanks in a advance.

 

[flamingpanda]

Maybe I'm being incredibly unobservant but I don't think Hadley has a milky tongue at all. She's in bed now so I can't check! Going to see what others say but it's not something I've noticed. What formula are you using?

 

[cupcaker]

Thanks for the reply, aptamil, ready made mostly and the powder. I'd be interested to know how babies react to thrush, if at all, too if anyone has experienced it x

 

[xLaura]

My LO hada milky tounge from about 4 weeks old to about 8 weeks. I kept thinking 'is it thrush?' But it was just milk. No idea why it just all a sudden came then went again. But if your still concerned wont do any harm to get it checked out.

 

[cupcaker]

I had it checked, not thrush.