Need help - urgent

[PixieKitty]

What can you give a 3 week old child for oral thrush? Need to know asap, mum needs to get it before she goes to work in an hour. Thanks in advance!

 

[Mervs Mum]

I think you need to get a prescription hun. Why dont you just ring your local chemist and ask the pharmacist.

 

[Pyrrhic]

You need a prescription after a doctor has had a look.

 

[1st_baby]

Yeah its mostly given by a dr, reason being that it can be something else ..I would suggest going to the clinic and get it checked out.. to be safe

 

[sam's mum]

You need to get a prescription for Nystan oral suspension. And if you're breastfeeding get some fluconazole for yourself as well. The oral gel isn't recommended any more because there's a risk of choking for young babies and I don't think there's anything else you can buy over the counter x

 

[PixieKitty]

Thanks girls, have made an app. for this afternoon. Poor mite's been screaming every time we try to feed him, then screaming in hunger 'cause he can't suckle

 

[~KACI~]

Hope you managed to get something hun x

 

[mommyof3co]

Actually you don't need a prescription...for us the prescription didn't work at all causing it to get MUCH worse for both of us (I was nursing)...gentian violet is something you can get at a health food store and it works great for thrush...on both of you. It does stain purple but will come off their skin and mouth completely within a couple days but clothes it does stain so be careful but it works sooo much better

 

[polo_princess]

Is that available in the UK?

 

[princess_bump]

hope your app went well honey x

 

[mommyof3co]

Are you asking about the gentian violet being available in the UK? That I'm not sure about, I would imagine so, it's not a drug or anything, just all natural stuff...but I really have no idea, I wasn't thinking about that

 

[sezzlebum]

antibiotics and a cream as it goes right thru them