Thrush is back :(

[ShellysBelly]

Finished my course of prescription a week ago and I've been in good shape since. Then today my nips have been hurting between feeds again. Just pumped there and took a look at my nipples and there were the telltale white spots. They're the only part that are sore.

So back to the doctor for the third time for me.

Hopefully they'll agree to treat LO's mouth as well this time.

Urgh!

 

[The Missus]

Ugh poor you. Hope dr sorts you out soon. Thrush is such a pain!

x

 

[MrsQ]

my lo has had it since he was 3 weeks old and still has a thick layer of white over the top of his mouth! The drs dont seem to give a shit! hes 11 weeks on thursday!

 

[missyb]

Poor thing, i no how you are feeling. My LO has had it for 6 weeks now and yeah the doc didnt give a shit to. He said that it was milk on his tongue!!! So i went to see a different doc, who is alot nicer and it seams to be clearing up slowly.

 

[MrsQ]

Poor thing, i no how you are feeling. My LO has had it for 6 weeks now and yeah the doc didnt give a shit to. He said that it was milk on his tongue!!! So i went to see a different doc, who is alot nicer and it seams to be clearing up slowly.

wat was you given and are u doing anything different?xx

 

[BeccaMichelle]

Wow.. all I had to do was tell my HV my symptoms. She agreed that it sounded like thrush and told me to call my gp for a prescription. They wrote one for me and LO. I was worried because no one looked at us and I'd basically self-diagnosed, but I talked to the pharmacist and she said if for some reason it wasnt thrush, treating it this way wouldnt hurt me or the baby. She did say to lower the Nystatin dose to .5ml instead of 1 though because Jess is only 3 and a half weeks old. There's really no way you're going to get rid of it if you don't treat you AND the baby. I've also been taking some acidopholus to help get my internal bacteria back on track.


Question for you guys though... how are you managing to cream your breasts? Packaging says 3 times a day... but it never gets to stay on for more than an hour because my baby is a hungry monkey. Will this be enough time or should I up the applications?

grrrr I hate thrush!!!! *hugs to all of you figuring out this evil thrush thingey!!! and all of you helping us muddke through too!*

 

[ShellysBelly]

Got prescribed the gel although the doc couldn't see any thrush in his mouth. I'm just afraid of it getting as bad as it was before. Back to the cream.

I apply it after every feed in a tiny amount and rub it in till it's absorbed.

 

[missyb]

wat was you given and are u doing anything different?xx[/QUOTE]

The first 3 lots of treatment was Nystatin, all it did was make LO cry and the doc didnt give me any treatment. He said that i didnt have to be treated!!! It wasnt untill i had seen a HV that she said that i had to be treated aswell and that i should see a different doc.
The doc gave me Daktarin cream which you apply twice a day. You have to wipe it off before every feed, so i put some on after every feed. He gave LO Daktarin gel, which is working slowly. But LO is alot happy using this gel.
Im going back to the doc tomorrow because its still not gone, but its alot better than it was!!
The HV also told me to get some cotton pads and water to wipe myself before and after every feed. Then to squeeze some off the milk out before you feed and to squeeze some more milk out after to wipe around the nipples. I also change my breast pads after every feed. This seams to be working. I hope it helps you.

 

[dacosta]

i guys i have some experience with thrush and can offer some advice - firstly, don't squeeze milk onto your nipples and leave it there as this feeds the infection - it loves sweet damp places.

you and you lo will need to be treated without doubt even if either you or your lo dont show symptoms. if the doc says different, demand it.

visit here https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/pdfs/BfN_Thrush_leaflet_Feb_2009.pdf and print it to take to your doc if necessary.

change breastpads often

if you have a very little one and they prescribe nystatin dont follow the instructions with it as you're lo will end up with a mouthful of nasty sticky stuff - just pop a bit in their mouths with your little finger after each feed trying to use enough to get on the tongue and top of mouth but it doesn't need a lot, just often

air your nippls as much as you can by keeping your top off - you might feel silly but it really helps

don't use soap or anything to clean your nips - just clean water - same goes in the bath/shower

i cant think of anything else but if i do i'll post more

some docs dont like prescribing fluconazole (see above link) as its not licensed in the UK. you will need to produce te leaflet as evidence to your doc.

 

[missyb]

Thanks for that dacosta, i wont be putting milk on my nipple any more. So you have got to keep them dry?

 

[dacosta]

Thanks for that dacosta, i wont be putting milk on my nipple any more. So you have got to keep them dry?

well, its a tough one becaue keeping them dry can sometimes hurt - i used to use a lot of lansinoh but i think i used too much which didnt help the thrush; i then dropped it down to a quid smudge of lansinoh just to stop the nips from really drying out and cracking. it is best to keep them dry if you arent cracked but if it hurts too much use a bit of lansinoh.

i didnt need to use any medication on my nips, just fluconazole and nystatin for lo. it did take about two to three weeks to xclear up properly but i was left undiagnosed for about 4 weeks and it was pretty nasty in my case.

 

[ShellysBelly]

Fab advice dacosta. Thanks a million it's a huge help.