Possible Thrush

ilovemykids86

So my lo is almost 4 wks old. My right boob is so sore and my nipple is red and it's painful to bf. It's a stingy burning feeling. And I was told it could be a yeast infection on the nipple and my lo could have thrush and to look for white patches in her mouth. I don't know what I'm really suppose to look for. She does have white spots in her gums. Most of her gums are pink colored. And her tongue is white I tried wiping it with my finger to see if the white came off and it doesn't. She has been so cranky today. Been crying like crazy and usually she only takes 30 mind tops to eat. Today she has been taking over an he to eat. And she keeps not latching and shaking her head.. What can I do until we can go to the doctor???

BigBelly

@homebirthadvocate or @ashleyfew can help I think.

Bahamamama4828

@ashleyfew had a great regimen that she used. You can use white vinegar on your nipples, gentian violet, and plain yogurt work well to

Bahamamama4828

If u use bottles/pacis boil them or steam in the steamer bags in microwave

BigBelly

I was gonna tag you too @bahamamama4828 but couldn't remember your name lol

Bahamamama4828

Lol @bigbelly I should change it

BigBelly

No it's good! I just have the worst memory ever since I had my lo!

ilovemykids86

@Bahamama4828 she doesn't really use a bottle but maybe one a day... And she hasn't been taking her paci today and she hasn't been sleeping for longer than 10 mins today either. She has been screaming a lot and acting hungry but when I feed her she shakes her head and hardly latches. That's why it takes an hr to feed her.

Bahamamama4828

Try to give her a cold rag or teether often to help numb the pain and before a feeding.

Bahamamama4828

Are your nipples yeasty looking and itchy

BentleysMommy716

Call her pedi and your ob. They'll prescribe you both diflucan. It's an antibiotic. You take it for a week and it's gone. I had it in my boobs and Bentley had it. It was horrible also once you get on the medicine, boild her bottles, pacis, teethers, anything that goes in her mouth, daily, till it's gone.

Bahamamama4828

@BentleysMommy716 its an antifungal silly lol

ilovemykids86

@Bahamama4828 no they are just really red and hot. And extremely tender. And I'm not even positive what thrush looks like in the baby's mouth.

ilovemykids86

@Bentleysmommy716 imma try to walk in tomorrow at our docs but I'm in pain now and she has been screaming all day I'm trying to find us both relief til then.

Bahamamama4828

Do u have an urgent care near u? That way u can get a prescription if the pedi is closed

ilovemykids86

We have an er but my hubby said this isn't an er matter >.< plus my town sucks the doctors are all retarded and got their license from a cracker jack box. That's why I drive an hr away for my kids pedi and my doctor. I would be stuck at the er for like 5 hrs and I can almost guarantee that I would leave with the wrong meds if any... My ain't spent 2 days at the er with her 7 wk old and was sent home both times with nothing. She finally drive the hr to go to the city's er and her son was admitted cuz he had pertussis. @Bahamama4828

ilovemykids86

Aunt* not ain't

BentleysMommy716

Diflucan was a pill for me and a liquid for Bentley. They told me it was an antibiotic o_0

Bahamamama4828

Oh dear sounds like my towns hospital well if Ashley gets on here you can try what she did without going to docs. Or head to docs tomorrow

ilovemykids86

Thanks ladies

Bahamamama4828

@BentleysMommy716 weird the main ingredient is an antifungal and antibiotics may cause yeast infections. Now I'm confused! Lol.

EzrasMommy

Diflucan is an antifungal antibiotic. Lol. So you're both right.

Addi call her pedi. They will give you meds. Then just make sure you boil her pacifiers and nipples. Basically what everyone else told you.

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ilovemykids86

@ashleyfew wow thanks imma try that. Cuz when I told my hubby we had to spend his first day off in about 18 days at the doc offices he gave me an ugly look lol

BentleysMommy716

Lol yeah, whatever it was, it worked!