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Thrush Management Suggestions

Treatment and Relief for Breastfeeding Moms

By Mary Kay Smith's

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  • If you are using a breast pump or wearing breast shells, wash after each use and boil all parts that touch the breast or the milk in water with ¼ cup vinegar added daily.
  • Wash hands often, especially after using the bathroom or changing a diaper and before and after expressing milk or feeding the baby (milk is a perfect growth medium for the yeast organism). All family members who change diapers or feed the baby should follow these guidelines. Use paper towels to decrease the risk of growth on damp towels.
  • Use disposable nursing pads, but avoid those with a plastic liner, which will cause you to retain moisture.

    • Treatment and Relief for Baby
    • treating babyIf prescribed, use oral Nystatin solution every three hours, using a clean cotton swab. Gently rub around cheeks and gums.
    • Yeast replicates quickly (within 30 minutes to one hour), so medication that is orally swabbed may need to be repeated frequently. Try dividing up the days doses or applications into more frequent applications.
    • Be sure that the medication for baby's mouth is shaken well. Oral Nystatin settles out of the liquid in which it is suspended.
    • Oral Diflucan has been cleared by the FDA for use in infants older than 6 months of age. It is given once a day for 10 days to 2 weeks.
    • If baby is getting medication through an eyedropper, wash it with hot soapy water and rinse well before replacing in the bottle of medication. Some mothers use a disposable cup and cotton swab to apply medication to the baby's mouth to avoid contamination.

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