baby tounge is white?

Question

my baby is 3 months old. he is on breast feed. his tounge is very white beacuse of milk. how can i clean it?

Answer 1

take him to doctor it needs meds. its called thrush

Answer 2

If it is just milk, you don't need to do anything as the baby's sucking and swallowing will take care of it. Or you could give a little bit of water after each feeding to help wash it down.

If it is kind of velvety looking at the skin underneath is bright red or bleeds when you scrape it off, then it it thrush. Thrush is a yeast infection that occurs in the mouth of the very young, very old, or those who have immune disorders.

In babies, it usually goes away on it's own, but if the whole tongue is already covered, I would call the doctor. When the lesions (white spots) get larger and more numerous, they can begin to hurt and when they start to hurt too much, the baby won't want to eat and can become dehydrated quickly.

Another thing that can happen is that the thrush lesions can start to move down the throat and then spread from there to other parts of the body, which can be very dangerous. That is rare, though.

Go ahead and call the pediatriction because they may want to start him on some antifungal medication (that's what thrush is, a fungus), and because he is breastfed, they may need you to take some, too, or else the infection may reoccur. Also, you will need to boil or buy new pacifiers, and if you do sometimes give bottles, you will need to buy new nipples when the infections clears up. The fungus could stay on the paci's and bottle nipples and get into your baby again.

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

It could be a common and harmless yeast infection known as thrush. Thrush looks like cottage cheese or milk curds on the sides, roof, and sometimes the tongue of a baby's mouth. It's most common in babies 2 months and younger, but it can appear in older babies, too.

If you think your baby has thrush, look for the characteristic white patches. Then gently touch a patch with a gauze-covered finger. If it is thrush, it probably won't come off very easily, but if it does, you'll find a raw, red area underneath that may bleed.

If you notice a white coating on your baby's tongue but nowhere else, it's probably just milk residue (especially if you can wipe it off). Thrush patches can appear on your baby's tongue, but are most often found on the sides of the mouth. These spots can be painful — you may first suspect thrush if your baby starts crying when nursing or sucking on a pacifier or bottle.

Answer 4

If the white goes away within a couple hours of nursing then it should just be milk (try wiping gently with a warm, wet, soft cloth)
if it doesnt go away then you need to see your doctor so he can treat both of you for thrush

*eat yogurt everyday to help avoid thrush

Answer 5

This didn't happen to my baby, but I've been using Gerber Gum and Tooth Gel on her for a while (your baby should be about 3 months before trying the gel). The gel comes with a little finger brush (silicone with soft, little bristles on it) that you can use to clean the baby's gums, tongue, and the inside of their cheeks. My daughter loves to have her gums brushed!

(You might want to double check that your baby doesn't have thrush before using this product. That will often turn a little one's tongue white, as well.)

Answer 6

It's not white because of milk - he probably has thrush - you must treat him with an oral gel against thrush and also use it on your own nipples - it can even be painful

Answer 7

Use a wet wash cloth and rub it off...

It could be thrush...if it doesn't wipe clean and keeps coming back take him to the dr.

Answer 8

you can use a damp cloth to clean his mouth...but keep in mind that he could also have thrush so if it does not come off you may want to take him to the doctor he may need a medication to get rid of it.

Answer 9

sounds like thrush

Answer 10

its called thrush, normal but needs to be treated, so take him to the doctor.