Newborn with thrush - please help?

Question

My 2 -1/2 week old has oral thrush and has also passed it to my nipples through breastfeeding. She was prescribed Nystatin but it doesn't seem to be helping at all. She is very gassy and fussy. Her first week of life she was so content and pleasant. Could the gassiness be caused by the thrush? Also I have Nystatin cream for my nipples. My nipples are doing a little better. They were so bad that they were bleeding, but that's done with now. Is there anything out there that's better than the Nystatin at clearing it up? I have an appointment with her pediatrician tomorrow and wanted to go in being prepared to reccommend other treatments.

Answer 1

All right! You are in for quite a loooong road! The problem with Thrush is that if you are breastfeeding and plan to continue, you WILL keep passing it back and forth to each other.

First call a lactation nurse in your area, call the hospital where you had your baby and they will be able to put you through to someone.

The Nystatin they gave you for baby you need to use less of it more often. Try rubbing his/her tongue gently with a q-tip before applying the meds.

Next ask your OB for a prescription for Diflucan. (talk with a lactation nurse first!) The dosage is crazy high. You need to tell them to give you a "Loader" dose of 400 mg. then a 14 day course of 150 mg. 3X day.

I know that sounds really crazy considering when you have a yeast infection down there they give you a one time only dose of 150 mg! But, in the breast it is very different it ends up living in there and it is very tenacious and hard to get rid of.

Now, this did not work completely for me. It helped, but we still suffered through it for another 6 weeks! Then my lactation nurse gave me the remedy of a lifetime!

Go to your pharmacy and purchase (behind the counter) a bottle of Gentian Violet. This stuff stains EVERYTHING BRIGHT PURPLE!!!!! But oh my gosh! It is effective. I did this regimen for 7 days and the thrush dissappeared forever!!!!

Usually they sell a 2% solution, but you need to dilute it with water to be about .5% (Again, you must talk to a lactation consultant)

What you do is this, once you have diluted the solution you "paint" this onto your entire nipple/aeriola area with a cotton swab dipped in this. Make sure you wear old bras and clothes that you don't mind ruining.

Everytime baby nurses he/she will suck the solution off your breast and he will be treated too.

The funny part is that not only do your boobs look like giant blueberries, but so does your baby!!!!! You may not want to take him/her for pictures during this time LOL!!!!

Good luck, I hope this helps, it did for me!!!!!!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There is another drug called fluconazole, but it is taken orally and I do not know if a baby can have it. It doesn't hurt to ask though. The gassiness and fussiness may be colic. My son was the perfect baby for the first three weeks and then he woke up one day screaming and crying. If the crying and fussiness is fairly consistent I think it just might be colic and has nothing to do with thrush. If it is colic, or if it is just plain gas, try gripe water, or Ovol drops. I found that the drops worked better for my son, but every baby is different. I had sore, cracked nipples when I was nursing as well. Mine wasn't because of thrush, but I do know of some things that help. My doctor prescribed Fucidin cream and that helped. In the meantime, if you find it hard to nurse with the pain, try rubbing an ice cube on your nipples to numb them first. Once you are cleared up there is a cream you can buy called Lansolin. It will help your nipples from becoming dry and cracked again.

Answer 4

My friend swears by Gypsum Violet. It is sold at health food stores. A little goes a very long way, it provides immediate relief, and is all natural. The downside is it stained her clothes and made her nipples purple while she was nursing. However, she said it was absolutely worth it.

My sympathies because I've had thrush and it is not fun. For temporary relief, let your nipples get as much air as possible. At one point I sat on the couch with nothing on but a towel to catch the leaks.

Good luck and stick with breastfeeding as long as you can. It's uncomfortable now, but the price and benefits can't be beat. If you can get through the first six weeks, it gets easier, I promise.

Answer 5

Our second son had thrush when he was about 3 weeks old and the Nystatin didn't work either. Our Pediatrician prescribed an oral antibiotic (wish I could remember the name of it, but I can't) and it completely cleared things up.
I would just tell the doctor that the Nystatin isn't working for her and see what he/she thinks would help.
Good Luck!

Answer 6

Ok this happened to my daughter as well, so I know exactly what to do and how to do it naturally and easier than running to the ped's every week. Go to the grocery store buy yourself a bottle of apple cider vinegar and a bottle of acididopholus capsules. Give your daughter 1/4 of the powder inside the capsule, just sprinkle it on her tongue, twice a day. As for your sore nipples, gently wash with mild soap and water and dry, the swab the apple cider vinegar on them, let air dry, repeat after every nursing session. I hope this helps, you should both be feeling better within a couple days. Doctors are nice for broken bones, but how do you think our ancestors dealt with illness? Naturally with things commonly found all around us. One reason the antiboitics are not helping that well is because of the increased use of them, and little germies are adapting and becoming stronger. Good luck to you.

Answer 7

A 6 day old that is wheezing should be seen my a doctor. There is nothing that you should do but take your baby to be seen by a doctor. Wheezing is a noise that is made when air is having trouble moving into or out of the lungs. This is not normal and should not be taken lightly.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

ask for DAKTARIN my 12 day old was given that and it was spot on also go 2 the chemist they can give u a specific cream for ur nipples for a couple of pounds and it works so much quicker than Nystatin.