nipple thrush n baby

Hi there

This is so sore and yes you can have it on the nipples and if you don't treat yourself and baby you will continue to pass it to each other.

Daktarin oral gel is the best treatment. Expensive! Apply it every at every feed to both your babies mouth and your nipples.

Sterilize everything in boiling water for at least 10 minutes. A microwave will not kill the thrush properly. This includes dummies and sadly your bras too.

what you may not realise is if you have thrush on your nipples it will spread onto your bra. Wear a new breast pad after every feed and do not go without one. This will help prevent the spread to your bra.

Keep an eye on the nappy end as very often the thrush will go from the mouth, through the gut and out the nappy end causing a bum rash. You can use daktarin for this too or you can get a cheaper cream for the bum.

Lastly you should both use a daily probiotic like reutri.

Hi

Dactarin oral gel for the nipples and babies mouth works like a bomb!

Also sterilise everything that goes in your lo mouth with Milton as this also kills thrush.

If your baby has thrush on her tongue and is breastfeeding then you can definitely get it on your nipples too.
They will probably sting / tingle and form a whitish layer on top.
You can use oral nystacid (from pharmacy) to treat both her and your thrush, just put it onto your nipples after every feed.
She may also develop bum thrush, during this time use baby oil & cotton balls to wipe the bum down instead of wet wipes and use sudocrem / bepanthen for bum cream.
Also a good way of helping your nipples heal is to let them air out to dry - so topless. Better if you can do it in the sun but not that easy in winter.

A few weeks ago my nipples were very sore n cut n over the weeks it has become worse. It then began becoming dry n itchy. My daughter now has oral thrush mainly on her lips. My nipples r now very dry n scaly. I m treating my lg for the thrush. Can any1 tell me if I could also be having thrush on my nipples, or what could it be? Does anyone know how to treat it cos its really painful n I literally cringe every time she sucks, its terribly painful.