| Thrush, medically known as oral pseudo membranous | | | | reason for thrush is stress or the use of antibiotics. |
| candidacies, is an external yeast infection. It is | | | | In addition to this, babies who fall asleep with bottle |
| present in around 5 per cent of healthy babies. They | | | | nipples or pacifiers in their mouth are susceptible. |
| get it from their mothers while passing through the | | | | Mothers, watch out for the nipples and pacifiers! If |
| birth canal during delivery. | | | | they are not clean, they can harbor yeast. |
| Confused whether your baby has thrush? Check out | | | | Prevention |
| for tell-tale patches in white in the inside of her lips, | | | | Ensure that all pacifiers and nipples are washed |
| cheeks, tongue, and palate. However, do not mistake | | | | properly and sterilized. |
| those white milk residues on the tongue for this | | | | Your baby should stop sucking and only then should |
| infection. Most mothers who bottle-feed do so. It is | | | | fall asleep. |
| actually curd-like and, unlike milk residue, sticks to the | | | | Don't let your baby suck on pacifiers for prolonged |
| underlying tissue. | | | | time. |
| Here's a way to test for this yeast infection. Touch a | | | | Treatment |
| patch gently with a finger covered with gauze. In | | | | In most of the cases, thrush goes away by itself. |
| case it's thrush, it will not come off effortlessly. And | | | | The only treatment is to mitigate oral discomfort. |
| when it does, it leaves a raw and red area behind, | | | | You also need to treat sore yeast diaper rashes. |
| which may bleed. At times, lesions of thrush may | | | | There is an antifungal medication available such as |
| cause pain and your baby might get fussy and | | | | Nystatin suspension. You can apply it directly to the |
| wriggle when you bottle-feed her. | | | | affected area, with the help of cotton-tipped |
| Reasons For Developing Thrush | | | | applicator, or administer it orally 1-2ml, four times |
| Your baby may have thrush and you may not even | | | | everyday. |
| know about it. It goes away by itself in normal | | | | If you have more questions, read books and articles |
| conditions. However, when there are some changes | | | | and take breastfeeding help from your doctor. |
| in either the baby or the environment, the condition | | | | Thrush is common in babies who are bottle-fed. Most |
| gets aggravated. It has been found that babies who | | | | of the time, it vanishes without treatment. However, |
| are bottle-fed are more prone to it, than those who | | | | when it gets painful it can be one of the serious |
| are breastfed. Prolonged sucking causes scraping of | | | | breastfeeding problems. In such a case, you may |
| your baby's lining of the mouth. Therefore, even if | | | | require medical intervention from an expert who is |
| you have breastfeeding problems, it good to solve | | | | qualified to offer breastfeeding help. |
| them and continue giving your milk directly. Another | | | | |