Quick question about thrush

[aggiebug]

Has anyone been diagnosed with thrush without LO showing symptoms? DD is still eating fabulously and I don't perceived any white plaques in her mouth but my right nipple has become omg painful throughout feeding. With out without a shield. I am going to the pediatrician on Monday but I since DD appears to be asymptotic I am wondering if I need to get an appointment for me too. I am leaving town for a week on Tuesday.

Between now and then I am going to up the lanolin use and see if it helps.

[lilyelayne]

No experience but hopefully you improve soon. Maybe call your doc Monday morning if no better over the weekend?

[WittyLittle]

We had that! My nipples were on fire and my boobs felt like the were shards of glass in them... DS did have a few blisters and a bit of a white tongue, but i didn't find that out until the consultant came to check us. You'll both need the medicine because otherwise you pass it back to eachother, but my doc just gave us both medicine on my LOs name/appointment.

In the meantime, here's the hints i was given, hope they help! white vinegar on breastpads helps. I stuck my nipples in shot glasses filled with really cold yoghurt to calm them down.change those pads every feed, new bra every day blablabla hyper exaggerate the hygiene so the fungus can't continue to reinfect. You could let LO drink from your left boob first so he is more gentle with the right one to ease the pain of feeding a bit.

One thing I'm not sure about is that it's only your right nipple. No idea if it's possible to have thrush only on one side.

Is it possible to get an out of hours appointment? Thrush is a lot easier to treat if you start early. Good luck. It's absolutely no fun feel better soon!

Eta: LO had no other symptoms the whole time. A friend of mine also had the same experience

[aggiebug]

Thanks WittyLittle my left is uncomfortable as well but nothing like my right. At this point I dread him eating on my right especially without a shield but my left is doable.

The next question is if I don't wait until the pediatrician on Monday what doctor do I call? DD is acting fine so I would guess they are out. Do I call my ob or pcp? Or just to urgent care? I just don't know

[mishka29]

Great info from PP.

The lc and dr I saw this week re: tongue tie asked me a number of times did I feel shooting pain after feeding and were my nipples really red. LO has a milky patch on her tongue but if you wipe it it comes off.

Not sure how it works in the US but if you and your LO have not been discharged from your ob then I would call them first. GL!

[aggiebug]

Mar 21, 2015 1:58:31 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Great info from PP.

The lc and dr I saw this week re: tongue tie asked me a number of times did I feel shooting pain after feeding and were my nipples really red. LO has a milky patch on her tongue but if you wipe it it comes off.

Not sure how it works in the US but if you and your LO have not been discharged from your ob then I would call them first. GL!

I have been discharged. She is 8 wks tomorrow and has just a minor tongue tie so I don't think that is it.

[mrszee]

I had it one on side (and now on the other). Thrush reallllllly sucks. We got the meds from DD's ped.

[aggiebug]

Thank you that is very helpful. @nolagal she doesn't have a rash really but pooping has really made her angry the last few days which is unusual for her. I can't see anything in her mouth. The Dr has a message!

[WittyLittle]

Sorry i disappeared, LO got a cold. We can't get a break here
Who did you end up calling? Did you get any medicine, and are your nips any better?

I pumped exclusively while we had thrush, feeding would make me literally sob with pain i hope you feel better really soon!
Grapefruit extract also works well if you can find it, and aloevera of course. Good luck aggiebug!