All of a sudden my nipples have been
really pink and sore during and after
feedings. I have been feeding her for 5
weeks without trouble (the first 3 we used
a shield). My lactation consultant said
my latch-on looks fine but she thinks I
might have thrush. Brianne doesn't have
the white patches in her mouth though...
What type of doctor to I call to inquire
about treatment? Do I call my gyno or a
dermatologist?
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littlesqueaks
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 296 Location: Caldwell, Idaho
Posted: 01-16-07 00:37am
Call your ob or pediatrician for the time
being before and after every feeding clean
your nipples with a wet wash cloth. I
expierienced the same problem with my
first son.
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Eyes Wide Shut
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 7892 Location: *UPTOWN*NEW ORLEANS*, La
Posted: 01-16-07 09:56am
You need to go to your gyno/or her
pediatrician.
I didn't breastfeed and .Oni got .Thrush.
Let me tell you...What a *pain*!!!! Make
sure it doesn't transfer to her
mouth...Because swabbing her mouth 6 times
a day with meds is *no* fun!!!
Let us know how it goes!
Sarah
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megums1211
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 883 Location: Ohio
Posted: 01-16-07 13:08pm
I called my ob and her ped and they both
want to see us. I am going to see my ob
at 2:45 (it is 1:06 here) and her ped at
4:30. When I called they asked me if she
had white patches in her mouth and I said
no. They asked my about my nipples and I
told them that they are really pink and I
feel a burning sensation when I feed her
and even when i'm not feeding her. Then
they asked me if she was fussy and gassy
and I said yes b/c for the past link 10
days she has been crying and fussing for
hours every day and she farts and burps
all the time... She is constantly pulling
herlegs up to her chest as though she is
in pain. is the
fussiness a symptom of thrush?
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Eyes Wide Shut
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 7892 Location: *UPTOWN*NEW ORLEANS*, La
Posted: 01-16-07 13:45pm
No. Not at all. Maybe, becasue you don't
have the white patches, they're thinking
it's something else. Not sure of what
though.
Pulling the legs to the chest is a sign of
pain in the abdoman/stomach.
Oni had bad gas last night and her legs
stayed up and in her chest. Nothing
helped it...Nothing.
Let us know what they both say!!
Sarah
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megums1211
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 883 Location: Ohio
Posted: 01-16-07 21:05pm
Well it is thrush! My gyno gave me a
prescription and her ped gave her this
stuff to rub inside her mouth. Her ped
said that her fussiness/gassiness is a
result of the thrush and it should get
better as it goes away. For the time
being I am pumping my milk and giving it
to her in a bottle (the avent naturally).
My nipple hurt so bad! They burn and
every once in a while they get these sharp
pinching pains in them... My baby has
been screaming with gas all day and I want
so bad to nurse her to help comfort her
but it is so painful I hope
this medicine works fast
she has to drink 2 ounces of prune juice
for a week too b/c she hasn't had a bowel
movement in 6 days... She likes the prune
juice though!
On a better note... She is 24 inches
long, 11 pounds and she is doing great!
She'll be starting rice cereal in march
when she goes for her 4 month appointment
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Eyes Wide Shut
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 7892 Location: *UPTOWN*NEW ORLEANS*, La
Posted: 01-17-07 11:04am
The prunes work faster than you think!!
don't over do it!! Oni was constipated
for about a week and I gave her a jar of
prunes...About an hour later...
The medicne doesn't work that quick. Is
it a yellow medicne that you have to put
in her mouth? It kinda smells fruity?
Make sure you rub it *allll* over her
entire mouth and she swallows it. It's
probably in her throat and that's why
she's in pain.
It never caused gas for .Oni...Hell, I
wouldn't know, she was like 3 weeks
old...
I'm glad that yall got it sorted out!!!!!
It's a pain..Literally, but sooner than
later, it'll be over!!!! I barely
remember .Oni's thrush episode. She had
it sever. She was on meds for about 2 1/2
weeks...Sucked...
is the
fussiness a symptom of thrush?
