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My 10wk old has white on his tongue...

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Lillamyy1 · 29/06/2015 15:49

Is it thrush or just milk residue? He doesn't seem to be in any discomfort and I can't see any patches on the rest of his mouth.
What I've read only talks about a milk residue for ff babies, but he's nearly ebf with the very occasional bottle - approx 1 per fortnight or less

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Lillamyy1 · 29/06/2015 15:55

Actually, have just had a good look in his mouth and parts of his gums do look whitish but it looks more like that's the natural colour of them, iyswim - it's not the same 'fluffy' kind of texture as the white on his tongue. Also my nipples are unaffected...

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Newquay · 29/06/2015 16:06

Mine had thrush without nipples being infected Gp gave medicine for DC and cream for me to apply to nipples. It could also be a sign of tongue tie - so get gp to check at the same time.

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JinglyJanglyJungleBigGameTours · 29/06/2015 16:11

My bf DS's mouth had paleish smooth patches at the top at the back of his gums and milk residue on his tongue after feeding even after his tongue tie was clipped. I wondered about thrust too but when I looked up pictures of mouth thrush it was really furry and unlike what he had. He still does have milk residue on his tongue after feeds and he's 20mo now.

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Lillamyy1 · 29/06/2015 16:23

Was he bf Jingly?
Why can it be a sign of tongue tie? How bizarre! He does sometimes become unlatched and feeds quite slowly so have wondered about slight tongue tie...

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Lillamyy1 · 29/06/2015 16:24

Sorry just seen you said he's bf

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JinglyJanglyJungleBigGameTours · 29/06/2015 16:32

I didn't know it could be a sign of tongue tie until Newquay said it! I'm not sure, he did still get it after the clip, but he's my only DC so I don't have a lot of experience!

For the tongue tie, my DS couldn't stick his tongue out at all and couldn't latch but we had to get a lactation consultant to come out to see us to get it diagnosed, my HV kept insisting it wasn't a tongue tie but there was nearly an immediate improvement after it was clipped.

There's a great poster on infant feeding who's a breastfeeding advisor, I'm pretty sure its tictok, it might be worth getting this thread moved to there or starting another one there to ask for advice?

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Lillamyy1 · 30/06/2015 19:36

I took him to have it looked at and the hv said it's definitely just milk residue. Phew!
Thanks all