Both the new leaflet and the old one (which I thought was very useful) are available here.
The recent guidance has some stuff in which I think is odd, and which might discourage people with genuine infections from seeking treatment - most notably for me the idea that a thrush infection will always be felt equally in both breasts, and that the nipple will always present as red and shiny in genuine thrush cases. Neither of these things was true for me; I'd be interested to hear what other people's experience has been?
I can understand the need to rule out positioning issues which might cause ongoing problems, but feel that the material presented here is likely to shake women's confidence in requesting treatment, which is often difficult enough, given how sceptical some GPs still are about the problem.
Does anyone have any knowledge of how and why this new guidance was put together?
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New Breastfeeding Network Thrush FAQ leaflet: why the changes?
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OhBuggerandArse · 10/03/2012 16:31
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