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itchy rash on areolas

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rosamarina · 26/01/2013 11:24

My ds2 is 2 weeks old, bfed, feeding frequently, gaining weight and seems to be fine, but these past few days I've come out in a rash around my nipples. It's not painful, just itchy, and it's only on the areola, not the rest of my breast. Ds has been on antibiotics since he was 5 days old due to an infection in his cord stump, which makes me wonder about thrush, but we have no other symptoms and no pain. I bfed DS1 and never had this with him. Any ideas about what it could be and what to do about it?

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ScillyCow · 26/01/2013 11:27

Sounds like thrush.
Daktarin gel is Ok for babies, I think (check at the chemist). That didn't work for me, but canasten cream on both boobs between feeds, washed off before feeding worked really well.

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