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Breast Feeding Thrush and a pill to cure it - what's it called?

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Wills · 17/05/2006 10:22

Hi,

I'm 39 + 3 at the moment and yep I have blasted thrush again so cue arrival of little one any moment! Grin.

Last time I suffered with agonising breast feeding thrush for 10 months and tried EVERYTHING. After 6 months of arguing with my gp she finally put me on a pill recommended by all the breast feeding councellors but not licenced for bfing mothers. As my milk never completely dried up between dd2 and falling pregnant with this one there is still the possibility that its still lurking in my breasts.... My midwife has suggested that I get a prescription ready now for taking the moment little one is born. Can anyone remember what its called??? I'm going to have a massive fight with my gp as her solution will be .. "For goodness sake don't breast feed - use a bottle". Nice huh? Am thinking of getting a private prescription - would very much like to give bf a chance as on the few occassions it was pain free it was beautiful.

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Jasnem · 17/05/2006 10:39

It's \link{http://breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/information/thrush.php\fluconazole}
My gp has just refused to prescribe it for meSad

Tatties · 17/05/2006 10:43

Is Flucanazole what you are thinking of? Print off \link{http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/information/thrush.php\this} and take it to your GP. Good luck!

WigWamBam · 17/05/2006 10:43

If the GP won't prescribe it you can buy fluconazole over the counter as Diflucan, but it costs about £13 and they may not want to sell it to you as the box says to consult your GP before using it.

Tatties · 17/05/2006 10:44

X posts! Great minds, eh Jasnem?

Jasnem · 17/05/2006 10:46

WWB - thanks, I didn't know that...very handy to keep in reserve as a last resort.

I take it you've been there too Tatties?Smile

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Wills · 17/05/2006 10:51

That's it - many thanks

Jasnem - Push your gp or demand a second opinion. My gp refused to prescribe for 6 months by which point the thrush was sooooo embeded that even the flucanazole wouldn't get rid of it. In the end the vessels in my breasts collapsed daily with blockages and basically it was like having permanent mastitus. Seriously push also get your midwives on your side and as a final resort go to the NCT and they will also help. The problem with diflucan is that one dose is simply not enough so it could get blooming pricy. I do feel for you and suspect I'm just about to row with my gp who will no doubt think that me not bfing is a far better solution.

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Jasnem · 17/05/2006 10:56

Thanks Wills - I've already been discussed (and refused) by the senior partners at my practice, but I'm still not convinced it is thrush in my case. I'm going to go back to ABM counsellor for more help with rubbish latching before I get into a big fight about it.

Tatties · 17/05/2006 10:57

Yes I had thrush for about 5 weeks right at the beginning. People kept telling me bf always hurts to start off with and it would get better in time Shock It took me that long to realise, hang on a minute, this isn't right, and worked out for myself what it was. One GP at my surgery didn't want to prescribe the flucanazole, so I went to another one who did a bit of research and said it was fine for me to take. There seems to be so little awareness about thrush, midwives and hvs who saw me failed to spot it. So I reel off that BFN link every time I see a thrush thread on here!

Tatties · 17/05/2006 11:01

Wills - 6 months, that's awful.

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