Suggestions for treating oral thrush in 6 wk old?

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Hello,
My 6 wk nephew has developed thrush. He's breastfed so know that my sister needs to treat herself as well as him (well assume so), was just wondering if anyone had any non-prescriptive remedies that they have found worked. Many thanks

No, You need to get the downloadable leaflet from the bfn website asap.

Print the leaflet and wave it at any gp until the correct dosages of fluconazole and daktarin are given for both of them, if the gp won't give out the meds tell her to go to another until she finds one who will give her what she needs.

There has recently been a change in the license rules regarding drugs given lactating women. It now states that if a product isn't licensed for lactating women it shouldn't be given to them. Fluconazole has not been licensed even though it has been proven safe.

There have been cases on here where gps have demanded that the mum stop breastfeeding whilst talking the dosages of fluconazole that are required to eliminate the thrush, to which the mums have nodded and smiled in order to get the medication they need in order to then continue feeding their baby.

I am currently feeding dc 3 & 4 and have had thrush with dc1, dc2 and dc3. I was lucky because I was alwys given the fluconazole/ daktarin cocktail by my gp to get rid of it but without it I would have had to stop feeding. The pain gets excruciating.

I will go and get you the link now.

Tell her to act fast as if she acts quickly it may not have moved deep into the breast tissue and that will speed up her recovery time.

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Thanks so much for replying & for all the info, will pass it on straight away!

he hasnt caught it from mum....oral thrush in breast fed baby is really common. It needs conventional treatment with nystatin solution.

mum doesnt need treatment as it isnt passed on through breast milk

alypaly - believe me - if you'd had thrush in your milk ducts you wouldn't be so blithely advising no need to treat the mum even if no evidence of thrush on nipples as yet

as a preventative for her,she could try drinking apple cider vinegar diluted in water - that's supposed to help when you have thrush.

Poor her, don't let it go untreated. My DD also got thrush around 6 weeks, I went to the doctors and got two types of cream, one for me and one for baby. It worked well, but it needs to be carried on for ages. The thrush came back, I left it for a bit and was then in agony!! The pain in your breasts is unbelievable. If it wasn't for my amazing DH I would have given up BFing. 6 months on it hasn't come back, BUT get treatment, get it fast and continue for ages even though it looks like it has cleared up.

humble apologies sanfairynan...i have just googled it. Dyou know in 38 years of doing pharmacy ,i have never had a patient come in asking about it. I have never been given any literature on it from any of the pharmaceutical companies that i have worked for. I truly believe you....it sounds awful.

Think i will have a read up,thanks for teaching me something new....at my age

Thanks everyone for the responses. At this stage my sister doesn't have it on her nipples, I just thought that if my nephew had it she probably had it or would get it soon. Really does sound awful so really hoping it clears up for them soon. Will def get her to try the apple cider vinegar drink (must say, doesn't sound too yummy!) too as she prefers to opt for non prescriptive drugs where possible.
Thanks again everyone, much appreciated!