Thrush at 40 weeks pregnant?? What can I do!

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Hey!

Anyone know what I can safety use to treat thrush at 40+5 weeks pregnant! I can't ring my doctors tomorrow as it'll be a Sunday and I don't have a personal number for my midwife. Pharmacy told me to consult my doctor first. Have not had thrush at all during my pregnancy until the day after I have a failed sweep and I am feeling quite sore and itchy!

You can use pessaries and internal/external creams. Buy in the supermarket if the pharmacist will not sell it to you

Your doctors should have an out of hours number /111 will put you in touch with a dr probably via phone consultation but they can send prescriptions to the pharmacy. You can definitely use over the counter creams (send dh/dp to buy for you) but I’d be wary of the pessaries as my doctor prescribed a longer course of pessaries than the one you buy over the counter as she said for pregnant women it’s better to have a lower dose. Having said that don’t know what they’d recommend for someone who’s 40 weeks. I’d call 111/out of hours. Hope you get sorted - thrush is awful.

My pharmacist recommended a live bio yoghurt. I ate a whole big tub for two days and the thrush was gone completely. Didn’t need anything else at all. It was magic!

Pessaries fine but do not take anything by mouth for thrush when pregnant

www.medicinesinpregnancy.org/Medicine--pregnancy/Clotrimazole/

You can use the yogurt topically/internally too!

Thanks everyone!! I used coconut oil last night as it's all I had and magically the pain/itching has gone!! Still going to call 111 to see what they say in case it returns x