just been told iv got thrush! what do i do im almost 31 weeks pregnant xx

[mum2b09]

just had a phone call from a swab i had taken and iv got thrush iv been told takin canasten pessary is safe i have one at home is it okay to take the 3 consecutive nights pessary whilst pregnant? xx

anyone?? xx

I have taken the pessary although it takes about three days to leak out - yuck. I have also slathered myself in the cream too. I'm 17 weeks and have managed to have thrush twice so far!

how awfull is it asif you didnt have enuf 2 think about now i get thrush haha was it a single pessary or the 3 consecutive nights one?

anyone know if its okay 2 use the 3 day pessary?

what did the MW/doctor advise?

you can phone any local pharmacy and ask for advice or phone your MW / GP for the dosage advice

it wasnt the mw i went 2 have a swab at the hospital because id had alot of discharge an i got a letter 2day sayin tha i needed to contact my gp i contacted them an they didnt have any info through yet so i foned the hospital back and they got back to me with the results. iv got a 3 day pessary here thats still in date and hasnt been used just wondered if it was okay to use i was prescribed it in early pregnancy but ddnt have any signs of thrush so i didnt take it xx

Hi
I had the worst thrush I've ever had at about 16 weeks. I was prescribed the usual, Canesten pessary and cream, and unlike when I'm not pregnant, it worked a treat! Yucky as ever, but it was a great relief. The pregnancy treats just keep on coming, eh? I did lay off the bubble bath afterwards, and have not had a recurrence so far (unusual for me). Good luck!

if it was prescribed in pregnanc,y i am sure it will be fine to use, but am not a doctor, or MW, so i would advise calling your local pharmacy

ino its lovely isnt it iv bin waitin all day for results of these swabs thinking there was something serious and 2 find out iv got bloody thrush lol im sure theyl b okay 2 take ill jus chek wid my mw 2mora jus wanted 2 start takin them asap! dont wana go into early labour wid a pessary stuck up me unmentionables haha xxx

oh an another thing while am here is it normal for your boobs to leak from about 20 weeks? and for only one of them 2 be leaking the other one leaks when squezzed but ones like a tapxx

I've taken two treatments. It's awful, like a waste of my life

I had bad thrush for weeks and when I finally found out I was about 28 wks and the hospital gave me a single pessary tablet but told me not to use the applicator and to insert it myself but not to far up as it can set your waters off I think. The exterior cream is fine too, it came back this wk and i called nhs direct who told me as long as I am using it on outer areas it's fine (i'm 35 wks.) Hope this helps. xx

Go to the GP and ask as in my experience the pharmacist will not give you any advice if you're pregnant. Can you have a phone consultation? The GP will most likely say the pessary is ok - that's what my midwife told me.

Its perfectly safe to use. Just put it in using your finger rather than the applicator which can be a bit uncomfortable.