So I have thrush after having a round of antibiotics, they always cause thrush for me but I wasn't given anything to prevent it. I'm also 37+5 weeks pregnant and I've had thrush for the last 5 weeks.
I've tried the pessary, a whole tube of the canesten cream, probiotics daily, shoving coconut oil up my bits (sorry tmi), having baths in tea tree, putting tea tree on a pad multiple times, cutting down on sugar and yeast products. Absolutely nothing is getting it to budge, and it is definitely thrush as they tested me for it at a midwife appointment.
I keep spotting when I wipe because of how sore it is, it's also making me SO dry. At first there was a lot of discharge, but since trying all of these different methods to get it gone I've not really had much discharge just extreme dryness, the infection is still there and I'm seriously itchy!
What can I do? I've ordered some fluconazole online which will hopefully arrive in the next day or two, but I'm not holding out much hope since so far I've tried pretty much everything and it's made no difference.
I got extra fluconazole because I want my OH to take it too incase he has it with no symptoms. We've only had sex once since I got it anyway because it bloody hurt that time and I've not really wanted to repeat that. But I'm guessing he probably has it since we had sex, and I don't want to FINALLY get rid of it if this works and then he just gives it back to me.
Anything else I can try? Is it okay that it's causing spotting? Not going to harm the baby?
I really need to get it gone before I give birth because the thought of giving birth with my bits being this sore doesn't appeal to me. If I can't even have sex because it stings so badly there's no way I'll cope pushing a whole baby out.
Help!