Recently, when checking to see if any new teeth were coming through, I noticed white spots in my son's mouth. Funny, I thought- do teeth come in THAT far back? And then it hit me, those were not teeth at all, but spots of oral thrush. He also had a coating of white on his tongue, upon further examination.
And then I proceeded to get nervous! I had heard more than once that a baby passing oral thrush to the mother is just hell for a nursing. I was so afraid that I would contract the thrush and the pain would be so bad that I would have to quit nursing. It sent me into a nervous tizzy! Not being able to nurse was not a road I wanted to go down since my son depends both nutrionally and emotionally on breastfeeding. So losing all of my bearings I called his doctor and got a prescription for Nystatin. I actually filled it. But then my husband brought me back to reality and said, "He doesn't need that medicine- you didn't even TRY to cure it naturally."
"True," I admitted, "OK, I'll figure out what to do."
As I gulped down my fear of burning nipples, I canvased the Internet for something I could try out. First I tried homeopathy. Kali muriaticum (Kali-mur) is the treatment for thrush. To be honest, I didn't notice any difference. So I started taking Culturelle and giving it to my son as well. Probiotics are very helpful in reigning in any sort of yeast imbalance.
In the meantime, before I nursed I made sure everything was clean by washing with water and vinegar. I knew it was a also key to keep the nursing area dry- so I made sure to change breast pads frequently. Yeast breed in moist areas, so I made sure the drier the better.
Upon more reading I came upon another treatment idea- grapefruit seed extract. It really did the trick! I used about 10 drops per ounce of water and swabbed it in his mouth every waking hour or so for probably 5 days. It wasn't easy to swab- I basically used a cotton ball and squeezed the concoction in his mouth until he got used it and kind of opened up. I don't blame him- it's very sour! But it did work- and I was all too glad!
Everything cleared up totally in about a week and the Nystatin went in the garbage- waste of a copay, but made me feel good that I was able to conquer the thrush naturally. Thanks to my husband who so patiently reminded me to try the natural first amid my fears :)
Some good links to read about oral thrush in babies:
http://www.drjaygordon.com/development/bf/thrush.asp
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/t083100.asp
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/thrush/thrush-resources.html
And then I proceeded to get nervous! I had heard more than once that a baby passing oral thrush to the mother is just hell for a nursing. I was so afraid that I would contract the thrush and the pain would be so bad that I would have to quit nursing. It sent me into a nervous tizzy! Not being able to nurse was not a road I wanted to go down since my son depends both nutrionally and emotionally on breastfeeding. So losing all of my bearings I called his doctor and got a prescription for Nystatin. I actually filled it. But then my husband brought me back to reality and said, "He doesn't need that medicine- you didn't even TRY to cure it naturally."
"True," I admitted, "OK, I'll figure out what to do."
As I gulped down my fear of burning nipples, I canvased the Internet for something I could try out. First I tried homeopathy. Kali muriaticum (Kali-mur) is the treatment for thrush. To be honest, I didn't notice any difference. So I started taking Culturelle and giving it to my son as well. Probiotics are very helpful in reigning in any sort of yeast imbalance.
In the meantime, before I nursed I made sure everything was clean by washing with water and vinegar. I knew it was a also key to keep the nursing area dry- so I made sure to change breast pads frequently. Yeast breed in moist areas, so I made sure the drier the better.
Upon more reading I came upon another treatment idea- grapefruit seed extract. It really did the trick! I used about 10 drops per ounce of water and swabbed it in his mouth every waking hour or so for probably 5 days. It wasn't easy to swab- I basically used a cotton ball and squeezed the concoction in his mouth until he got used it and kind of opened up. I don't blame him- it's very sour! But it did work- and I was all too glad!
Everything cleared up totally in about a week and the Nystatin went in the garbage- waste of a copay, but made me feel good that I was able to conquer the thrush naturally. Thanks to my husband who so patiently reminded me to try the natural first amid my fears :)
Some good links to read about oral thrush in babies:
http://www.drjaygordon.com/development/bf/thrush.asp
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/t083100.asp
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/thrush/thrush-resources.html
11 comments:
Hi!
I just wanted to let you know that I love your blog, and also that my baby suffered from thrush 3 times.
I treated his thrush the first 2 times naturally from different natural sites I read from (I am all about natural and very against antibiotics, vaccines, and I am an extended breastfeeding momma :), but the thrush came back for the 3rd time eventually, and then I discovered that thrush is actually a symptom of a deeper problem/cause, which is "candida" in the body, usually caused by overuse of antibiotics or poor nutrition which weakens the immune system. (Before I learned about living natural, I had a terrible diet and I had taken many antibiotics in my life)...
My naturopath recommended this AWESOME website to me called "Healing Naturally By Bee".
This website is the best thing that every happened to me and my child!! There is even a Yahoo group where Bee will answer any and all questions you may have.
Bee Wilder has studied thrush/candida for over 20 years and she has a lot of good information here about it and also all sorts of living natural information.
This has cured my son's candida and also my candida and the many problems it was causing me and my son. (Some Symptoms of candida in babies are thrush, rash, eczema, cradle cap, baby acne, colic, etc.), and there are many symptoms for adults.
Most doctors and even a lot of natural doctors don't really understand the cause of thrush, so this website really helped treat the cause, not the symptom. I know your child's thrush is gone now, thankfully! But just in case it comes back or you get it, or another child of yours gets it, I wanted to pass this on to you. :-)
I just love your blog and I wanted to share this website with you, hopefully it will be of some use to you!
The website:
http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/candidabasics.php#a1
This is the site for info. on candida and all the symptoms it causes, u can also go to the home page by clicking on the home button on the left side.
Also, here is the yahoo group:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/candidasupport/
It's really been a great help to me - just even for anyone who wants to live all-natural! :)
:) :) :)
Take care,
Saleema umm Ismael
Thank you so much for your comment Umm Ismail, I really appreciate it-its comments like these that help me keep up writing when I'm busy!
Those are GREAT links- thanks for adding this to the post. I absolutely agree that diet has soo much to do with many cases of thrush. Especially, like you said, the kind that is reoccuring.
I am a total believer that you are what you eat and that's one of the first places to look for any kind of problem. Bee is a member/follower of the Weston Price Foundation- love it- I am too :)
It's kind of embarassing, but I figured out that my son's thrush came from my chest area being too damp/sweaty all the time from the hot weather and that is a great place for yeast to grow. And when he would nurse, that's how I passed it on. Luckily, I realized that and have been changing my shirt and washing that area more than a day and we're good :)
Thanks so much for the comment- I hope people look into those websites because I think most people don't even think about what they eat/medicine as having anything to do with yeast!
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