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Both my aunt and the PD told me to put the thrush medicine on my breasts and in the babys mouth, as I could get it from baby and vice versa, so must treat all sources. Put it on your breasts twice a day, but wipe off before you BF. Not sure if my aunt knows this because she used to work in Pediatrics ward in hosp before deciding she didnt want to specialize, and open her own GP private practice instead. But most GPs should know this, as oral thrush is pretty common in babies and terminally ill adult patients, because immune system is either not fully developed yet or severely compromised. The medication is Daktarin Oral Gel. Its a non-prescription drug available in any pharmacy, and has been in the market since the 1970s. It comes with a spoon. Just follow instructions to dispense correct amount, but when putting it into babys mouth, I find it easier to use a plastic coffee stirrer, as its smaller. Put it under babys tongue if possible, as baby will then swirl tongue and spread it around his mouth. If you just put it on the tongue, he will swallow it really quickly, and this reduces its effectiveness. Do it for 3 days, four times a day. Usually, youll see the thrush start to disappear within the first day.
No one really knows whether oral thrush is uncomfortable for the baby, but if it spreads too far, it could go into the intestines, and baby could fall very very ill. Hence, you must arrest it at this stage.
This is what my aunt just smsed me:
Oral thrush is infectious and common in babies below a year old. Watch babys stools for diahhorea. Apply daktarin gel before next feed.
No need to discard milk. When milk is frozen, thrush dies. Feed it as soon as its warmed up, so that bacteria has no chance to grow.
Wash pumps thoroughly. For pump parts that cant be reached, soak in detergent for longer period of time You can also find more info at
www.abas.org.sg
As for sharp pain in breast, I also had it last month and this month. I was quite worried something was wrong at first, but after some discussion with my aunt, concluded that it was probably pre-menstrual symptomsIf its oral thrush, I think you can usually can see something on your aerola and nipples, like redness. Best to check with your gynae for this.