I am a veteran of "persistant" yeast. My children and I bounced it back
and forth for 15 months--I was tandem nursing at the time. Here are some
things you can check with for this mom to help her eradicate yeast. Make
sure her toddler (you mentioned she had this with a first child--yes?) is
not putting anything of the baby's in his/her mouth. My neighbor struggled
with yeast, it turned out her toddler was using the baby's pacifier, then
putting it back in the baby's mouth so she wouldn't get caught with it.
The toddler had been treated with antibotics for an ear infection and had
a yeasty diaper rash. We traced our source to the cloth diapers and the
only thing that finally broke the chain was to switch to disposables. Any
laundry can continue to pass yeast--burp rags, bibs, her bras, nursing
pads, underwear, washcloths, and towels. Some helpful hints are: use only
once then put them in the wash. Do not reuse anything that has had body
contact. Use paper towels for hand-drying. No sharing of bathtowels etc.
Mom can make dietary changes that will give the yeast less to 'live on'.
Cut out whites--dairy, refined sugar, white bread. She may crave sweets or
coffee too. Please her it is important to get rid of the food the yeast is
feeding on even though cutting out these foods will make her crabby. She
can also add a probiotic to her diet, as well as caprylic acid and
grapefruit seed extract. They make powdered baby probiotics she can give
to the baby. I remember hearing awhile back that pets can also pass yeast
around. She should clean their ears and brush their coats. As far as I
know adding the probiotics will not interfere if she is being treated with
diflucan. All treatments should include at least her and the baby. If she
is pumping she can soak any part that touches her or baby (flanges,
membranes, valves, bottles, nipples, pacifiers, etc.) in vinegar and water
before washing in hot soapy water. If she can afford to replace
nipples/pacifiers (or just ditch the dummy altogether--if she is using one-
-personal rant here) that is ideal. Echoing another post--all members of
the family should be checked for fungal-type conditions. Another mom I
know battled thrush (also tandem nursing, what fun then!) between her
infant/toddler and herself, and all along it was her husband who was
the "carrier". He was treated for his chronic athlete's foot. It cleared
up and the family has been yeast free. It is painful and demoralizing to
deal with this. I hope these tips help. I tried to stick with low-cost
ones that wouldn't keep her running to the doctor. (both of the mothers
mentioned have given me permission to share their experiences with thrush
if it helps other mothers)My apologies if this has gone too long.
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