Now, I know that with that subject line you are wondering why I am
questioning my assessment of yeast overgrowth--I, who am know as the "yeast
queen" in Wisconsin.

Breast burning began at about 2 weeks, as did sore nipples.  ( She did have
abx at delivery) But the slight difference is that her nipples don't hurt
when her baby is feeding, only afterwards, and then just when touched by
clothing.  I recommended nudity, but that isn't always possible--she says.
:)Burning is after feeding too, except sometimes when baby is feeding, the
other breast burns.

She began Diflucan 1 1/2 days ago and the burning is better today, but the
nipple sensitivity *after* feeding is still there.  Is it too early to tell
if yeast is the nipple problem?  The burning says "YEAST" but usually the
mom's nipples are very painful during feeding. Am I looking at the world
through Yeast-colored glasses?

Would calendula cream, with its added healing properties,  be better than a
pharmaceutical anti-fungal cream?

What could post-feed nipple sensitivity be if not yeast? And why don't her
nipples hurt while baby is feeding?

Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee
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