Shutting the fungus away from air and moist can do the trick. I experience something similar personally with fungus rash on the bottom: plastered it with purified lanolin and it disappeared in no time. 
Another safe-for-breastfeeding remedy could be Gentian Violet. Paint the nail top and underneath as far as you can come and a bit of the surrounding skin with GV 1% in water once a day for 3-5 days.

Warmly,

Gonneke




Kirsten Berggren <[log in to unmask]> wrote: I had a similar icky toenail fungus, and my wonderful family practice  
doc told me the following - the systemic meds sometimes work,  
sometimes don't. They are, however, expensive and hard on your liver.  
He recommended an initial trial of what he called the "cowboy cure"  
before going to systemic meds. The cowboy cure is as follows: thickly  
apply vaseline (petroleum jelly) to the affected toenail at least once  
a day, preferably before bed. Twice daily applications (morning and  
evening) may speed healing. As the toenail grows out, it will grow  
free of fungus, so the "cure" time is the length of time it takes to  
grow a new toenail.

OT? Maybe - but - this cure is SAFE FOR BREASTFEEDING!!

Not really what you asked for, but I hope it helps this mom. My  
husband thought my toes were disgusting too.


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Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC 
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