>... my niece just gave me a scare. She had to take her 2 week old baby to
the ER
> per her pediatrician because the gentian violet I'd told her to use had
> caused blisters in her baby's mouth and she wouldn't nurse all night.
....."


Did she use 0.5% gentian violet solution?  Around here it is available only
in 1.0% solution, so the moms have to dilute it by 1/2 with water to get the
right strength.

Did she use it just once a day?  Did she dip a cotten swab into the solution
and have the baby suck on it for a few seconds to coat the inside of the
mouth, swabbing as needed to be sure cheeks, gums, tongue, roof, etc. were
purple?

I have not had problems with GV with the moms I have worked with.  Overuse
or over-strength can cause mouth sores.

Barb Berges BS, RN, IBCLC
Rochester, New York

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