I'd like to gently point out that giving birth is not a prerequisite to having
nipple thrush . . .  I've not seen thrush causing the symptoms described, but I
have seen more than one case of nipple thrush present at delivery.  It's
something I always screen for when a mother complains of nipple pain that seems
out of proportion to what's happening to her nipples in the first few days.

Becky Krumwiede, RN, IBCLC
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