I'm looking for help on this one.  I received a phone call from a public
health nurse in a smaller community near here today.

Baby is 2 1/2 months old.  Has been breastfeeding fine until last 3 weeks,
when baby began to reject the breast.  During strikes, baby will take
breastmilk from a bottle.  Doctor states baby has "a small amount of yeast
at the back of the mouth."
Public health nurse is investigating the following possibilities:
        ?any other thrush symptoms mom or babe
        ? hyperactive letdown reflex
        ? mom using soother - if so, is she boiling it daily?
        ? type of bottle nipple
        ? mom's diet containing something different on days of nursing strike
        ? positioning changes

Does anyone have any other suggestions or ideas?  My gut instinct tells me
this could easily be a case of thrush which is alternately proliferating and
abating.  When the thrush is at a low level, the baby feeds well, but then
refuses the breast when it is more apparent.  But maybe I'm totally aiming
in the wrong direction.  Any suggestions anyone?

TIA!

Jeanne Hagreen
Hagreen Mosquito Farm & Lost Moose Preserve
Salmon Valley, BC, Canada
(20 km. north of Prince George)
Where the quick disappearance of the snow will soon be followed by the
beginning mosquito crops.

Don Hagreen &
Jeanne Hagreen RN, IBCLC
The Mosquito Farm & Lost Moose Preserve,
Salmon Valley, B.C.
(20km N of Prince George)