Thrush and teats 12/4/96 Diane, The teats do not cost enough to run the risk of continued contamination (without mentioning the hardship of continued discomfort/illness) because of inadequate cleaning/boiling. Discarding the contaminated teats and purchasing new ones would be the safest (yeast contamination-wise, not nitrate/nitrite-wise) approach IF teats are needed (I am a believer of the wholistic approach: mother is THE pacifier). It would be interesting to see a study on the determination of the hardiness of Candida (and of the teats) after so many boiling sessions for so many minutes. Nicole Bernshaw