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Originally Posted by provocativa  I had great results with Candex enzymes, and they don't contain the herbs that some yeast formulas do. Water in the washer should be over 122deg to kill yeast, so it will have to be higher on the water heater or add some heated from the stove. For best results, treat the whole family and house. No towel sharing. Boiling water on the bathtub. It is very hard to get dh's to participate and many of them have an ongoing yeast infection under their balls (jock itch, anyone?). All those carbs you are feeding the baby just become sugar in the gut- food for the yeast. Much better to switch to protein and fat for calories while battling the yeast beast. Vitamin C also helps as does zinc. Do you know how she got the infection? Did she take an antibiotic?
Jane, IIRC Newman put the antibiotic in the apno because of cracks on nipples which are a common complaint (and entry point for many infections). It is really meant to be all-purpose, for those with docs that are bf ignorant.
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Wow thanks for all the great advice! We have apartment washers, so I'll have to add boiling water to all the diapers, that will be great fun trekking all those pots of water to the washroom! :LOL I can do the boiling water on the bathtub and cleaning towels and such, but any suggestions on how to treat dh?
I actually never considered carbs with her. Mashed potatos are carbs aren't they? She loves them sooo much, I never thought about it hurting her! I didn't think about introducing meat to her, I thought that was later on that I could. Any suggestions on first meats? We don't eat a lot of meat around here, how would I prepare it for her? I don't do purees (well except for the mashed potatoes), so it would have to be really soft I guess. She has two teeth on the bottom if that makes a difference. I saw the recipe for bone broth, going to start adding that in our diet. And what do you suggest for fats? Avocados? We're going to start daily spoonfulls of coconut oil (I can give that to her right?) is that considered a fat? She still gets the majority of her nutrients from formula, so not worried about her losing calories.
Do they make vit C +zinc for babies? I have Ester C, but not sure if that would be too much for her.
Really not sure how she got the infection, I guess I've been pretty lax with her foods, giving her bites of stuff I was eating. The doctor said that she had a lot of yeast, which knocked out her immune system's defenses, causing ear and sinus infections and thrush.
Thanks again!
