[nuwavemomma]

My LO has been on Nystatin for thrush since last Tuesday and I'm not seeing any improvement - her tongue is crazy furry white. She's on 2 mL / 4x daily. I'm also giving her infant probiotics. Additionally, I'm on Nystatin ointment, probiotics, garlic and GSE.

Shouldn't this be working by now? Any advice?

 

[sattygirl99]

Are you cleaning her tongue? If you don't clean her mouth out, it won't look better...

Also, are you painting it all over her mouth or just giving it to her in a syringe? It's best effective if you just paint a bunch of it all over the mouth, tongue and gums. I always wiped with a clean washcloth (baby washcloths are great for this) moistened with warm water. Gently wipe away the white.

 

[LittleBlessings]

I did not no you could get Nystatin for the mouth. My DC used it when she had a very bad bum rash

 

[Macnamara]

We had thrush early on, and I had to wipe Nystatin in his mouth with a q-tip or rag. It cleared up the thrush really quickly.

 

[nuwavemomma]

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Originally Posted by sattygirl99 Are you cleaning her tongue? If you don't clean her mouth out, it won't look better... Also, are you painting it all over her mouth or just giving it to her in a syringe? It's best effective if you just paint a bunch of it all over the mouth, tongue and gums. I always wiped with a clean washcloth (baby washcloths are great for this) moistened with warm water. Gently wipe away the white.

Huh. Why would I not be told this??? Also, it's way far back on her tongue and I'm really not sure I can reach it without completely making her gag. I was using a syringe but I will definitely stop that, thank you!

 

[pbjmama]

Nystatin never worked for us. If it isn't improving you might consider alternatives - diflucan, gentian violet, etc.

 

[sattygirl99]

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Originally Posted by nuwavemomma Huh. Why would I not be told this??? Also, it's way far back on her tongue and I'm really not sure I can reach it without completely making her gag. I was using a syringe but I will definitely stop that, thank you!

DD always had a spot I couldn't reach. Just do the best you can and make sure you clean the whole mouth, not just the tongue.

You can also get some GSE (grapefruit seed extract) and use that in conjunction with the nystatin. Clean her mouth out after every nursing with the GSE and water and use the nystatin as directed.

The directions on my nystatin for DD says to give her x amount but I know from my LC's that it's most effective if you 'paint' the mouth with a good amount of it. Be sure to get the gums and the inside of the lips too.

ETA: you may want to consider diflucan for yourself. Yeast is often internal on mom and ointment won't help that. Plus trace amounts of the diflucan make it to DD through your milk, which can help her healing process. Do you have her on probiotics too?

 

[radosti]

We've been on Mystatin since Thursday, drops for him, cream for me and we're almost all better. We are both taking probiotics as well. But our case wasn't very bad. I think I caught it very early.