Introduction
Thrush, also called candidiasis, is a fungal infection that can be passed between a mother and her baby during breastfeeding. It can cause nipple pain and sensitivity, and can cause symptoms in a baby, such as a rash or white patches in the mouth.
If you are breastfeeding, you and your baby may need treatment at the same time in order to clear up the infection, even if one does not have symptoms. Occasionally, other family members, especially your sexual partner, may need to be treated at the same time.
What are the causes?
This condition is caused by a sudden increase (overgrowth) of the Candida fungus. This fungus is normally present in small amounts in warm, dark, and moist places of the body, such as skin folds under the breast
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Keeping the affected breast empty of milk with feeding or with a breast pump.
Medicine for you or your baby.
Symptoms usually improve within 24–48 hours after starting treatment. In some cases, symptoms may get worse before they get better.
Follow these instructions at home:
Medicines
Take or use over-the-counter and prescription medicines, creams, and ointments only as told by your health care provider.
Give your child over-the-counter and prescription medicines only as told by his or her health care provider.
If you or your child were prescribed an antifungal medicine, apply it or give it as told by your health care provider. Do not stop using the medicine even if you or your child starts to feel better. Stopping the medicine early can cause symptoms to return.
If directed, take oral acidophilus.
General hygiene
Wash your hands often with hot, soapy water, and pat them dry. Wash them before and after nursing, after changing diapers, and after using the bathroom.
Wash your baby’s hands often, especially if he or she sucks on his or her
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Let nipples air dry after washing and feeding.
If your baby uses a pacifier, rubber nipples, teethers, or mouth toys, boil them for 20 minutes a day and replace them every week.
Wash your breast pump and all its parts thoroughly in a solution of water and bleach. Boil all parts that touch milk (except the rubber gaskets).
Wear 100% cotton bras and wash them every day in hot water. Consider using bleach to kill fungus. Change bra pads after each feeding.
Use very hot water to wash any towels or clothing that has contact with infected areas.
General instructions
Make sure your baby is seen by a health care provider and treated at the same time as you.
Try nursing more often but for shorter periods of time. Start nursing on the least sore side.
If nursing becomes too painful, try temporarily pumping your milk instead. Do not save or freeze this milk, because giving it to your baby after treatment is done could cause the infection to return.
Eat yogurt that has live, active cultures.
Contact a health care provider if:
You or your baby get worse or do not get better after 24–48 hours of treatment.
You take antibiotics and then your breasts develop shooting pains, discomfort, itching, or burning.
Get help right away
Hand washing is very important in order to prevent infection (Leifso, Sheehan, & Knoll, Module 3, 2012). Routine hand washing involves turning on the water, applying soap and then washing for up to 20 seconds (CDC, 2009). All areas should be washed, including the front of the hands, back of the hands, in between fingers, and around the nails (CDC, 2009). After rinsing, paper towels are then used to dry the hands and close the tap (CDC, 2009). Alcohol based hand sanitizers should only be used if it is not possible to get to a sink and if the hands are not visibly dirty (Leifso, Sheehan, & Knoll, Module 3, 2012).
• Wash your hands thoroughly before and after preparing food and after using the bathroom. Make sure people who live with you wash their hands often too. If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer.
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