Think Daisy has Oral Thrush, anyone experienced this with LO?

taperjeangirl · Jul 6th, 2009, 08:17 AM

I am not sure what to do now, I looked it up online and it says most cases disappear within a few days.

I assume thats what it is, it looks like she has been chewing the inside of her mouth and lips? But doesnt have enough teeth for that yet!

It doesnt seem to be bothering her, I think it could have been caused by the antibiotics for her ear infection.

Should I wait a day or 2 or just get her an emergency appointment?

jenny873 · Jul 6th, 2009, 08:21 AM

my cousin had it, it was a nightmare to get rid of, the doctor said he could have caught it from washing his spoons etc in the dishwasher? never heard of this myself though. i thought thrush was a fungal thing that was just caught and passed by humans :s i dont know, but id go the doctors just to see what they say x

Fossey · Jul 6th, 2009, 08:36 AM

Liss has this so they thought and she was on medication for a while (some liquid first then gel), until it wasn't clearing so went to see a diff doc who just said it was milk on her tongue (but then covered the other docs by saying, it may have been at the start but it has cleared up, but thats def just milk) I would go get it checked as sooner the meds start the better. I don't think it needs an 'emergency' one, just call and get one asap.

whiby · Jul 6th, 2009, 08:39 AM

Ethan has it - its a nightmare to get the GP to diagnose it tho. I went back 4 times, all the HV and MW were saying it was thrush, it was a thick white claggy coating on his tongue, looked disgusting. Eventually the MW rang the GP and demanded he write a prescription lol! I have used Nystatin and now Daktarin and it is going but very very slowly!

krissie1234uk · Jul 6th, 2009, 09:39 AM

Dylan had it when he was a few weeks old. I was told it was just a milk build up my mw and then as soon as I asked the HV, she said it was thrush, quite a bad case. Doc prescribed Daktarin and it cleared in a few days. You could see blobs of white on the inside of his cheeks and lips, which is what made me think it was more than just the milk.

doumauk · Jul 6th, 2009, 10:17 AM

Salim had this when he was 4 weeks old. It is very very common and nothing to do with being dirty. The doctor said there is thrush particles everywhere in the air and all it takes is a bit to land on a dummy or babies hands etc and they suck them. I didnt realise salim had thrush, I thought it was just milk residue but when he stopped feeding properly and screaming I took him to the docs and this is what it was. He was prescribed some medicine to take for a week if i remember rightly then he was fine. It cleared up within 2 days but keep taking the medicine for the full week.

embo216 · Jul 6th, 2009, 10:29 AM

Lily has had it a couple of times hun, got some horrible tasting stuff from the docs that clear it up no probs. The only thing is Lily hated the taste so it was a bit hit and miss if I could get her to take it! x

sam*~*louize · Jul 6th, 2009, 11:24 AM

It looks like all the gums, inside of lips is white/ripped/ looking. Make sure she has her own spoons/cups/bowls (incase she's with other LO's or family etc) as was told it can spread. I wouldn't say emergency but they do prescribe creams to remove it quicker for her

Jkelmum · Jul 6th, 2009, 13:03 PM

Lily as it HV said leave it a wk then take her docs for meds ...thats cos Lily is only tiny and a bit small for the meds ....I would leave it a few days and take her xxx

FierceAngel · Jul 6th, 2009, 13:24 PM

luisa had it wen she was newborn

her tongue was all white

gp gave me a prescription and it went in 4 days

xx

Jul 6th, 2009, 08:17 AM	#1
taperjeangirl Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 9,828	Think Daisy has Oral Thrush, anyone experienced this with LO? I am not sure what to do now, I looked it up online and it says most cases disappear within a few days. I assume thats what it is, it looks like she has been chewing the inside of her mouth and lips? But doesnt have enough teeth for that yet! It doesnt seem to be bothering her, I think it could have been caused by the antibiotics for her ear infection. Should I wait a day or 2 or just get her an emergency appointment?

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Jul 6th, 2009, 08:21 AM	#2
jenny873 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walton, Liverpool Posts: 1,490	my cousin had it, it was a nightmare to get rid of, the doctor said he could have caught it from washing his spoons etc in the dishwasher? never heard of this myself though. i thought thrush was a fungal thing that was just caught and passed by humans :s i dont know, but id go the doctors just to see what they say x

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Jul 6th, 2009, 08:36 AM	#3
Fossey Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 2,302	Liss has this so they thought and she was on medication for a while (some liquid first then gel), until it wasn't clearing so went to see a diff doc who just said it was milk on her tongue (but then covered the other docs by saying, it may have been at the start but it has cleared up, but thats def just milk) I would go get it checked as sooner the meds start the better. I don't think it needs an 'emergency' one, just call and get one asap.

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Jul 6th, 2009, 08:39 AM	#4
whiby Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wales Posts: 1,220	Ethan has it - its a nightmare to get the GP to diagnose it tho. I went back 4 times, all the HV and MW were saying it was thrush, it was a thick white claggy coating on his tongue, looked disgusting. Eventually the MW rang the GP and demanded he write a prescription lol! I have used Nystatin and now Daktarin and it is going but very very slowly!

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Jul 6th, 2009, 09:39 AM	#5
krissie1234uk Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,799	Dylan had it when he was a few weeks old. I was told it was just a milk build up my mw and then as soon as I asked the HV, she said it was thrush, quite a bad case. Doc prescribed Daktarin and it cleared in a few days. You could see blobs of white on the inside of his cheeks and lips, which is what made me think it was more than just the milk.

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Jul 6th, 2009, 10:17 AM	#6
doumauk Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North England Posts: 358	Salim had this when he was 4 weeks old. It is very very common and nothing to do with being dirty. The doctor said there is thrush particles everywhere in the air and all it takes is a bit to land on a dummy or babies hands etc and they suck them. I didnt realise salim had thrush, I thought it was just milk residue but when he stopped feeding properly and screaming I took him to the docs and this is what it was. He was prescribed some medicine to take for a week if i remember rightly then he was fine. It cleared up within 2 days but keep taking the medicine for the full week.

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Jul 6th, 2009, 10:29 AM	#7
embo216 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 6,913	Lily has had it a couple of times hun, got some horrible tasting stuff from the docs that clear it up no probs. The only thing is Lily hated the taste so it was a bit hit and miss if I could get her to take it! x

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Jul 6th, 2009, 11:24 AM	#8
sam~louize Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Wales Posts: 4,286	It looks like all the gums, inside of lips is white/ripped/ looking. Make sure she has her own spoons/cups/bowls (incase she's with other LO's or family etc) as was told it can spread. I wouldn't say emergency but they do prescribe creams to remove it quicker for her

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Jul 6th, 2009, 13:03 PM	#9
Jkelmum Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In my own bubble Posts: 17,575	Lily as it HV said leave it a wk then take her docs for meds ...thats cos Lily is only tiny and a bit small for the meds ....I would leave it a few days and take her xxx

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Jul 6th, 2009, 13:24 PM	#10
FierceAngel Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6,075	luisa had it wen she was newborn her tongue was all white gp gave me a prescription and it went in 4 days xx

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