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Thrush prevention

JamaicanloveJamaicanlove member
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Any advice on how to prevent my baby from getting thrush? ?I breastfeed and supplement with a bottle of formula at night. ?TIA
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Re: Thrush prevention

  • noah-bearnoah-bear member
    Pray? IDK. I dont think it's really something you can prevent. It's a buildup of yeast.
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  • emathis2emathis2
    I heard that sterliizing bottles helps
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  • emathis2emathis2
    oh yeah.... and eat yogurt
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  • SoonerMagicMamaSoonerMagicMama
    Eat yogurt and restrict your consumption of sugar.
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  • Sharra711Sharra711

    Wash everything your breasts come into contact with every day in warm water.

    Clean all pump parts and nipples/pacis by boiling with white vinegar every day for 20 min.

    Change nursing pads after every feed.

    Expose your breasts to air and sun when you can Stick out tongue

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  • busygalbusygal member

    All good advice, plus you can get a probiotic at Whole Foods.

    We had thrush twice, it sucked. The probiotic helped a lot and I don't usually "believe in" supplements.

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  • busygalbusygal member
    imageSharra711:

    Wash everything your breasts come into contact with every day in warm water.

    Clean all pump parts and nipples/pacis by boiling with white vinegar every day for 20 min.

    Change nursing pads after every feed.

    Expose your breasts to air and sun when you can Stick out tongue

     

    BTW, I think 20 min seems like kind of a long time, especially for every day. Maybe more like 3-5 min?

    Also, I made a spray bottle with 10:1 water:white vinegar and sprayed on the nips after every feeding. Also washed my nursing pads and nursing tanks in hot water with 1/4c of vinegar added in.

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  • Sharra711Sharra711
    imagebusygal:
    imageSharra711:

    Wash everything your breasts come into contact with every day in warm water.

    Clean all pump parts and nipples/pacis by boiling with white vinegar every day for 20 min.

    Change nursing pads after every feed.

    Expose your breasts to air and sun when you can Stick out tongue

     

    BTW, I think 20 min seems like kind of a long time, especially for every day. Maybe more like 3-5 min?

    Also, I made a spray bottle with 10:1 water:white vinegar and sprayed on the nips after every feeding. Also washed my nursing pads and nursing tanks in hot water with 1/4c of vinegar added in.

    20 Min is just what my LC/Ob said to do.... I donno LOL!!

    Yes also to the vinegar wash on the nips!

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