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May NOT be thrush

GabbyGGabbyG
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My thrush symptoms have not gone away, despite my clean routine (I even sterilize my nursing bras in the microwave!) and gentian violet treatment.

So now an LC I just spoke with says it may not be thrush that I have after all. She's coming by tonight to watch me nurse. She says thrush is over-diagnosed. I described my symptoms and she said I may have vasospasm, perhaps from a shallow latch, and referred me to Kelly Mom.

Thought those with persistent thrush may want to check this out...

https://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mom/nipple-blanching.html.

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Re: May NOT be thrush

  • crackerjackprintercrackerjackprinter

    That's what I had.  I dealt with the deep burning breast pain for at least a month.  I tried taking thrush meds but was allergic.  Then I figured out that my nipple would turn white every time I had the pain.  I looked at the same page you linked and decided to try working on her latch again.  I was completely pain free w/in two weeks (my left nipple is kind of flat so it took a while to get it right).

    I'm glad you'll be getting help, GL!

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  • ladeebriladeebri

    Wow thanks for posting this.  I just read the whole page and Im almost certain that in my case the breast 'trauma' was my mastitis and then it created this vasospasm.  Initially I thought the antibiotics from the mastitis caused the thrush but now Im not so sure.

     

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