How to Treat Thrush & Yeast
HYGIENE
*Wash your hands before and after breastfeeding.
*Use paper towels to dry hands and throw away paper towel
*Boil bottle nipples, pacifiers, and breast pump parts daily
NUTRITION
*Remove all sugars from your diet. Candida/yeast thrives in sugary environments.
*Avoid fruits and breads until the yeast is gone.
*Eat yogurt with acidophius daily
BREASTS
*Keep breasts clean and dry.
*Wash nipples after each feed * Alternate: After one feeding, wash nipples in a solution of 1 tsp baking soda mixed into a glass of warm water. Rinse it off with a splash of warm water, and let nipples air dry. Next feed, wash nipples with a diluted vinegar or lemon water solution, then air dry.
*Apply ointments/creams when breasts are dry (
Lotrimin, Monitstat 7, or nystatin cream) *Apply when nipples are dry: All Purpose Nipple Ointment (Dr. Jack Newman's recipe)
100,000 units/ml Nystatin (15grams)
0.1% Betamethasone (15grams)
2% Mupirocin ointment (15 grams)
10% Clotrimazole (vaginal ointment) (15 grams)
*Use gentian violet on mother's nipples once per day
CLOTHING
*Wear cotton clothing/cotton panties *Wash bras and cloth breast pads daily
*Hang clothing out to dry in the sun, as sunshine kills yeast
ORAL REMEDIES FOR MOTHER
*Mom should take acidophilus capsules orally
*Mom should take two garlic capsules 3 times daily orally
*Mom should take Echinacea 1000mg daily orally
*Oral Diflucan for mother (prescription)
VAGINAL REMEDIES FOR MOTHER
*Vaginal Monistat for mother *Rinse outer vagina with vinegar after each bathroom trip
ORAL REMEDIES FOR BABY
*Oral nystatin drops for baby (prescription)
* Rub some baking soda into baby's mouth/tongue area
*Jarrow Baby Dolphilus (acidophilus for baby) www.jarrow.com/probiotics
*Paint baby's gums, sides of cheeks, tongue with gentian violet once per day
REMEDIES FOR A BABY'S BOTTOM
* Monistat can be used on a baby's bottom if there is a yeast diaper rash
*Allow baby to go without diaper as much as possible