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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
*Fem-Dophilus (adult oral probiotic) www.jarrow.com/probiotics
*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